Welcome

to the Tompkins County Climate Protection Initiative

  • EarthForce at New Roots – Tina Nilsen-Hodges
  • ​The Ithaca 2030 District Annual Progress Report – Peter Bardaglio


26 Jan, 2024

24 Feb, 2023

2023

  • Ithaca 2030 District: Recent Developments - Peter Bardaglio
  • Micromobility in Ithaca - Jeff Goodmark
  • The Final Scoping Plan - Bob Howarth
  • Rewiring America -Luis Aguirre-Torres

28 June, 2024

  • Fracking 2.0: Using CO2 to Extract Methane - Irene Weiser
  • Getting Involved (Discussion)

2024

27 Sept, 2024

  • NYS Climate and Clean Energy Legislation: Prospects and Challenges - Anna Kelles
  • 2024 TCCPI Priorities

Here are the highlights from past monthly meetings of the coalition:​

23 Feb, 2024

28 Jul, 2023

  • The Humphrey Fellows Program – Hyomi Eom & Bossombra Kouamé 
  • Hudson River Watershed Alliance – Simon Gruber 

25 Aug, 2023

26 May, 2023

  • Climate Change in the News – Peter Bardaglio
  • ​Climate Change, the Energy Transition, and Local Municipalities – Dan Lamb


  • Climate Change and the Global Food System - Rachel Bezner Kerr
  • Current Climate and Clean Energy Legislation in Albany - Anna Kelles
  • Recent Findings on Methane, Blue Hydrogen and LNG – Dr. Bob Howarth
  • Discussion: CLCPA and the Work Ahead – All
  • GYGB & Southern Tier Clean Energy Hub - Karim Beers
  • 10-Year Solid Waste Management Plans (State and Local) - Diane Cohen
  • Sunrise Movement Ithaca - Siobhan Hull and Isia Patie
  • Zero Waste Ithaca - Yayoi Koizumi
  • Transportation Options, Decarbonization, and Equity in Tompkins County                      - Dawn Montnye
  • TCCPI Issues & Topics for 2023-24

31 Mar, 2023

26 Apr, 2024

27 Jan, 2023

31 May, 2024

  • Recycling and Household Engagement - Louise Bruce
  • Ithaca College Energy and Climate Plans - Scott Doyle
  • Climate Change in the News - Peter Bardaglio
  • Discussion and Roundtable Updates

28 Apr, 2023

  • The Upstate NY Grid – Marguerite Wells
  • ​Cornell Climate & Energy Update – Bert Bland, Sarah Carson, and Wayne Bezner Kerr


  • NYS Climate Impacts Assessment - Allison Chatchyan
  • TCCPI and the Current State Legislative Session - Brian Eden and Peter Bardaglio
  • Recent Findings on Methane, Blue Hydrogen and LNG – Dr. Bob Howarth
  • Discussion: CLCPA and the Work Ahead – All

26 July, 2024

29 Sep, 2023

15 Dec, 2023

  • Tompkins County Food System Plan - Don Barber
  • Sustainable Finger Lakes Heat Pump Pilot - Gay Nicholson

27 Sept, 2024

30 Jun, 2023

  • Multi-Residential Passive House Projects in NYC - Ken Levenson
  • Plastic Waste Management in Burundi - Jean Marie Nizigiyimana
  • Cornell on Fire bethany ojalehto mays 
  • The Climate Reality Project – Tom Hirasuna and Diane Stefani

27 Oct, 2023

26 Aug, 2024

  • The Cozy Basements Program – Jaden Beck
  • Green Workforce Development in Tompkins County – Aloja Airewele

29 Mar, 2024

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Meeting Highlights