Meeting via Video Conference
Committee Activities
The Energy and Climate Action committee will hold its next meeting on Monday, October 19 at 7:00 p.m. Our meeting is posted as a Zoom Video Conference.
In order to participate, click on this link. The first time you use Zoom you need to download the software. Respond yes to the question about installing the software. If your computer has a camera and microphone you can participate using those as well.
Climate Change Mitigation
We are following the lead of the Massachusetts Global Warming Solutions Act of 2008 which sets goals for reducing greenhouse gasses. Our working goals are:
| Year | 2020 | 2030 | 2040 | 2050 |
| Target (% of 1990 levels) | -25% | -50% | -75% | net-zero |
The town just adopted greenhouse gas reduction as a goal at the 2020 Annual Town Meeting, accepting net-zero by 2050.
We are reducing the greenhouse gasses produced by Wellfleet by:
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- Installing solar panels at the capped landfill to produce energy for the Town of Wellfleet and the Nauset Regional School District
- Understanding greenhouse gas emissions produced in Wellfleet as part of our effort for the Global Covenant of Mayors
- Participating, with Eastham, Truro, and Provincetown in “Outer Cape Energize“, a public outreach and education program to a) conserve energy, install solar on homes and businesses, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Climate Change Adaptation
We are planning for and responding to the inevitable flooding due to storm surges and sea-level rise by:
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- Working with the Cape Cod Commission on a vulnerabilities assessment grant.
View Video Recordings of Previous Meetings
Earlier video recordings of previous Energy and Climate Action Committee Meetings can be viewed here.
(http://viewer.earthchannel.com/Archive.aspx?PGD=wellfleetma&aid=1)
Recent video and audio recordings of town committee meetings can be found here under the link Media Audio Recording During COVID-10. on the left menu.
Recent Energy committee meetings are here: