Norwich, VT Declares Climate Emergency

Source: https://www.theclimatemobilization.org/blog/nyc-declares-climate-emergency

The Town of Norwich, Vermont declared a climate emergency at the Selectboard meeting on October 9. In addition, the resolution adopted (see below) commits the Town to working towards a Just Transition. The Selectboard action was unanimous, as seen on CATV.

Norwich is the second municipality in Vermont to declare a climate emergency according to data at the The Climate Mobilization website. Burlington was the first, passing a resolution in late September reports VTDigger.  As of October 14, no municipality in New Hampshire is listed by Climate Mobilization as having declared a climate emergency. The site counts 44 local governments in the United States as so acting.

Page 17 of Selectboard packet. http://norwich.vt.us/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/SelectboardPacket9Oct2019.pdf

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Originally posted on HereCast on: 10.14.2019.