Oregon Climate Trust: ActivitiesMitigation and Education are OCT’s Two Main Purposes
Mitigation
- Top priority: Power plant offsets under HB 3283
- Current funding: $1.2 million
- Greenhouse Gas Reduction Program
- All greenhouse gases
- Partnership focus: business, government, NGOs
- Credible; innovative; replicable; leverage; co-benefits
Education
- Raise awareness of climate change: local implications & mitigation options
- Targets: Community & corporate leaders, environmental groups, media
- Mechanisms: Community forums, media outreach, networking & coalition building, web site