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Purchase or lease electric vehicles for municipal or tribal government-owned vehicle fleets.

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Install EV chargers in public parking areas.

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Adopt ordinances to encourage EV charging infrastructure, including at multifamily dwellings, businesses, and public parking areas.

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Implement strategies that increase public transit ridership and alternative transportation modes, including bike and walking infrastructure. 

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Implement strategies that increase public transit ridership and alternative transportation modes, including bike and walking infrastructure. 

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Implement strategies that increase public transit ridership and alternative transportion modes, including bike and walking infrastructure. 

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Implement strategies that increase public transit ridership and alternative transportion modes, including bike and walking infrastructure. 

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Implement strategies that encourage municipal/tribal employees to commute via carpools, public transit, bike/walk, or other alternatives to single-occupancy vehicles. 

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Implement strategies that encourage municipal/tribal employees to commute via carpools, public transit, bike/walk, or other alternatives to single-occupancy vehicles. 

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Adopt a telework policy for municipal/tribal government staff positions that can work remotely some days per week.

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Adopt a telework policy for municipal/tribal government staff positions that can work remotely some days per week.

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Adopt land use and development policies in plans and codes that reduce the need for driving (e.g. locating schools, workplaces, and shopping near where people live; encouraging density of development near housing and transportation).

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Adopt land use and development policies in plans and codes that reduce the need for driving (e.g. locating schools, workplaces, and shopping near where people live; encouraging density of development near housing and transportation).

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Adopt a Complete Streets policy which addresses safety, bike/pedestrian uses, and transit.

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Adopt a Complete Streets policy which addresses safety, bike/pedestrian uses, and transit.

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Adopt a broadband plan that reduces the need to drive by increasing access to high speed internet for underserved residents to support telecommuting, access to remote education and telehealth.

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Adopt a broadband plan that reduces the need to drive by increasing access to high speed internet for underserved residents to support telecommuting, access to remote education and telehealth.

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Adopt and execute a plan for energy efficiency and building envelope weatherization improvements for municipal/tribal buildings. Collaborate with local school district for school building improvements.

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Adopt and execute a plan for energy efficiency and building envelope weatherization improvements for municipal/tribal buildings. Collaborate with local school district for school building improvements.

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Upgrade to energy efficient interior lighting in municipal/tribal buildings.

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Upgrade to energy efficient interior lighting in municipal/tribal buildings.

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Upgrade to energy efficient appliances in municipal/tribal buildings.

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Upgrade to energy efficient appliances in municipal/tribal buildings.

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Install a heat pump system or VRF system for heating/cooling and heat pump water heating  in municipal/tribal buildings.

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Install a heat pump system or VRF system for heating/cooling and heat pump water heating  in municipal/tribal buildings.

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Upgrade streetlights and exterior lighting for municipally/tribally-owned facilities with energy efficient LED lighting (and minimize light pollution with downlighting where possible).

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Upgrade streetlights and exterior lighting for municipally/tribally-owned facilities with energy efficient LED lighting (and minimize light pollution with downlighting where possible).

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Adjust procurement policies to prioritize climate-friendly Maine forest products (e.g. mass timber, wood-fiber insulation) in construction projects.

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Adjust procurement policies to prioritize climate-friendly Maine forest products (e.g. mass timber, wood-fiber insulation) in construction projects.

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Adopt the energy efficiency stretch building code (currently IECC 2021).

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Adopt the energy efficiency stretch building code (currently IECC 2021).

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Require EV charging readiness and solar energy readiness for all new construction.

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Require EV charging readiness and solar energy readiness for all new construction.

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Support regular professional development for code enforcement officers, especially Efficiency Maine's code trainings.

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Support regular professional development for code enforcement officers, especially Efficiency Maine's code trainings.

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Adopt C-PACE ordinance for commercial property owners to install renewable energy systems, energy efficiency measures, and EV charging infrastructure (pending state program launch).

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Adopt C-PACE ordinance for commercial property owners to install renewable energy systems, energy efficiency measures, and EV charging infrastructure (pending state program launch).

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Conduct a baseline for energy useage by municipal/tribal government including electricity, heating and transportation fuels, and other energy sources.

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Conduct a baseline for energy useage by municipal/tribal government including electricity, heating and transportation fuels, and other energy sources.

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Identify and track a simplified set of emissions indicators for community emissions reduction (e.g. number of EVs registered in the community, number of homes with solar panels, number of heat pump rebates from Efficiency Maine).

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Identify and track a simplified set of emissions indicators for community emissions reduction (e.g. number of EVs registered in the community, number of homes with solar panels, number of heat pump rebates from Efficiency Maine).

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Adopt a resolution setting targets and a plan for reducing emissions and advancing clean energy from municipal/tribal operations that align with the state's targets.

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Adopt a resolution setting targets and a plan for reducing emissions and advancing clean energy from municipal/tribal operations that align with the state's targets.

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Adopt a renewable energy ordinance(s) that allows, enables, or encourages community-appropriate renewable energy and energy storage installations.

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Adopt a renewable energy ordinance(s) that allows, enables, or encourages community-appropriate renewable energy and energy storage installations.

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Adopt a streamlined permitting process for small-scale renewable energy installations.

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Adopt a streamlined permitting process for small-scale renewable energy installations.

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Enter into a long-term service contract or power purchase agreement (PPA) or adopt a clean power purchase policy to ensure increasing local government energy supplies come from renewable energy.

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Enter into a long-term service contract or power purchase agreement (PPA) or adopt a clean power purchase policy to ensure increasing local government energy supplies come from renewable energy.

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Install a renewable energy project (solar, wind, geothermal, anaerobic digestion, etc.) on municipal/tribal property (e.g. school rooftop, wellhead protection area, landfill, brownfield site, etc.).

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Install a renewable energy project (solar, wind, geothermal, anaerobic digestion, etc.) on municipal/tribal property (e.g. school rooftop, wellhead protection area, landfill, brownfield site, etc.).

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Adopt policies that enable, support, or incentivize local food production and consumption, including community gardens.

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Adopt policies that enable, support, or incentivize local food production and consumption, including community gardens.

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Adjust procurement policies to prioritize climate-friendly Maine forest products (e.g. mass timber, wood-fiber insulation) in construction projects.

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Adjust procurement policies to prioritize climate-friendly Maine forest products (e.g. mass timber, wood-fiber insulation) in construction projects.

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Assess the suitability of privately-owned brownfield and disturbed/contaminated sites for clean energy projects and encourage project development.

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Assess the suitability of privately-owned brownfield and disturbed/contaminated sites for clean energy projects and encourage project development.

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Establish incentives for clean energy industry or businesses to locate in community.

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Establish incentives for clean energy industry or businesses to locate in community.

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Encourage and support clean energy industries in economic development plans.

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Encourage and support clean energy industries in economic development plans.

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Set targets for increasing green space and tree planting to increase shade and water access in public spaces and carbon sequestration.

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Incorporate a goal into conservation plans of conserving 30% of land in the community by 2030 (including undeveloped town property), with a priority on addressing conservation gaps related to high biodiversity areas, undeveloped blocks, and land and water connectivity.

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Create or update a watershed plan to identify flooding and water quality priorities and adaptation options.

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Develop a natural resource and habitat inventory that includes climate stressors and impacts.

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Conserve, revegetate and reconnect floodplains and buffers in riparian areas.

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Preserve climate-threatened natural areas such as wetlands, riparian areas, and headwater streams through zoning or other regulations.

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Implement a source water protection program.

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Adopt policies that prioritize natural, nature-based or ecologically enhanced shoreline protection for coastlines, rivers, and lakes.

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Identify and protect sites for living shorelines and saltmarsh migration areas.

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Identify and protect open space in the floodplain to increase flood buffers and community resilience.

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Conduct a community vulnerability assessment that identifies climate risks and vulnerable populations and includes a review of existing plans and policies. Adopt a climate resilience plan that describes high priority strategies for reducing risk and vulnerabilities (may be a standalone plan or included in a comprehensive plan).

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Update the local or county EMA hazard mitigation plan to address changing/future conditions and identify specific strategies to reduce vulnerability and increase resilience to climate change impacts.

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Develop or enhance early warning systems and community evacuation plans.

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Develop a storm debris management plan.

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Complete the Maine Flood Resilience Checklist.

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Participate in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).

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Enroll in the NFIP's Community Rating System (CRS) at Class 9 or better, reducing flood insurance premiums for community residents.

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Achieve CRS Class 6 or better, maximizing flood insurance savings for community residents.

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Map sea level rise projections in the local or county EMA hazard mitigation plan.

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Require consideration of sea level rise projections and impacts in planning and permitting coastal development.

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Adopt freeboard requirements in the special flood hazard area and higher freeboard critical infrastructure and long-lifespan assets.

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Adopt a low-impact design (LID) standard for stormwater management.

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Identify and plan to reduce public health threats in the community that are exacerbated by climate change.

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Develop and implement an extreme temperatures emergency plan, including strategies that increase use of cooling centers by residents.

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Establish a peer-to-peer program for checking in on vulnerable community members during extreme heat or cold events.

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Increase community-level resilience to mosquito-borne diseases by implementing vector controls to decrease mosquito habitat.

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Implement school-based programs to educate students about prevention of mosquito- and tick-borne diseases.

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Develop a Capital Investment Plan that a) identifies vulnerable municipal/tribal facilities and assets, and b) prioritizes resilience in improvements and/or new construction.

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Conduct a vulnerability assessment for criticial community infrastructure that includes:
1) the climate hazards to which infrastructure assets are expose and how the intensity and likelihood will change over time;
2) the susceptibility to damage or failure given  location, design, age, condition, and state of repair; and
3) the consequences that impairment or failure of the infrastructure will have on the community.

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Improve and protect drinking water and wastewater treatment facilities to reduce physical damage and sustain function during extreme weather events.

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Adopt a policy that prioritizes green infrastructure to manage stormwater in developed areas.

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Adopt DEP's Stream Smart Crossing Guidelines as standard practice for culvert and bridge improvements. Identify vulnerable crossings and apply for DEP improvement funds.

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Assess wastewater treatment facilities for clean energy potential (solar, anaerobic digester, etc.).

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Establish or recognize an official committee of community stakeholders.

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Create a climate change education, outreach, and engagement program, focusing on mitigation and adaptation for residents and businesses.

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Amplify public health advisories for climate-related health and weather events, such as air quality advisories, extreme heat or cold events, extreme storms, power outages, waterborne disease outbreaks, harmful algal blooms, vectorborne disease trends, etc.

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Engage youth in resilience, clean energy, and energy use reduction.

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Engage populations that are vulnerable to climate impacts in resilience, clean energy, and GHG emissions reduction.

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Create and support an energy reduction campaign or challenge among businesses.

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Initiate a community bulk purchasing program with a vendor, or vendors, to provide low cost equipment such as heat pumps and solar for interested residents and businesses.

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this was mentioned in the talk-- this would be relatively easy to implement both town and island wise and cut down on waste and gas emission and provide compost to be used in towns and for homeowners

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Plastic-Free MDI by 2030. Would have significant impact on our GG emissions

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There has never been a public system that allows for workers young and old to get to their jobs except of course for the lab.

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Create an education/outreach plan geared toward those visiting MDI, to set expectations of how to protect and preserve MDI…and hopefully take that knowledge back to their own communities.

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Tax incentives for businesses to buy locally-produced and locally-sourced goods (food, wood products, etc). 

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Tax incentives for businesses to buy locally-produced and locally-sourced goods (food, wood products, etc). 

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Having a public system that was geared towards the needs of working people would mitigate parking issues

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This is more about resilience- we need a plan that addresses the immediate fire danger given the build up of combustible understory. Fire is and has been our most immediate risk. Given what has been happening around the country vis a vis wildfires, I think we need to have a plan to mitigate this danger.

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Provide residents with information regarding energy and financial savings by installing electric appliances, heat pumps, solar, and energy efficiency upgrades. 

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Provide residents with information regarding energy and financial savings by installing electric appliances, heat pumps, solar, and energy efficiency upgrades. 

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Create incentives for visitors to use bus system. Discount on park admittance is one idea. 

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Create incentives for visitors to use bus system. Discount on park admittance is one idea. 

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Encourage conservation easements on property - whether it be agricultural land or other private land. 

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Encourage conservation easements on property - whether it be agricultural land or other private land. 

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Town-centric golf cart program for summer - lessen parking issue in town, use electric.
And collaborate with COA and Island Explorer for a NEH-Somesville-Bar Harbor electric shuttle.

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Just an observation: In my mind, the second item in this category - "vulnerability assessment for critical community infrastructure..." - covers many of the other items in the category.

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Attention to residential buildings (alongside commercial and municipal)

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Attention to residential buildings (alongside commercial and municipal)

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I love the ideas in the "Buildings" section, but they all seem to reference municipal, tribal, and commercial buildings. Could we also look at ways to incentive those upgrades and practices for residences? It would be interesting to get a sense of how much impact we could have if we focused on municipal vs. commercial vs. residential. Of course, ultimately everything will need to be adapted, but where are the quick wins now?