In 2004, the RE-AMP Network was founded to fight climate change pollution from electricity. Through a systems analysis that identified key levers of systemic change, members aligned strategies to maximize impact. It led to big victories like stopping new coal plants, strengthening of renewable energy standards, and increasing investment in energy efficiency.
Today, we have a stronger goal: to equitably eliminate greenhouse gas emissions from all sectors in the Midwest. Our goal has changed, but we still use systems analysis to understand pathways that reduce pollution and improve people’s quality of life. Read on to learn about how we work today to reach our audacious North Star Goal, to equitably eliminate greenhouse gas emissions in the Midwest by 2050?
Our motto is “think systemically, act collaboratively.” That means that we don’t just find a smart person who can tell us how to fix something. We believe all of us are smarter than any one of us, and that we have to step back and look at why we have such polluting forms of energy, transportation, industry, and agriculture. And we also have to understand that the truly sustainable interventions are not going to come from the same thinking that gave us the pollution. We need to elevate the solutions that are being generated by those on the frontlines of racial and climate justice.
We invest in relationships, bold strategies, and practical skills through the Three Cs.
Although we set our direction according to our North Star goal of equitably eliminating greenhouse gas emissions in the Midwest by 2050, sometimes things can get cloudy, and we need guideposts closer to where we stand now. To help us evaluate whether we are headed the right direction, members worked together to create these guiding principles. We use these to determine how we analyze a potential solution.
Below, we’ve listed just the main theme, but to really dig in and understand them, please take a minute to visit the page with the full descriptions.
We are currently focused on five aspects of equitably eliminating greenhouse gas emissions that can have a huge impact on changing the polluting systems we have now with ones that are better for people and the ecosystems that support us.
Transportation: Enabling people to get where they need to go without having to drive as much, and making all transportation options cleaner. Members can join our Transportation Hub or anyone can reach out to Gail Francis at gail@reamp.org to get involved.
Agriculture: Food and agriculture systems that nourish the land and pull carbon from the air. Members can join our Agriculture Hub or anyone can reach out to Gail Francis at gail@reamp.org to get involved.
Buildings: Affordable, healthy, comfortable places to live and work.
Energy Democracy: Investing in community-driven solutions to create energy system transformation toward clean and democratically owned energy.
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