What is the Portland Clean Energy Fund’s Climate Investment Plan?

In 2018, 65% of Portlanders made history by passing Measure 26-201, the Portland Clean Energy Fund (PCEF) ballot initiative. PCEF is the first climate-fund measure in the country created by and for BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) communities and others on the frontlines of climate change.

After nine months of gathering community input, the PCEF Committee has drafted a Climate Investment Plan (CIP) that they are now presenting to City Council. If passed, the draft Climate Investment Plan (CIP) would invest $750 million of PCEF funding in green jobs and healthy homes, especially for those on the frontlines of the climate crisis, racism, and displacement — over the next 5 years.

The Climate Investment Plan has been developed through extensive BIPOC-led community engagement. Now, it’s time for all Portlanders to come together and call on City Council to pass the plan!

WAYS YOU CAN TAKE ACTION

• SEND A MESSAGE to City Council and Mayor Wheeler: Pass the Climate Investment Plan! – ASAP
• SHOW UP TO PORTLAND CITY HALL (1221 SW 4th Ave) — Wed, Sept 20, 3:00pm to ~ 5:00pm. WEAR GREEN to show your support of the Climate Investment Plan! When you get there, go inside the building and look for the group of folks wearing green — I’ll be there too.
• TESTIFY REMOTELY OR IN-PERSON @ CITY HALL — Wed, Sept 20, 3:00pm. Note that registration for virtual testimony closes at 1pm Wed. In-person testifiers must sign up before the agenda item is heard.