Edmonds Climate Advisory Board releases new website

EDMONDS — In the year and a half since the creation of the Edmonds Climate Advisory Board, a community group dedicated to empowering the city to reach its climate goals, the group has grown to 11 members and become a state-recognized nonprofit.

Last week, the advisory board launched its new website, with a calendar for climate-related events, perspective articles and research resources, hoping to engage more Edmonds and greater county residents in climate-action work.

The group formed in July 2023 with concerns about the fate of the city’s 2023 Climate Action Plan, which had been adopted a few months prior.

In 2010, the city created its first version of the environment and climate-focused policy but, according to Edmonds’ Climate Advisory Board president Georgina Armstrong, the plan was never implemented.

When the city adopted its 2023 climate policy, Armstrong said it initially didn’t have an implementation plan.

“We didn’t want to miss the boat this time around,” she said.

The new website has a “Contact Us” page where Armstrong said she hopes people reach out with feedback on what could be added to the website.

“This should be a place that people can come to get the updated information on what’s going on locally and what’s important and why we need to drive a lot of the messaging that we believe should be out there that currently isn’t,” she said.

The group does a lot of independent research, so Armstrong encourages residents to — if they have a question about best practices or a regional issue — submit it to the website and a group member will assist them in finding answers.

To reach a group member directly with a question or inquiry about joining the advisory board, you can email edmondsclimate50@gmail.com, or visit https://www.edmondsclimate2050.org/contact-us.

Eliza Aronson: 425-339-3434; eliza.aronson@heraldnet.com; X: @ElizaAronson.

Eliza’s stories are supported by the Herald’s Environmental and Climate Reporting Fund.