With the intent to reduce the risk related to storm surge from a 1 in 100 year storm event in Miami-Dade County, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently released its draft feasibility study. It proposed measures to reduce damage from storm surge in certain coastal areas. This project looks at future storms which will […]
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Keyswide Home Elevation Education and Organization Project Supports Limited-Income Homeowners to Reduce Flood Risk
With some of the lowest elevations in South Florida, communities across the Florida Keys face significant risk from flooding related to sea level rise, nuisance flooding, and storm surge. As a result, people are already moving away from the barrier island, with an estimated 3,000 people relocating after Hurricane Irma alone. Limited income households—who make […]
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Boynton Beach on Track to Meet Ambitious Emissions Targets, Integrates Equity into Mitigation Plan
In March, the Boynton Beach City Commission adopted an updated 2020 Climate Action Plan (CAP) focused on mitigation. The City is developing a separate climate adaptation plan as part of the Coastal Resilience Partnership of Southeast Palm Beach County. The CAP sets new ambitious targets—for government operations and the Boynton Beach community—to reduce greenhouse gas […]
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Social Equity and Engagement Subcommittee of the Broward Climate Change Task Force
By: George Cavros, SACE, Subcommittee Co-Chair and Sasha Forbes, NRDC, Subcommittee Co-Chair Southeast Florida is a national leader on regional cooperation in adapting to the impacts of climate change and mitigating greenhouse gas emissions. Yet, as we continue to engage in efforts to make our respective counties more resilient, we must ensure that our work […]
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South Florida Counties Oppose Action to Reduce State Control of Net Metering Policies
Photo Credit: Mike Blake/Reuters United on issues of climate and energy policy under the Southeast Florida Regional Climate Change Compact, Broward County, Miami-Dade County, and Palm Beach County submitted a joint letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) in opposition to a petition filed by the New England Ratepayers Association (NERA) to reduce state […]
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The Southeast Florida Regionally Unified Sea Level Rise Projection: Understanding, Applying, and Considering the Context of the Third Regional Update
As part of its ongoing work to build the capacity of practitioners and stakeholders to advance coordinated regional climate change action, the Southeast Florida Regional Climate Change Compact held a three-part webinar series on the third update to its Unified Sea Level Rise for the Southeast Florida Region. Panelists provided an overview of the 2019 […]
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The Compact remembers Rep. Kristin Jacobs
The Southeast Florida Regional Climate Change Compact family lost one of our greatest friends and champions on April 11: The Honorable Kristin Jacobs, State Representative and former Broward County Commissioner. Her death, at age 60, was a huge loss not only to her family and friends, but also the people of our region and the […]
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The Compact mourns the loss of key leadership, Rep. Kristin Jacobs
Kristin. Say the name and many folks in Broward County know you’re talking about State Rep. Kristin Jacobs, whose death from cancer on Saturday leaves a gaping hole in our community’s heart.
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South Florida Water Management District Names First District Resiliency Officer
The South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) is strongly committed to addressing sea level rise and other climate change impacts, and as such, has named its first District Resiliency Officer, Carolina Maran, Ph.D., P.E. In the new role, Maran is responsible for leading the District’s resilience efforts to support SFWMD’s mission; coordinating scientific data and […]
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Florida’s 2020 Legislative Session Recap
The 2020 legislative session has concluded with mixed results for climate change priorities. Florida legislators enacted the first major piece of climate-related legislation in a decade during the 2020 session. Senate Bill 178 – Public Financing of Construction Projects was unanimously adopted, and if signed by the Governor, will require the state, local governments, or […]