Sam Adams has extensive experience in public service and has served as the mayor of Portland, Oregon, and as the United States director of the World Resources Institute. As mayor, Sam Adams developed plans to lower Portland’s emissions and transitioned the city to more sustainable sources of energy, including solar power. He led Portland’s efforts to create the City’s first Climate Action Plan, The Plan’s long-term goal is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 80 percent below 1990 levels by 2050. The Plan’s shorter-term objective is to achieve a 40 percent reduction by 2030. So far, the plan has been successful. In its first five years of implementation, efforts related the Climate Action Plan have helped reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Portland by 14 percent, despite population growth and a surging local economy. In 2013, Portland was recognized by the U.S. Department of Energy as a Climate Action Champion. One major aspect of the plan is increasing investments in solar energy. Solar energy is a renewable resource that will never be depleted and operationally doesn’t pollute the environment. Homeowners who power their homes with solar energy save money by using less electricity from the power grid. The federal solar tax credit also reduces their cost of buying a photovoltaic solar system. Recent studies show, that solar panels raise the value of a home more than almost any other type of home improvement. The panels require little to no maintenance once they have been professionally installed. A solar energy system with the addition of a battery backup unit offers the advantage of continuous power, even during a blackout.
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Sam Adams has cofounded several charitable organizations dedicated to solving problems related to sustainability and education. Archives
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