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KYOTO PROJECT Subcommittee of GDC's Energy
Committee Green Decade's Kyoto Project is named after the Kyoto Protocol, an international effort for all countries to work to reduce CO2 emissions. The United States has never signed on to it. Our Kyoto Project was established in 2002 to help homeowners identify what they can do in their own homes to become more climate-friendly. The Kyoto Coordinator explains how the utility rebate and audit system works, sits down with you after you have a utility audit, and develops a CO2 baseline and climate action plan for you to implement for your home. In addition to energy efficiency measures, the Kyoto Coordinator recommends green energy options and biodiesel sources for home heating. After you have implemented some larger (or smaller!) measures, the Kyoto Coordinator (or a Kyoto volunteer) can help assess how many tons of CO2 were reduced by your efforts. The project also offers occasional workshops for homeowners wanting to learn more about the technical aspects of making your home more efficient. Starting in 2005, the Kyoto Project will focus more on the building trades as we develop a Green Buildings Program. The Kyoto Coordinator will get rehab contractors to qualify for utility rebates so the contractors would have the motivation to push the program. The Coordinator may also organize some mode of quality control over the contractors along with sanctions if they did not perform.
To have developed a Green Buildings Program in Newton which will include these features:
We have two brochures with information on how you can save money on energy in your home. For more information on how to become a Kyoto client or a Kyoto volunteer or affiliated contractor, please contact Michele Davis, Kyoto Coordinator, at 617-795-0546 or kyoto@greendecade.org.
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