Sustainability leaders, innovators and community members gathered at the Omega Institute for more than 16 hours of presentations, discussions, interviews, and other moving moments for this three-day event. CSC Task Force members Chantal Collins, Jennifer Breslin, Scout Pronto, Gary Bassett, and Matt Stinchcomb participated in and spoke at the event.

In order to reverse global warming, it’s time for everyone to get involved—to connect and partner, and to weave together disparate efforts into local, regional, and global solutions-oriented movements.

And what better way than by engaging with and supporting the young people who have the largest stake in our efforts?

Since the nonprofit, environmental organization Project Drawdown published Drawdown: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming in 2017, schools, community groups, nonprofits, governments, businesses, and individuals have been galvanized by the solutions-based blueprint.

See our Resources post about the global Drawdown Eco-Challenge, in which Rhinebeck placed 2nd in the world in 2019. CSC Task Force members along with sustainability leaders in Rhinebeck (shout out to Dorna Schoeter!) created a website to share info most relevant to Rhinebeck residents. Dig in there to apply Drawdown principles to your own life.