OOS kept their promise about being an org for the people.
Philadelphia’s Office of Sustainability (OOS) originally released their Powering Our Future report in November 2017. After the initial release, they held open hearings and requested comments from the public.
Ten months later, OOS released its final version of the report.
So what changed throughout the doc? Version 2.0 is six pages longer, including a glossary for terms like “carbon footprint” to “Power Purchase Agreement”, used throughout the report.
According to a blog post, other changes included:
Other cool improved visuals show where Philly’s Carbon Footprint is, like this one:
Page 15 has a flow chart of how to choose an energy supplier. (We have a list of wind and solar.)
Want to learn more? Read the full report on OOS’s website here.
Photo: Phila.gov
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