POLICY AGENDA

Protecting the places you love from climate change is a no-brainer. Since individual action is not enough on its own, we developed a policy agenda full of actionable solutions that will meaningfully impact our great escapes.

Carbon Pricing

Carbon pricing incentivizes practices that reduce emissions, making fossil fuels more expensive and creating opportunities to use more clean energy sources.

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Renewable energy

We must transition to a renewable energy economy to significantly reduce our reliance on fossil fuels and curb greenhouse gas emissions.

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Electrifying Transit

Transportation produced the most greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S in 2017. Strong advocacy to transform transportation can reduce those emissions.

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Public Lands

Fossil fuel extraction on our public lands is a massive contributor to our country’s greenhouse gas emissions. We’re working to keep fossil fuel extraction out of the places we love.

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News

The Outdoor Industry Demands Climate Policy

The Outdoor Industry Demands Climate Policy

Oct 11, 2022

The European outdoor industry sits in a key position in the fight against climate change. Its customer base sees the impact of climate change first hand; from the shrinking glaciers and decreased snowpack to increased rockfall and extreme weather events.

COP26 – A CLIMATE CONFERENCE WE HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR

COP26 – A CLIMATE CONFERENCE WE HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR

Nov 1, 2021

31st October to 12th of November 2021. It is the most important annual climate conference and was initiated three decades ago by the United Nations. After not taking place as planned in 2020 due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, COP26 deals with exceptionally high expectations from governments, companies, and the civil society alike. The reasons for this are manifold, however three of them stand out.

Leading The Way

Leading The Way

Dec 17, 2020

At the start of this winter, more than 50 of the most accomplished outdoor athletes in Europe, from mountain guides to mountain bikers, climbers to speed skiers, freeriders to highliners, stepped up to add their voices to our #LeadTheWay campaign pressing European leaders to show maximum climate ambition in setting Europe’s 2030 climate target.

Results of the EU 2040 Climate Target Consultation

Results of the EU 2040 Climate Target Consultation

Sep 5, 2023

The Commission has published its summary report of the responses received as part of the EU 2040 target public consultation. POW was among 879 respondents to the consultation which ran from the 31st of March to the...

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