BENNINGTON — An online Southern Vermont Jobs and Climate Forum highlighted both the economic challenges posed by climate change and the opportunities for innovative business owners who anticipate what a changing climate will foster.
Sponsored by the Vermont Council on Rural Development and the Vermont Climate Economy Action Team, the June 24 event included panelists Robert Stevens of Stevens & Associates; Stephanie Lane, executive director of Shires Housing; and Jesse McDougall of Studio Hill Farm in Shaftsbury.
The forum was moderated by Jon Copans, director of VCRD’s Climate Economy Model Communities Program.
Image: The installation of electric vehicle chargers is one way businesses and communities are positioning themselves for a changing climate. A recent Vermont Council on Rural Development online forum discussed those possibilities. Bennington Banner - file
