An picture of a green banner hanging outside Lansing Community Center that reads "Lansing is Leading the Way!" with a silhouetted figure kicking a soccer ball toward a goal

A group of nine people pose for a picture in a classroom, smiling at the camera.

Five people on a panel sit at a table with a white tablecloth, as a man in the middles speaks into the microphone in front of him. The moderator, to the left of the image, stands at a podium and watches and listens.

A birds-eye view of sixteen 3x3 solar panels in a field

An image of the Myers Point Lighthouse in Lansing with a blue sky and clouds behind it.

The United Methodist Church in Dryden, NY with its spire reaching upward toward the sun, also in the frame, on the right side of the photo. On the left, there is a tree, and a sidewalk that leads toward the photographer and foreground.

Welcome to the CCE Tompkins Energy & Climate Change Blog!

We have a wide range of programs that engage with students, children and adults, home efficiency upgrades, energy education, workforce development programs, and community projects. And since Tompkins County is such a happening place, we often work with other organizations that have a similar focus as our programs.

On this blog, you will be able to find updates about all of our programs, and others in the region. If you’re interested in anything energy and climate-related, this blog is for you!

Join us for the 2024 Earth Day Festival!

Earth Day Festival Saturday April 20 12PM - 5PM Ithaca Commons An image of an obelisk with a purple starry background and an illustrated planet Earth, with the sun rising behind the obelisk.

Join the 2024 Earth Day Festival on the Ithaca Commons, April 20 from 12-5 pm! Come celebrate your community’s efforts to address climate change and other environmental issues with a family-friendly celebration featuring lots of hands-on activities, food, music, free raffles, and more.

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February 14, 2024New Banners Showing Lansing’s Progress on Energy

Currently, Lansing has reduced 24% of this target goal, so the soccer ball has moved 24% toward the goal. The more gas gets reduced, …

November 15, 2023CCE Tompkins Advances Regional Green Workforce Development Efforts

On Friday, November 3, approximately 25 individuals connected with Ithaca and Tompkins-area sustainability and workforce development gathered at TC3 Extension, on the Ithaca Commons, …

October 12, 2023Clean Jobs Primed for Growth in NY’s Southern Tier

By Aaron Fernando About a hundred people gathered in the ballroom of the DoubleTree Hotel in Binghamton on Wednesday, September 27 for a day-long …

August 15, 2023Renewable News Digest, August 2023: Solar Power

by Aaron Fernando A birds-eye view of solar panels in a green space. Photo credit: Anders J via Unsplash Climate change is in …

June 21, 2023Goodbye, Get Your GreenBack: Lessons from the Last Decade

May 22, 2023Opinion: We Need Collective Action on Climate

By Anne Rhodes There is evidence of the climate crisis everywhere. Each year, we see an increase in fires, floods, and migration as a …

Upcoming Events

Saving Energy (and Money) in Your Home

If you’ve been thinking about buying heat pumps, adding insulation, or reducing your utility bill, this is the webinar for you!

Wednesday, March 20
6 PM – 7 PM

Virtual (on Zoom)
Register Here (free)

This webinar will provide a beginner-friendly overview of the steps to tighten up your home and move to sustainable heating sources.

We’ll also dive into some of the rebates and incentives that can help pay for these upgrades! This online webinar is geared towards homeowners in Tompkins County and is hosted by the Energy & Climate Change Team at Cornell Cooperative Extension Tompkins County.

This blog is run by the Energy & Climate Change Team at Cornell Cooperative Extension Tompkins.