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Deep-dive articles and news from the MT2030 staff and correspondents.
Wildfire risk keeps climbing across the West, but so does the sophistication of the response. That was the takeaway from “Stage Setting:…
Great sustainable buildings are a choice that requires the right people in the room in order to realize them. That was the…
After an historically low snowpack winter, wildfire awareness is at the forefront of conversations across every mountain community. Join Mountain Towns 2030,…
Mountain towns and ski areas occupy a unique and interconnected space in the landscape of climate resilience. Nestled at the headwaters of…
For mountain communities, buildings can be a climate problem hiding in plain sight. They are where people live, work, gather, vacation, and…
Air travel is one of the hardest emissions problems mountain communities face. Flights are essential — for residents, emergency services, and the…
Tourism powers many mountain-town economies. But as climate impacts accelerate — from low-snow winters to drought, wildfire, and shifting visitor patterns —…
At the Mountain Towns 2030 Climate Summit in Breckenridge, CO, energy experts explored how advanced battery and inertial-based systems are helping mountain…
As wildfire seasons grow longer, hotter, and more destructive across the West, mountain and rural communities are under growing pressure to reduce…
By Anna Robertson “It was dire.” That was how one outdoor industry leader categorized this winter at a frank conversation among leaders…
Transportation in mountain towns comes with unique constraints—remote geography, steep terrain, seasonal population swings, and growing workforce housing challenges. At the Mountain…
Mountain towns face unique challenges when it comes to energy and climate resilience. Physical geography places many ski areas and mountain towns…
One of the most exciting clean energy technologies with the potential to impact the future of mountain towns is geothermal energy, which…
This year, MT2030 is hosting a series of monthly webinars that give communities a platform to share real-world case studies, expertise, and…
Join us on Thursday, January 14th for a timely conversation on this winter’s early-season snowpack across the Western U.S. We’ll explore the…
It’s an astonishing story: in less than five years, a small South American country shifted their energy production to run on renewable…
Watch the Full Keynote At the 2025 Mountain Towns 2030 Summit in Breckenridge, CO, renowned environmentalist, author, and 350.org founder Bill McKibben…
At the 2025 Mountain Towns 2030 Summit in Breckenridge, Colorado, Park City, Utah, received the Collaboration of the Year award for its…
At the recent Climate Summit in Breckenridge, CO, Mountain Towns 2030 honored the City of Hailey, Idaho, with its 2025 Community of…
Breckenridge, CO – More than 600 leaders from 61 mountain communities and 37 ski resorts came together last week at the Mountain…
On October 8th, 2025, at the Mountain Towns 2030 Climate Summit in Breckenridge, CO, 37 elected leaders from mountain communities met and…
Nominated Communities Will Receive an All-Expenses-Paid Trip to the Mountain Towns 2030 Climate Summit Mountain Towns 2030 (MT2030) today announced the recipients…
“Success in advocacy isn’t measured only by outcomes; it’s about showing up, building trust, and consistently pushing for what matters,” said Bonnie…
Last week, 31 mountain community leaders sent a letter to Congress urging lawmakers to protect the IRA tax incentives in the current…
This week, we sent a letter to the House Ways & Means Committee, the Senate Finance Committee and key Congressional staff, signed…
The goal was simple, but the challenge was significant: cut energy use by 10%, reducing pollution and costs for the town and…
At the Mountain Towns 2030 Summit in Jackson, WY, a dynamic panel convened to discuss how local organizations are advancing sustainable business…
When it comes to climate impact, sometimes it takes a village – or ten. EcoAction Partners began with a simple but ambitious…
Over 75 million Americans live in communities managed by Homeowners Associations, or HOAs – so what if those communities could be activated…
One of the biggest – and most overlooked – climate solutions is right in front of us: what we do with our…
Making the transition to clean energy isn’t just a survival strategy for mountain towns facing the impacts of a warming climate –…
A cutting-edge modeling tool from MIT offers the opportunity to predict the potential impact of specific climate actions, empowering leaders to better…
Breckenridge, Colorado (January 22, 2025) – The Town of Breckenridge, Colorado and Mountain Towns 2030 are excited to announce their partnership to…
When it comes to making climate issues less polarizing, finding common ground based around shared values and approachable language can help move…
Speaking to dozens of leaders from mountain towns across America, co-founder and CEO of the non-profit Rewiring America Ari Matusiak and Volts…
At the Mountain Towns 2030 Conference in Jackson, WY, James Rattling Leaf, Principal at Wolakota Labs LLC and a member of the…
What a week we had! Thank you for joining us at the MT2030 Climate Solutions Summit, we’re still buzzing from the energy that…
Registration is now open for the MT2030 Climate Solutions Summit – Breckenridge PARK CITY, Utah (Aug. 30, 2022) – Mountain Towns 2030…
This month, we hosted a conversation with Erin Beddingfield of the New Buildings Institute about Codes For Climate and what decarbonization means for the…
With communities impacted by climate change in ways that we never would have imagined just a decade ago, many local governments have…
Please watch this recorded conversation with a few of our Solutions Project community leaders, sharing their expertise about their approach to climate…
We were honored to host White House National Climate Advisor Gina McCarthy at the Colorado Association of Ski Towns annual meeting in…