These seven organizations have collaborated to form the Climate Action Coalition of Orange County in North Carolina. Scroll below to learn more about their work.
If you know of an organization that might be interested in becoming a coalition member, connect the organization's leadership with this Membership Inquiry Form and they will be contacted at our earliest opportunity. As a reminder, the Climate Action Coalition of Orange County is focused on education and advocacy tied to transportation and energy use, as the two largest categories of climate changing emissions, as well as creative land use solutions, as the critical driver for vehicle miles traveled.
Bicycle Alliance of Chapel Hill
MEMBER ORGANIZATION
The Bicycle Alliance of Chapel Hill works to channel interest & support in bicycling in Chapel Hill, advocate with local community leadership and safety personnel to implement the Bike Master Plan, foster a bike friendly culture in town, and organize cycling related events. Bicycling offers a healthy and fun alternative, emissions-free mode of transportation.
Link to learn more about BACH
Carrboro Bicycle Coalition
Member organization
The Carrboro Bike Coalition works to create a bicycle friendly community through cycling awareness, education, safety advocacy and promotion of bicycling for transportation, recreation, fitness, and a livable future. Bicycling offers a healthy and fun alternative, emissions-free mode of transportation.
Learn more about the Carrboro Bicycle Coalition
Clean Air Carolina
member organization
Clean Air Carolina works to ensure cleaner air quality for all North Carolinians through education and advocacy and by working with our partners to reduce sources of pollution. Addressing climate change and transitioning to a clean energy economy are critical to our state’s environmental leadership and to the improvement of our state’s air quality goals.
Learn more about Clean Air Carolina
NEXT Chapel Hill-Carrboro
Member organization
NEXT Chapel Hill-Carrboro seeks to advocate for equitable community development to create walkable, bikeable connected neighborhoods for all in Chapel Hill-Carrboro. Our priorities include promoting economic opportunities for residents of all income levels, expanding housing options and advocating for a reduction in vehicle miles traveled by supporting a robust regional public transit system and a connected, accessible greenways network to address climate change.
Learn more about NEXT Chapel Hill-Carrboro
The Sierra Club is the most enduring and influential grassroots environmental organization in the United States. We amplify the power of our members and supporters to defend everyone’s right to a healthy world. The NC Sierra Club works to encourage actions and policies that help communities in eastern NC prepare for and mitigate the damage that a changing climate may cause. Orange-Chatham Group reaches over 1,500 members.
Learn more about the Orange-Chatham Group of the Sierra Club
NC WARN
Member organization
NC WARN promotes energy and climate justice and works to tackle the accelerating climate crisis by watch-dogging Duke Energy practices and building people power for a swift North Carolina transition to clean power. NC Clean Path 2025 is our statewide grassroots campaign working county-by-county to replace fossil fuels with local solar, battery storage and energy-saving programs by 2030, and get halfway there by 2025.
Learn more about NC WARN
Southern Environmental Law Center
member organization
SELC uses the power of the law to champion the environment of the Southeast. Our team of more than 80 dedicated attorneys stands up for all the things you love about this special region—clean water, healthy air, mountains and forests, the coast.
Learn more about the Southern Environmental Law Center