The Oberlin Project is a joint effort of the City of Oberlin, Oberlin College, and private and institutional partners to improve the resilience, prosperity, and sustainability of our community. The Oberlin Project's aim is to revitalize the local economy, eliminate carbon emissions, restore local agriculture, food supply and forestry, and create a new, sustainable base for economic and community development.
Creating one of the first climate positive cities in America by shifting the City and College to renewable energy sources, radically improving efficiency, sharply reducing our carbon emissions, and improving our economy in the process. Creating new and supporting existing business ventures in energy efficiency and solar deployment, food and agriculture, and the sustainable use of local resources.
Creating one of the first climate positive cities in America by shifting the City and College to renewable energy sources, radically improving efficiency, sharply reducing our carbon emissions, and improving our economy in the process. Creating new and supporting existing business ventures in energy efficiency and solar deployment, food and agriculture, and the sustainable use of local resources.
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The Oberlin Project's intention is to integrate these commitments in a way that each of the parts reinforces the prosperity, resilience, and health of the larger community. To that end we have organized the community into working teams including economic development, education, energy, policy, agriculture, community, and data collection and analysis.
As signers of the Clinton Foundation Climate Positive Development Program, the City of Oberlin and Oberlin College are committed to reducing Oberlin's greenhouse gas emissions below zero. To achieve our climate positive commitment, we must as a community shift to renewable energy sources, radically improve efficiency, sharply reduce our carbon emissions, and improve our economy in the process.
One of the core features of the Oberlin Project is the identification of a 20,000 acre network of local farms and landowners to provide support for local food, energy, materials, and carbon sequestration services in the greater Oberlin community.
In conjunction with a land inventory being conducted by the Western Reserve Land Conservancy, a local food systems assessment and plan will identify opportunities to leverage the 20,000 acre network as a catalyzing element in a 70% localization scenario for Oberlin.
In conjunction with a land inventory being conducted by the Western Reserve Land Conservancy, a local food systems assessment and plan will identify opportunities to leverage the 20,000 acre network as a catalyzing element in a 70% localization scenario for Oberlin.
The Oberlin Project is working with the Western Reserve Land Conservancy and local landowners to identify a 20,000-acre patchwork of land, within a 6-county area, that might be permanently protected to support food, energy, and carbon sequestration projects in northeastern Ohio. Land is a vital part of the innovative vision for post-fossil fuel communities.
The Oberlin Project is committed to educating students and the community to take action to help change the world for the better, both collectively and individually. The education initiative is guided by representatives of four educational bodies: Oberlin City School District; Lorain County JVS Career-Technical High School; Lorain County Community College; and Oberlin College.
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