How this country transitioned to run on 99% renewable energy in just five years: “If we can do it, why can’t you?”
It’s an astonishing story: in less than five years, a small South American country shifted their energy production to run on renewable energy – and it was all driven by a little-known scientist with a crazy vision. At the 2025 Mountain Towns 2030 Summit in Breckenridge, Colorado, Dr. Ramón Méndez Galain—Uruguay’s former Secretary of Energy […]
How longtime environmentalist Bill McKibben finds hope in the “Costco of Energy”
Watch the Full Keynote At the 2025 Mountain Towns 2030 Summit in Breckenridge, CO, renowned environmentalist, author, and 350.org founder Bill McKibben delivered a powerful and sobering keynote address, urging mountain communities to act decisively in the fight against climate change. He also shared his hope and optimism about the future, grounded in the rapid […]
2025 MT2030 Climate Summit Unites 600+ Mountain Leaders to Accelerate Climate Action
Breckenridge, CO – More than 600 leaders from 61 mountain communities and 37 ski resorts came together last week at the Mountain Towns 2030 (MT2030) Climate Summit, the leading climate convening for mountain and rural communities across North America. Over two days of powerful discussion and collaboration, local officials, resort executives, nonprofits, and industry partners […]
37 Elected Officials Sign Statement of Collective Climate Action
On October 8th, 2025, at the Mountain Towns 2030 Climate Summit in Breckenridge, CO, 37 elected leaders from mountain communities met and pledged to work together to reduce emissions, transition to clean energy, and protect the natural environments that define their communities. Statement from Mountain Community Elected Officials on Climate Action “Our mountain communities are […]
Winners Announced for the Mountain Towns 2030 Elevate Scholarship
Nominated Communities Will Receive an All-Expenses-Paid Trip to the Mountain Towns 2030 Climate Summit Mountain Towns 2030 (MT2030) today announced the recipients of the 2025 Elevate Scholarship, a program created to ensure that every mountain community—regardless of financial barriers—can participate in the annual MT2030 Climate Solutions Summit. The inaugural scholarship, generously supported by Alaska Airlines […]
Take Action Now: Protect Our Tax Incentives
Last week, 31 mountain community leaders sent a letter to Congress urging lawmakers to protect the IRA tax incentives in the current budget negotiations. It is a powerful message from communities that are feeling the impacts of climate change every day. The tax incentives, introduced as part of the historic Inflation Reduction Act, provide valuable […]
31 Mountain Community Leaders Send Letter to Congress: “Protect Our Tax Incentives”
This week, we sent a letter to the House Ways & Means Committee, the Senate Finance Committee and key Congressional staff, signed by 31 mountain community leaders, urging them to protect the IRA tax incentives that have been so valuable to our communities. “We, the 31 undersigned local leaders from mountain and rural communities, write to […]
The MT2030 Climate Solutions Summit/Press Recap
What a week we had! Thank you for joining us at the MT2030 Climate Solutions Summit, we’re still buzzing from the energy that you all brought to Breckenridge last week. We truly appreciate you taking the time to be there and hope that you found the Summit inspirational, informative, and most importantly, helpful. Thank you to all […]
Mountain Towns 2030 Welcomes Industry Leaders for September Climate Solutions Summit
Registration is now open for the MT2030 Climate Solutions Summit – Breckenridge PARK CITY, Utah (Aug. 30, 2022) – Mountain Towns 2030 is proud to announce the return of the MT2030 Climate Solutions Summit, the annual gathering of key stakeholders from mountain and outdoor communities working together to implement bold ideas to meet the zero-carbon […]
MT2030 Solutions Session: April
This month, we hosted a conversation with Erin Beddingfield of the New Buildings Institute about Codes For Climate and what decarbonization means for the built environment. Watch the session via the button below.