Maine Won't Wait Dashboard and Interactive Map

• This interactive resource provides updated information about climate actions and investments throughout Maine and updates on various sustainability goals set by the state.
• Each goal provides a graph of the annual progress towards the goal and the map provides details about each project or grant.
  

Positives

• The map shows the approximate location of green projects and funding for green energy projects.
• Students can track the progress of projects such as home weatherization, heat pump installations, and community resilience programs.
  

Additional Prerequisites

• Students should have a basic understanding of how energy use can create greenhouse gas emissions.
• You may need to zoom in before clicking on the different icons on the map in order to see them all.
  

Differentiation

• Economics classes can discuss the effects of tax incentives, grants, and discounts on low-energy appliances, weatherization products, and renewable energy technology to households and the economy.
• Science classes can discuss the climate benefits of conserving land that protects the ecosystem services, forests, grasslands, or other natural environments.
• This resource can be used in math classes that are practicing making and reading graphs or that are learning how to analyze data gathered over time.
• This could be a great bell-ringer for classes discussing state initiatives that support green jobs, green energy, or energy efficiency.
  

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