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Review Sustainability Progress and Programs. (WSO)
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In 2010, the City conducted its first inventory to measure its greenhouse gas emissions based on data from 2007. This inventory included the municipal, residential, commercial, and industrial sectors within city limits. Upon understanding the quantity and sources of its emissions, the City was able to work with a consultant to devise an emission reduction plan that led to the creation of Clearwater Greenprint. This sustainability plan was completed in 2011 and identified achievable strategies that could be implemented by residents, businesses, the industrial sector, and the municipal government to make Clearwater a thriving and sustainable community.
The two overarching goals of the initial Clearwater Greenprint plan are:
1)To reduce city-wide greenhouse gas emission to 10% below 2007 levels by 2020
2)To reduce city-wide greenhouse gas emission to 25% below 2007 levels by 2035
The City has completed its second greenhouse gas inventory for the 2018 calendar year. According to the inventory, the community wide GHG emissions for 2018 were 1,128,690 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalents (MTCO2e), 12.9 percent below its 2007 levels of 1,295,619 MTCO2e.
Energy and Transportation fuels continue to make up the bulk of the City’s greenhouse gas emissions. To address these sectors, the City is looking to create programs to conserve energy within its municipal buildings, diversify the fuel usage of its vehicles, and work with community partners to increase solar energy and electric vehicle charging opportunities.
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