Philly climate goals: 3 takeaways from CIty Council hearing | #citycouncil
But these efforts to reduce emissions amount to “low-hanging fruit,” said Schapira, with the Philadelphia Energy Authority. She said the investments to date have largely been for changes that will pay for themselves in energy savings. “It’s things that can be budget-neutral,” she said. “We haven’t reorganized how we do things. We haven’t asked for […]
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Des Moines City Council weighs climate action plan | #citycouncil
The Des Moines City Council met Monday with ADAPT DSM to discuss plans to combat climate change. Extreme temperatures, drought and flooding have urged the council to create a climate action plan. The goals include having 100% carbon-free electricity citywide by 2035 and net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, among others. ADAPT DSM was created […]
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New Orleans’ new climate plan revises city’s goals | Environment
Mayor LaToya Cantrell this week announced a new climate action plan for the city of New Orleans that pushes back a deadline to cut greenhouse gas emissions in half by five years, calling for meeting that goal in 2035 rather than the previous goal of 2030. The document, unveiled by Cantrell Tuesday, says that by […]
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While waiting on climate plan, Omaha mayor asked to act now
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – Whether or not it took Omaha too long to officially begin the climate plan journey was not what people like U.N.L. Professor Emeritus David Corbin and Creighton’s sociology program director Ryan Wishart came to Mayor Jean Stothert’s final town hall of 2022 to talk about. “There are a lot of federal […]
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Omaha City Council leader will push for climate action plan funding | Politics & Government | #citycouncil
Frustrated by the city’s lack of progress in developing a climate action plan, the president of Omaha’s City Council said he intends to introduce a proposal aimed at speeding up the process. Other U.S. cities already have climate action plans, and City Council President Pete Festersen hopes that his proposal to secure funding for such […]
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Meadville City Council moves meeting to next week | News | #citycouncil
Hours before it was set to begin, a Meadville City Council meeting focused largely on a proposed Climate Action Plan was rescheduled. City officials announced the cancellation of the 6 p.m. Wednesday meeting in a post to social media at 1:14 p.m. The change was necessary to comply with the state’s Sunshine Act, which requires […]
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Former LTU head, adviser for mayor’s climate action plan takes job in LA | Local Government
Miki Esposito — the first woman to head Lincoln’s public works department and who later became a senior policy adviser to the mayor — has left Nebraska for a new challenge. On Friday, she started her new job: As Los Angeles County’s assistant director of public works, one of the largest municipal public works agencies in […]
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