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Energy and Climate Protection Plan and Community Climate Action Plan Implementation Update
PURPOSE: The purpose of this item is to update the Council on Energy and Climate Protection Plan and Community Climate Action Plan Implementation Efforts.
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DEPARTMENT: Planning Department
CONTACT INFORMATION: Laura Janway, Environmental Sustainability Coordinator, ljanway@townofcarrboro.org, (919) 918-7326; Patricia McGuire, Planning Director, pmcguire@townofcarrboro.org, (919) 918-7327
INFORMATION: The purpose of this item is to provide the Council with a quarterly update on the implementation of two climate action plans, the municipal Energy and Climate Protection Plan (ECPP) and Community Climate Action Plan (CCAP). Work on the ECPP has been underway since the Board's adoption on May 28, 2014. (A complete copy of the ECPP can be found at: http://www.townofcarrboro.org/DocumentCenter/View/553/Energy--Climate-Protection-Plan-2014). Progress on the CCAP has been ongoing since the Board's adoption of the plan on January 24, 2017. (A complete copy of the CCAP may be found at: http://www.townofcarrboro.org/DocumentCenter/View/4116/Community-Climate-Action-Plan).
This update includes a detailed report describing ECPP and CCAP implementation since the last update (Attachment A). The report contains details regarding several new and ongoing initiatives, including submission of an FY22-23 Orange County Community Climate Action Grant proposal, a Request for Proposals for a Fleet Alternative Fuels Feasibility Analysis, upcoming launch of the Green Neighborhoods Grant Program, the Solarize the Triangle initiative, a transportation demand management project, completion of a county-wide electric vehicle charging station suitability analysis, invasive species removal and tree planting initiatives, pollinator outreach events, and a summary of new funding opportunities available for local governments and residents under the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act....
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