Climate Action Plan
The Town Council approved the Town's Climate Action Plan on April 7, 2021. This Plan describes climate goals, challenges, and opportunities. It also lists the most important actions the Town and community can take to reduce carbon emissions and address the effects of climate change. The four main action categories within the plan are:
- Buildings and Energy
- Transportation and Land Use
- Waste, Water, and Natural Resources
- Resiliency
Within each category, there are a series of specific actions and strategies designed to help us reach our goals of being an equitable, resilient, and clean energy community by 2050.
The plan calls for a 5-year update, which is due this year. This update will:
- evaluate our progress to date
- assess current emissions levels relative to goals
- determine what (if any) priorities must be shifted to help us reach our goals
We’ve completed 85 (91%) of the total actions we set out to accomplish with the original plan. Community emissions are down 32% since 2005, putting us slightly ahead of our 2025 reduction target of 26-28%. Currently, we are focused on the actions that remain and what additional actions will be needed to keep us on track for our 2030 and 2050 reduction targets.
On this page, we're sharing what we’ve learned and done so far. In addition to in person events, we'll also use this platform to ask what you all think will be important for the next five years.
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Week of September 14 Events
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You can join us online this week! If the office hours don't work for your schedule, please reach out to our team and we can schedule a time that works better. You can also take our short online survey or post a question!
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Week of September 7 Events
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Join us online or out on the Bolin Creek Greenway this week! If the office hours don't work for your schedule, please reach out to our team and we can schedule a time that works better. You can also take our short online survey or post a question!
- September 9 - Virtual Office Hours (12 - 1 pm on Teams)
- September 10 - Bolin Creek Greenway Pop-up (4:30 - 6:30 pm, at Bolinwood Dr.)
- September 11 - Virtual Office Hours (12 - 1 pm on Teams)
The Bolin Creek Greenway pop-up got delayed each of the last two weeks due to rain and heat. Fingers crossed Thursday will work!
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Week of August 31 Events
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Join us online or out on the Bolin Creek Greenway this week! If the office hours don't work for your schedule, please let us know and we can try to schedule at time that works better. You can also take our short online survey or post a question!
- September 1 - Virtual Office Hours (12 - 1 pm on Teams)
- September 1 - Bolin Creek Greenway Pop-up (4:30 - 6:30 pm, at Bolinwood Dr.)
- September 4 - Virtual Office Hours (12 - 1 pm on Teams)
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Week of August 24 Events
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This week's outreach events include our first "office hours", a visit to UNC campus, and two pop-up events related to the Everywhere-to-Everywhere Greenways Feasibility Study. Anyone interested to speak with our team about the plan update can join the virtual office hours call at any point in the hour using the link below. We hope to see you at one of these!
- August 26 - Virtual Office Hours (12 - 1 pm on Teams)
- August 27 - UNC Sustainability Social (9 am - 12:30 pm, Student Union)
- August 27 - Bolin Creek Greenway Pop-up (4:30 - 6:30 pm, at MLK Jr. Blvd)
- August 29 - Morgan Creek Greenway Pop-up (9 - 11 am, Morgan Creek Trailhead)
You can also take our short online survey or post a question!
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Week of August 17 Events
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Our climate action outreach work for this week connects us with the topics of land use regulations and safe transportation, specifically events for the LUMO Update and the annual Safe Routes to School Roll & Stroll.
- August 17 - LUMO Open House (Chapel Hill Library Room B, 12 - 2 pm and 6 - 7:30 pm)
- August 22 - Annual Roll & Stroll (Ephesus Elementary, 10 am - noon)
If you missed us at LUMO this week, we'll be at the next open house event on September 10. More details will be posted here in a few weeks.
You can also take our short online survey or post a question!
