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Charlotte 2030: A Sustainable Vision for Our Region
This regional vision, coordinated by Sustain Charlotte, is the product of hundreds of volunteer hours, and the engagement of more than 100 sustainability experts and stakeholders from broad disciplines using a collaborative and consensus-based process, drawn from government, the nonprofit and private sectors, and academia.
Charlotte 2030: A Sustainable Vision for Our Region
US and Canada Green City Index
In this 2011 report, published by Siemens, Charlotte is ranked 20th out of the 27 largest cities in the US and Canada on environmental sustainability. Click here to read why Charlotte ranked so low compared to other cities our size.
City of Charlotte Plans and Reports
In September 2010, the city of Charlotte commissioned CDM, a private firm, to recommend a path for Charlotte to improve it's energy efficiency and reduce its greenhouse gas emissions. Their excellent report was entitled Charlotte's Energy Future: A Roadmap to Improve Energy Efficiency and Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions. The closing paragraph and final recommendation in the report was this:
"This Roadmap serves as the foundation for developing a comprehensive Energy and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Action Plan (Action Plan) that will identify short- and long-term goals for the City and the community, provide more in depth evaluation and cost-benefit analysis of potential projects, policies, and programs, and layout an implementation plan for achieving the goals on a timeline with key milestones for near-term and long-term success. We have a clear picture of where the City is now and the potential for improvement; the next step is to use the information provided within this Roadmap to move forward with development and implementation of a detailed Action Plan, which is grounded in robust analysis."
Sustain Charlotte is currently encouraging city staff and the Charlotte City Council to take this next step -- developing an action plan -- as soon as possible, as part of a comprehensive Sustainability Plan for the city, and have offered our assistance.
Click below to download the report in three parts.
- Part 1: Introduction and Context
- Part 2: Charlotte's Energy Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- Part 3: Charlotte's Current Policies and Initiatives
Mecklenburg County Plans and Reports
Mecklenburg County is doing an excellent job setting goals to reduce environmental impacts of county operations and reporting the status of their progress under the leadership of the county's Environmental Policy Administrator, Heidi Pruess. Click below to read their latest environmental policy action plan, state of the environment report, and a report on the greenhouse gas emissions from county government operations.
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