Sustainability Highlights

Sustainability Highlights

2009 Climate Smart Communities program joined
2009 First ‘Community’ Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory completed
2010  First ‘Government Operations’ Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory completed
2010  Mayor’s Office of Energy and Sustainability founded
2011   Energy Conservation Policy adopted
2012  Climate Action Plan adopted
2012  Electric Vehicle Feasibility Study completed
2012  Capital Region Sustainability Plan completed
2013  Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment and Adaptation Plan completed
2013  Sustainability Advisory Committee founded
2015  ‘Five Cities’ Energy Plan completed
2015  Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy joined
2015  Power Purchase Agreement with Monolith Solar approved
2016  Capital Region Electric Vehicle Charging Station Plan completed by CDTC
2017  Unified Sustainable Development Ordinance goes into effect
2018  ESCO agreement with Constellation Energy signed
2019  Climate Smart Communities Bronze certification achieved
2019  Street Light Conversion to LEDs begun
2019  South End Air Quality Report completed by DEC
2020 Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan initiated 
2020 Community Choice Aggregation passed into law
2020 Capital District Zero Emission Vehicle Plan completed by CDTC
2020 2025 Tree Initiative launched