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