Raleigh staff on Sept. 16 presented the 2025 implementation report for the city’s Community Climate Action Plan (CCAP), detailing progress on emissions reductions, clean‑energy installations, transportation electrification and resilience projects.

Megan Anderson of the Office of Sustainability summarized inventory updates showing community greenhouse‑gas emissions have declined below 2007 levels despite population growth, with per‑capita emissions down about 21 percent. The department reported a 26 percent reduction in building‑energy emissions, an 8 percent decrease in waste emissions and an 8 percent increase in transportation emissions, which remains the largest single category.

Highlights and initiatives described at the briefing included:

- Buildings & energy: expansion of Solarize programs, a new low‑income solar rebate program, nearly 500 rooftop solar installations in Raleigh and energy‑efficient “system vision” homes built with guaranteed low energy bills for the first two years.
- Transportation: an e‑bike voucher pilot focused on income‑qualified residents (86 percent redemption for those vouchers), growth in EV accessibility and a city fleet electrification goal; staff said the city is pursuing funding and partnerships to scale charging and electrified transit.
- Innovation: a city wastewater‑to‑renewable‑natural‑gas pilot (Raleigh Water partnering with fleet management) that is producing renewable fuel for city buses; staff reported initial production months in June–July.
- Resilience and waste: partnerships on community composting and the Great Raleigh Cleanup, programs to expand tree canopy and green infrastructure, resilience hubs pilots and efforts to address heat and flooding impacts in vulnerable neighborhoods.

Council members praised the cross‑departmental work and asked for more detail on how the city picks which city facilities receive solar installations and how long federal subsidies factor into project economics. Staff said the city uses a strategy including CIP funds, federal grants and partnerships such as Solarize the Triangle. Councilors also encouraged continued innovation on urban tree canopies to maximize cooling benefits and on expanding the e‑bike program beyond pilot status.

No council vote was requested. The Office of Sustainability said the full 2025 CCAP implementation report is published on the city website and staff will follow up on council questions about program economics, e‑bike impact assessments and composting start dates.