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Farmers Branch preliminary 2023 greenhouse‑gas inventory shows drop from 2019 benchmark
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City staff presented preliminary results from a 2023 greenhouse‑gas inventory showing reductions in total and per‑capita emissions versus the committee's 2019 benchmark; staff said municipal solar, cleaner grid electricity and fleet changes drove much of the decline.
City staff presented preliminary results of a 2023 greenhouse‑gas inventory to the Farmers Branch Sustainability Committee, reporting preliminary decreases in total and per‑capita emissions compared with the committee's 2019 benchmark.
Alex, a city sustainability staff member, said the city completed separate inventories for the community and for municipal operations and used the ICLEI ClearPath software and regional grid emission factors to standardize calculations. He said the community and municipal totals are both trending downward in preliminary figures under technical review by the software vendor.
The inventory…
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