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Liberty Lake planners briefed on 2022 greenhouse‑gas inventory; buildings and transport are top targets
Summary
Consultants presented a 2022 greenhouse‑gas inventory showing roughly 18,000 metric tons CO2e for Liberty Lake, with 62% from building energy and 25% from transportation; staff laid out draft local goals and a timeline to submit the GHG subelement for Commerce review.
Liberty Lake — Consultants on Wednesday presented a greenhouse‑gas inventory and draft reduction goals to the Liberty Lake Planning Commission, reporting about 18,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent in 2022 and identifying building energy and passenger vehicles as the largest local emission sources.
Maddie, the GHG analyst on the consulting team, summarized the inventory: “Local emissions for Liberty Lake totaled about 18,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent. The vast majority of those, about 62%, came from building energy,” she said, and roughly 25% came from transportation energy, primarily passenger vehicles.
Why it matters: Washington Department of Commerce requires a GHG subelement in the comprehensive plan that shows reductions in total emissions and per‑capita vehicle miles traveled and…
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