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Tucson reports strong early progress on climate plan; energy sourcing study to test municipal and CCA options
Summary
City staff on Jan. 22 presented the first annual progress report for Tucson Resilient Together (TRT), the city’s climate action and adaptation plan, and briefed the Mayor and Council on an energy sourcing study assessing options to decarbonize city operations and the community electricity supply.
City staff on Jan. 22 presented the first annual progress report for Tucson Resilient Together (TRT), the city’s climate action and adaptation plan, and briefed the Mayor and Council on an energy sourcing study assessing options to decarbonize city operations and the community electricity supply.
TRT progress: Chief Resilience Officer Fatima Luna reported the city had advanced more than the manager’s target for the plan’s actions, saying the administration advanced 76% of TRT actions (exceeding a 59% objective for the first implementation year). Staff highlighted roughly $94 million in climate‑related grant awards secured by city departments, and $121 million in city investments in projects that advance TRT goals, with Transportation & Mobility (DTM) accounting for a large share of project spending.…
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