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Oakland County sustainability office presents 2024 annual report; commissioners receive and file
Summary
Julie Lyonsberger, the county's chief sustainability officer, briefed commissioners on 2024 work including greenhouse-gas goals, grants, the Oakland Saves ARPA energy-rebate program and campus energy efforts. The board voted 6-0 to receive and file the report.
Julie Lyonsberger, chief sustainability officer for the Office of Sustainability, presented Oakland County’s 2024 annual report to the Board of Commissioners committee and the committee voted to receive and file the report.
Lyonsberger said the office’s central greenhouse-gas goal is a 50% reduction by 2035 from a 2018 baseline and a long-term target of net-zero emissions by 2050. She told commissioners county operations emissions are dominated by buildings and facilities — “more than 75% of our emissions” — with vehicle fleet the second-largest source.
The presentation summarized grants, technical assistance and programs the office advanced in 2024. Lyonsberger reported a $100,000 grant from the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy for energy management…
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