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Ross receives 2023 greenhouse gas inventory; council directs staff to update Climate Action Plan using Marin template
Summary
Marin Climate & Energy Partnership presented Ross’s 2023 greenhouse gas inventory showing a 22% reduction from 1990 levels; staff proposed a technical update to the town’s 2010 Climate Action Plan using a regional template and the council asked staff to proceed and return with a study session early next year.
Marin Climate & Energy Partnership sustainability staff presented Ross’s 2023 community-wide greenhouse gas inventory to the Town Council on Oct. 9 and recommended a technical refresh of the town’s 2010 Climate Action Plan. Council members directed staff to begin a coordinated update, and staff said they would return with a draft for a study session in early 2026.
Christina O’Rourke, sustainability coordinator for the Marin Climate and Energy Partnership, said the inventory shows Ross’s community emissions are down about 22% from 1990 levels. The largest remaining source of emissions in Ross is natural gas use in buildings; electricity use now represents a small share of emissions because of cleaner regional grid…
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