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Benton County says greenhouse‑gas emissions rose in 2022, outlines steps to meet government‑operations goal
Summary
County staff presented the 2022 greenhouse‑gas inventory showing net emissions around 3,550 metric tons CO2e and outlined actions — solar arrays, community solar subscriptions, fleet electrification, LED upgrades and telework — to move toward a 50% reduction from 2010 levels by 2030 for county government operations.
Benton County staff told commissioners May 16 that county government greenhouse‑gas emissions increased in 2022 and presented a plan of energy and operational steps to narrow the gap to the county’s 2030 government‑operations goal.
Sean McGuire, sustainability lead, said the county measures its target from a 2010 baseline and that net emissions for government operations in 2022 were approximately 3,550 metric…
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