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Columbus updates climate action progress, highlights building standards and community solar plans
Summary
Deputy Director Schockey told the Public Utilities & Sustainability Committee the city’s 2022 greenhouse gas inventory shows a 6.5% emissions drop despite 13% population growth and outlined work groups, a 2024 progress report and a 2025 community solar plan funded in part by Solar for All grants.
Deputy Director Schockey reported to the Columbus Public Utilities & Sustainability Committee that the city’s 2022 greenhouse gas inventory shows emissions fell 6.5% even as population grew 13%, and reiterated the city’s goal of a 45% reduction by 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2050.
Schockey said the Climate Action Plan’s implementation rests on five work groups — buildings, transportation, waste, sustainable neighborhoods and climate solutions — and noted the office published a 10‑page 2024 progress report focused on 2025 targets. “We’ve had a 13% growth in…
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