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Bloomington council hears 2023 greenhouse-gas inventory; city on track for 2030 target, must accelerate for 2050
Summary
City sustainability staff and Climate Nave presented Bloomington's 2023 greenhouse-gas inventory, which shows community emissions declining (driven largely by grid decarbonization) and municipal wastewater and solid-waste processes as priority areas for further reductions.
Bloomington council members heard a presentation of the city's 2023 greenhouse-gas inventory showing overall community emissions have declined and that the city is on track to meet its 2030 target but will need intensified action to reach its 2050 goal.
Shawn Mia, assistant director of sustainability for the Economic and Sustainable Development Department, introduced the report and noted the inventory was completed by vendor Climate Nave and delayed because of late utility data from CenterPoint Energy. "We anticipate annual greenhouse gas inventories to be published in a timely manner moving forward," Mia said.
Wes De Silvestro, president and CEO of Climate Nave, told the council community-wide emissions have fallen over the past two decades largely because Duke Energy has decommissioned coal-fired generation and added…
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