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Maplewood commission reviews draft climate mitigation plan, seeks public feedback through April 1
Summary
Commissioner Ted Redmond presented the city’s draft climate mitigation plan to the Environmental and Natural Resources Commission, outlining interim and long-term emission targets, sector-specific goals and an online public review process. Staff urged residents to submit comments by April 1.
Commissioner Ted Redmond, presenting virtually as a consultant with his firm Pale Blue Dot, reviewed Maplewood’s draft climate mitigation plan and invited public input ahead of a planned final review in May.
Redmond said the planning effort began in January 2024 and produced a draft shaped by baseline studies, a 22-member planning team of staff, volunteers and residents, and a community survey. “Over 79% of respondents agreed or strongly agreed that it's important for the city to take action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions,” Redmond said, and added that most respondents reported personal experience of climate impacts.
The draft sets two principal targets: an interim goal to cut emissions 46% below 2013 levels by 2035 and a long-term goal of net-zero emissions by 2050. The plan is organized around three sectors —…
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