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Town releases 2024 greenhouse‑gas inventory: transportation largest emissions source
Summary
Emily presented Carbondale's 2024 greenhouse‑gas inventory: total emissions of 77,000 metric tons CO2e with transportation accounting for about 61% of the total; electricity emissions have fallen since 2009, and wastewater emissions have decreased substantially since 2014.
Emily gave a data‑focused presentation summarizing the town’s 2024 greenhouse‑gas inventory, methodology and community engagement efforts.
"For 2024, Carbondale's total emissions were 77,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent," Emily said, and she noted transportation represents roughly 61% of those emissions. She explained the inventory follows ICLEI protocol and divides emissions into scope 1 (inside town boundaries), scope 2 (grid‑supplied energy) and scope 3 (emissions caused by the town but occurring outside town boundaries, such as landfill transport). Emily highlighted declines in electricity emissions tied to a greener grid and noted wastewater operations showed about a 60% reduction compared with 2014 figures.
Emily also summarized community engagement — a recent public event that drew over 60 participants produced roughly 150 comments transcribed for later analysis — and described a framework for thinking about actions across individual, community and regional scales. Board members discussed inventory cadence (2–4 years suggested) and next steps for turning the community feedback into trustee‑level recommendations.
