ABOUT THE PLAN
Monroe County's
role
In 2022, Monroe County made a firm commitment to a more resilient and sustainable future for our community by identifying greenhouse gas emissions from County-owned facilities, infrastructure, and operations. Through these findings, the County developed a strategic action plan for climate change adaptation and mitigation at the County-government level. The Monroe County Climate Action Plan (CAP) - Phase I focuses on reducing GHG emissions from County-run sites, facilities, and operations, and it is an important first step in planning for a more sustainable and resilient Monroe County.
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To expand on this work, the County is now undertaking a community-wide GHG inventory and CAP to better understand emissions from the County and all its stakeholders -- including residential, commercial, industrial, municipal, and all other energy dependent activities that occur within Monroe County. This effort, called the Phase II CAP, will have a much larger scope of emissions sources inventoried and the potential actions for climate change mitigation and adaptation.
TOGETHER, THE PHASE I & PHASE II CAPs WILL CREATE A COMPREHENSIVE ROADMAP TO REDUCE OUR REGION'S CONTRIBUTION TO CLIMATE CHANGE & PROVIDE A MORE SUSTAINABLE FUTURE
plan framework
develop GHG inventory & baseline
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identify GHG reduction goals
2
review best management practices & case studies
3
identify/
analyze strategies & actions
4
prioritize strategies & actions
5
buildings
& housing
transportation
land use, tree & open space
waste
& recycling
water &
wastewater
community energy use & consumption
green education
& economy
community
partners
what we'll be looking at in phase II
meet the advisory committee
The Climate Action Plan Advisory Committee will play a key role in all aspects of this planning process, and will serve as spokespeople for the project throughout its duration. The members are highlighted below or you can click the button to learn more about the Advisory Committee, view meeting notices, minutes and agendas:
Kathryn Walker
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Monroe County Executive
Citizen Appointment
John Botelho
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President, County Legislature
Citizen Appointment
Hon. Richard B. Milne​
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Legislative Majority Leader
Legislator Appointment
Patrick Gooch
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Planning Liaison
Senior Planner, Monroe County Planning & Development
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Matthew O'Connor
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Legislative Majority Leader
Citizen Appointment
Co-Chairperson
Hon. Michael Yudelson​
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Legislative Minority Leader Legislator Appointment
Co-Chairperson
Hon. Sue Hughes-Smith
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Legislative Minority Leader
Citizen Appointment
Vice-Chairperson
Michael Garland
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Monroe County Environmental Services
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Tina Stevens
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Secretary to the Committee
Monroe County
Environmental Services
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Alden Smith
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Legislative Majority Leader Legislator Appointment
Student
Anna Yatteau
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Legislative Minority Leader Legislator Appointment
Student
Lola D'Ascentiis
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Monroe County Executive
Student Appointment
Joseph Vankerkhove
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Engineer In Charge
Monroe County
Environmental Services