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File #: 18964-24    Version: 1
Type: Presentation Status: General Board Business
File created: 7/8/2024 In control: Board of Public Utilities
On agenda: 7/17/2024 Final action:
Title: Presentation of Draft Climate Action Plan by the Los Alamos County Sustainability Manager
Presenters: Philo Shelton; Angelica Gurule
Indexes (Council Goals): Environmental Stewardship - Carbon-Neutral Energy Supply, Environmental Stewardship - Greenhouse Gas Reduction , Environmental Stewardship - Natural Resource Protection, Environmental Stewardship - Waste Management, Environmental Stewardship - Water Conservation, DPU FY2022 - 5.0 Achieve Environmental Sustainability
Attachments: 1. A - Climate Action Plan Presentation by Cascadia Consulting Group, 2. B - Draft Climate Action Plan, 3. C - LARES Working Group Action Plan, 4. D - LARES Working Group Update

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Presentation of Draft Climate Action Plan by the Los Alamos County Sustainability Manager

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Angelica Gurule, Sustainability Manager for Los Alamos County, will provide an update on the Climate Action Plan (CAP) development process, including an overview of the draft climate action plan, community engagement efforts, and target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Utilizing an online platform, the community is invited to provide feedback, comments and concerns for one month, starting July 9 through August 9, 2024 at https://losalamoscap.konveio.com . Sequentially, Cascadia and County staff will review public comments and integrate into the final climate action plan. The final climate action plan will be presented to County Council in October 2024.

Fiscal and Staff Impact

Budget options to implement greenhouse gas reduction efforts may be included in FY26 budget process.

Attachments

A - Climate Action Plan Presentation by Cascadia Consulting Group

B - Draft Climate Action Plan

C - LARES County Council Working Group Action Plan Presentation

D - LARES County Council Working Group Action Plan Status Update