Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Charlottesville, VA: Greenhouse Gas Emissions Baseline
The City of Charlottesville has compiled a greenhouse gas emissions inventory using software tools provided through the ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability organization. This “baseline” is an inventory of the activities within our community that contribute to our greenhouse gas emissions, and emissions of criteria air pollutants. Establishing a baseline enables us to set targets for reducing our emissions and our energy costs in the future. In the year of 2000, Charlottesville was responsible for nearly 900,000 tons of greenhouse gas emissions. That was enough for about 5 full hot air balloons per person!
The next step is the development of the Charlottesville Climate and Sustainability Action Plan. For more details, please contact greencity@charlottesville.org
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