Local Climate Action and Energy Transition Planning

Climate Action and Energy Transition plans focus on reducing greenhouse gas emissions and transitioning to clean energy to address climate change at the local level. These plans establish a baseline for how communities are generating greenhouse gas emissions and prioritize strategies to reduce those emissions in buildings, transportation, waste, agriculture, and other sectors. This forum featured three speakers and multiple panelists representing the four suburban Pennsylvania counties and multiple municipalities who discussed how they created their plans, engaged residents in the process, and identified and prioritized GHG mitigation strategies, as well as challenges and barriers to plan implementation and lessons learned along the way.

Meeting Recording

Agenda

Welcome and Introduction [14 MB pdf]
Chris Linn, Manager, Office of Climate and Environment, DVRPC
Liz Compitello, Manager of Sustainable Energy

Speakers

Chester County Climate Action Plan [7.5 MB pdf]
Rachael Griffith, Sustainability Director, Chester County Planning Commission

West Chester Area Energy Transition Planning
Will Williams, Sustainability Director, Borough of West Chester, Chester County

Middletown Climate Action Plan & Implementation Update
Nick Valla, Assistant Township Manager, Middletown Township, Bucks County

Moderated Panel Discussion and Participant Q&A

Neale Dougherty, Sustainability Director, Bucks County Planning Commission
Cassandra Goodmansen, Environmental Planner, Bucks County Planning Comm
Carol Stauffer, Assistant Director, Chester County Planning Commission
Francine Locke, Chief Sustainability Officer, Delaware County
Jon Lesher, Environmental Planning Assistant Manager, Montgomery County Planning Commission

Closing Remarks

Additional Materials

Air Quality Partnership
Annual Report
Connections 2050
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA)
Economic Development District