An in-depth study issued this fall has detailed the status of and potential for solar power in the tri-county region Eagle, Garfield and Pitkin counties
EAGLE The Eagle Town Council is taking some extra time to consider its adoption of an updated Climate Action Plan prepared by the Climate Action Collaborative, a diverse partnership led by the Walking Mountains Science Center that includes some of the town’s staff.
The updated action plan outlines strategies for Eagle County to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions 50% from 2014 levels by 2030 and 80% by 2050. It calls for “emergency grade action” on climate and prioritization of strategies to immediately reduce carbon emissions.
Some of those strategies include electrifying 5% of buildings annually about 1,640 homes and 10 commercial buildings. Others call for increasing the amount of all-electric or zero-emission new construction, accelerating the adoption of electric vehicles, diverting more organic and construction waste and cardboard from the landfill.