Want to help Bethlehem go green?
The city is hosting two virtual meetings Wednesday to discuss its development of a climate action plan, which will outline measures, policies and strategies Bethlehem can enact to reduce the city’s contribution to climate change.
The plan aims to help the city adapt to the risks of a changing climate, like extreme temperatures and increased flooding risks, and lay out ways to combat it.
The 90-minute virtual meetings will be held at 12 p.m. and 5:30 p.m and hosted by consultant WSP and Nurture Nature Center.
Those interested in attending are encouraged to register here for the session they plan to join. Share your priorities via this survey ahead of the meeting.
The meeting will lay out the planning process and steps the city’s already taken to address climate change. Organizers want to hear participant’s thoughts on what priorities they hope to see in the plan when it is released in early 2021.
The city wants to use the plan to establish local priorities for reducing greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to global climate change, protect the local environment, improve public health and strengthen the city’s environment.
It will include a climate hazard vulnerability assessment that identifies risks in the city and outlines how local government, business and residents can reduce climate-change related threats.
The city’s already reduced its municipal emissions by 37% from 2005 to 2017 via numerous greenhouse gas reduction initiatives, ranging from energy efficiency upgrades to buying renewable energy.
Bethlehem City Council unanimously authorized the creation of a climate action plan. The Bethlehem-based engineering firm WSP and Easton’s Nurture Nature Center were selected as the consultants to develop the plan.
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