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From YouTube: VIDEO UPDATE: CLIMATE ACTION PLAN
Description
Mayor Hamilton joined Lauren Clemens from the Economic and Sustainable Development Department to provide a video update on the Climate Action Plan.
Assistant Director of Sustainability Lauren Clemens provided the community and members of City Council with an update on October 19 concerning the progress toward achieving community climate and sustainability goals. The presentation covered the state of sustainability and climate action in Bloomington and the City’s ongoing efforts and investments to advance progress on the Sustainability and Climate Action Plans.
The 2022 Climate and Sustainability Progress Report and prior progress reports can be found at: bloomington.in.gov/sustainability.
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A
Hi,
it's
Bloomington,
Mayor,
John,
Hamilton,
I'm
right
here
in
front
of
City
Hall
and
thanks
for
checking
in
today,
I'm
with
Lauren
Clemens.
Thank
you
Lauren
for
being
with
us.
Lauren
runs
the
sustainable
development
part
of
city
government
and
we're
here
to
talk
about
the
climate
action
plan.
So
Lauren.
Why
don't
you
tell
us?
What
is
our
climate
action
plan?
How
do
we
get
one
sure.
B
Bloomington's
climate
auction
plan
was
adopted
by
City
Council
in
2021
in
April
and
since
then
it's
been
active.
We
have
a
lot
of
different
mitigation,
so
reducing
emission
strategies
and
adaptation
strategies
and
the
goal
of
the
plan
is
to
reduce
emissions
in
Bloomington,
an
additional
25
and
then
work
towards
carbon
neutrality
by
2050.
A
B
Made
a
lot
of
progress,
we
have
over
100
actions
that
are
either
completed,
ongoing
underway
and
tonight
at
city
council
I
will
be
giving
our
annual
report
on
the
progress
and,
if
anyone's
interested
in
checking
it
out,
we
have
it
available
on
our
website,
both
this
year's
report
and
previous.
So
you
can
compare
the
scope
of
what
has
been
underway
since.
A
B
I
guess
yeah
you
report
on
each
of
those
yeah,
so
we
have
a
lot
of
different
sectors
and
goals
for
each
sector.
So
the
great
part
about
the
report
is,
you
can
check,
maybe
you're
more
interested
in
transportation,
see
what's
active
Transportation
sector,
what
might
not
be
started
yet
it's
a
very
ambitious
plan.
So
there's
a
lot
of
different
actions
that
we
have
underway
great.
A
So
recently,
we've
had
a
couple
things
that
have
moved
things
along.
Maybe
one
is
the
regional
climate
convening
that
has
perhaps
accelerated
and
then
maybe
even
well.
I
know
it's
more
significant.
Was
the
local
income
tax,
the
economic
growing
local
income
tax,
which
is
helping
fund
a
lot
of
the
work
you're
paying
attention
to
right
absolutely.
B
A
B
From
comments,
so
that
was
a
really
huge
step
forward
in
starting
that
Regional
conversation.
The
economic
development,
local
income
tax
has
also
really
improved
the
funding
side
of
the
climate
action
plan.
Even
though
the
plan
had
been
adopted,
it's
very
ambitious
and
there's
a
lot
of
activities
that
both
government
will
be
spearheading,
but
also
partnering
with
other
organizations
to
move
forward,
so
that
dedication
of
funding
how.
A
A
A
Great
well,
you
know,
there's
a
one
reminder
is
government
is
only
a
little
piece
of
the
climate
stuff
and
we're
we're
really
leaning
into
it
and
I.
Thank
the
city
council
for
that
with
Investments
and
with
plans,
and
we
love
the
more
you
want
to
know
about
it
check
out
on
the
website.
Lauren.
Thank
you
for
your
involvement
in
it
and
leadership
in
it,
and
you
know
we're
really
taking
major
new
steps,
because
we
know
how
important
the
climate
emergency
is.
Lauren.
You
actually
have
a
new
staff
member
joining
too.