Community invited to Climate Action Plan interactive workshop

Published on March 25, 2024

Los Alamos County Sustainability Manager Angelica Gurule, in collaboration with environmental consulting firm Cascadia, is inviting the community to an interactive workshop on Tuesday, April 2, at 6 p.m., via Zoom and in person in the Council Chambers, 1000 Central Ave., Los Alamos.  

Gurule was tasked by the Los Alamos County Council in 2023 with developing a climate action plan to reduce the county's greenhouse gas emissions and promote sustainability. 

The upcoming April 2 workshop will focus on reviewing the findings of the recently completed greenhouse gas inventory report that analyzed the sources and levels of greenhouse gases emitted within the county. (The full report, in addition to a PowerPoint and list of climate actions strategies presented at the March 5 Council meeting are available on the Los Alamos County website: https://lacnm.com/Sustainability.) Throughout the presentation participants will have the opportunity to discuss and contribute to the development of various strategies. 

Gurule and Cascadia representatives will use this citizen feedback to develop a draft Climate Action Plan that effectively reduces greenhouse gas emissions, is consistent with the County Council goals, and also reflects the community's values and aspirations. 

Gurule anticipates that the draft plan will be ready to present to the County Council in late June or early July. At this point, she indicates that public comment on the draft plan will be accepted after the meeting for a duration of time, still to be determined, to inform the development of the final plan. The County Council will consider the adoption of the final Climate Action Plan in the fall 2024. 

For more information, please email Gurule at Angelica.Gurule@lacnm.us or visit the website: https://lacnm.us/Sustainability.