Strategy
BLUER is reducing emissions using the 5-step strategy designed by the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives. The steps:
- Calculate the Borough’s emissions
- Select a reduction goal
- Create a climate action plan
- Implement policies and measures
- Monitor progress
BLUER will implement its Climate Action Plan for the different sectors of the community (e.g., business/commercial/industrial, nonprofit/religious institutions, municipal government operations, county government operations, and residences) and gauge emission-reduction progress for each sector, recognizing that each has different needs and capabilities. BLUER will reach out to the West Chester community in an effort to engage the entire borough in this partnership. Specifically, BLUER will offer incentives to the business/commercial/industrial sector, recruit the participation of the Borough’s religious/nonprofit institutions, work in support of our municipal and county government operations to achieve greenhouse-gas reductions as cost-effectively as possible, and enable residents to take personal steps to reduce their own greenhouse-gas pollution. Through all of these efforts, BLUER will seek to make West Chester a model “energy-smart” community that practices energy conservation and waste reduction and relies substantially on cleaner, renewable energy sources for its remaining energy needs.
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