2025 Climate Action Plan

The 2025 Evansville Climate Action Plan (CAP) was developed as a 5- year strategic plan to guide agency actions that will have positive impacts on community health and resiliency. The goal of the CAP is to reduce energy use and air pollution, while improving sustainability and resiliency. The plan will help Evansville do its part to curb further climate changes and prepare for the climate impacts ahead.

The original Climate Action Plan (CAP) was published in 2021 in partnership with the Indiana University Environmental Resilience Institute. The 2021 CAP goals were to reduce air pollution and energy use, and to improve air quality and community health. Organized into four key impact areas—transportation, buildings and energy, waste, and local food, agriculture, and green space—the plan identified actionable strategies to lower greenhouse gas emissions 15% by 2030, 35% by 2040, and 50% by 2050.

But Evansville is already experiencing climate impacts - more frequent and intense storms, more extreme temperatures, drought, flooding, and wildfire smoke from neighboring lands - and we are realizing we must do more to prepare for the future. We must help our community to prepare to be resilient to these impacts, and we must curb our contribution to further changes.

In 2024, the Evansville Climate Collaborative (ECC) launched a revision of the original CAP using grant funding from the Department of Energy’s Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant program. ECC partnered with Keramida, Inc., a professional consultancy experienced in developing municipal Climate Action Plans. Their experienced team have guided the revision process, ensuring it was both effective and aligned with best practices.

ECC also engaged a 30+ stakeholder team of leaders from local government, regional agencies, and local businesses and organizations. The team used the original 2021 CAP strategies as a foundation to develop the 2025 CAP strategies to honor the intent of the original community engagement process and the community's needs and priorities. The team also conducted and utilized many local technical studies and literature reviews to develop science-based actions and goals.

The 2025 Climate Action Plan will be a 5-year strategic plan with both short term and long term goals. The plan aims to reduce energy use and costs and air pollution, and improve community health and resilience, while doing our part to curb further climate impacts. The plan's goal is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 30% by 2030 and 80% by 2050 through 50 strategic actions in 5 sectors: Energy, Transportation, Waste, Land, and Resiliency. The plan will also provide many co-benefits, such as improved public health, improved mobility, enhanced energy security, reduced operational costs, and improvements in quality of life and quality of place. The revised plan is expected to be published in early 2025.

Ultimately, the revised Climate Action Plan will serve as a dynamic framework for Evansville, enabling the community to respond effectively to climate challenges and fostering a more resilient future for all residents.


PROJECT FILES

2021 Climate Action Plan

The City of Evansville's first climate action plan, drafted in 2020 and formally adopted by the Evansville City Council in 2021.

Other Projects

Here are some additional projects that Evansville Climate Collaborative has led to serve the Evansville community.

Composting Feasibility Study

ECC is partnering with the Vanderburgh County Solid Waste District to conduct a feasibility study for a municipal composting program.

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Municipal Fleet Audits

ECC is partnering with Drive Clean Indiana Cities, Inc. to conduct an audit of municipal fleets. The audits will identify and prioritize vehicles that can be transitioned to alternative fuels or electrified to reduce fuel, maintenance and operating costs.

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Municipal Building Energy Audits

ECC is partnering with Keramida Consulting to conduct energy audits of select city facilities. The audits will quantify energy use by system to identify and prioritize energy improvements that will reduce energy use and expenses.

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