Capital Region Climate Action Plan
CDRPC is developing a Comprehensive Climate Action Plan (CCAP) for the Capital Region. The plan is funded by the US EPA as part of the Climate Pollution Reduction Grant program. The CCAP will provide the Capital Region with an actionable roadmap for voluntary climate action. It will include GHG inventory, near-term and long-term GHG goals and projections, and a broad range of GHG reduction measures across all economic sectors. The plan will provide a framework to continue to collaborate regionally, share information among participants, and work together to implement the GHG mitigation measures included in the CCAP.
The Capital Region Climate Action Collaborative
The CCAP was developed through a newly formed Climate Action Collaborative, which is a voluntary assembly of Capital Region climate leaders undertaking climate action. It includes regional agencies, partner organizations, and municipal climate action leaders covering Albany, Schenectady, Saratoga, Rensselaer, Columbia, Warren, Washington, and Greene Counties. The regional and municipal stakeholders who participated in advisory groups and/or provided feedback to the plan, along with the communities that achieve Clean Energy Communities designation or Climate Smart Communities certification, comprise the Capital Region Climate Action Collaborative.
The Collaborative currently includes:
Regional Agencies:
- The Capital Region Transportation Council
- The Capital District Transportation Authority (CDTA)
- The Affordable Housing Partnership of the Capital Region
Municipal Partners:
Albany County*, City of Albany*, City of Cohoes*, Columbia County*, City of Glens Falls*, Town/Village of Lake George*, City of Saratoga Springs*, Town of Clifton Park*, Schenectady County*, Town of Canaan, Village of Philmont, Town of Taghkanic, City of Hudson, Warren County
Municipalities marked with * make up our Municipal Climate Leadership Steering Committee.
Additional Partners:
Troy Architectural Program, Solarize Capital Region, Capital District Community Energy, South End Community Collaborative, Zero Waste Albany, Albany County League of Women Voters RADIX Center, Albany County Soil and Water Conservation District, Cornell Cooperative Extensions of Columbia/Greene and Albany Counties, and the Center for Economic Growth
NYSERDA Designated Clean Energy Communities:
Albany County, Columbia County, Schenectady County, Warren County, Cities of Albany, Cohoes, Glens Falls, Hudson, Saratoga Springs, Schenectady, Troy, Watervliet, Towns of Ancram, Austerlitz, Ballston, Bethlehem, Canaan, Catskill, Chatham, Claverack, Clifton Park, Colonie, Copake, East Greenbush, Edinburg, Gallatin, Germantown, Ghent, Glenville, Greenville, Guilderland, Hebron, Hillsdale, Hunter, Kinderhook, Knox, Lake George, Malta, Nassau, New Lebanon, New Scotland, Niskayuna, Queensbury, Rensselaerville, Saratoga, Stephentown, Stuyvesant, Taghkanic, Westerlo, Villages of Altamont, Athens, Castleton-on-Hudson, Catskill, East Nassau, Kinderhook, Lake George, Menands, Philmont, Schuylerville, Valatie, Voorheesville
NYS Certified Climate Smart Communities:
Silver Certified
City of Albany, Town of Bethlehem, Town of New Lebanon, Schenectady County
Bronze Certified
City of Glens Falls, City of Hudson, City of Saratoga Springs, City of Schenectady, City of Watervliet, County of Albany, County of Columbia, County of Warren, Town of Ancram, Town of Austerlitz, Town of Ballston, Town of Canaan, Town of Chatham, Town of Claverack, Town of Clifton Park, Town of Colonie, Town of Copake, Town of Germantown, Town of Ghent, Town of Hillsdale, Town of Lake George, Town of Queensbury, Town of Taghkanic, Village of Athens, Village of Catskill, Village of Kinderhook, Village of Lake George, Village of Philmont
Capital Region Climate Action Portal
To facilitate municipal and public awareness, a Capital Region Climate Action Portal was developed as a companion to the CCAP. The Portal includes a GHG Inventory Dashboard, GHG Mitigation Measures, and comprehensive visual and spatial documentation of community and municipal climate action to date. The Portal serves as an online clearinghouse for regional climate action data, tools, support, and ongoing implementation and tracking.
Contact: Todd Fabozzi, CDRPC Director of Sustainability at todd@cdrpc.org
