Net Zero by 2050

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Our seas are rising.

Data Source: Louisiana 2017 Coastal Master Plan, Coastal Protection & Restoration Authority

We are experiencing more hot days.

Data Source: U.S. Climate Resilience Toolkit, Climate Explorer, https://toolkit.climate.gov/climate-explorer2/.

We're taking action to reduce our impact

Economy

Divest city’s investments in fossil fuels and Invest in clean energy and climate solutions
Establish a regional green bank with Finance New Orleans (FNO)
Promote sustainable business practices and jobs
Make climate action data available for analysis and action

Energy

Clean our grid
Generate more clean energy locally
Use less energy in our buildings

Transportation

Diversify our travel choices to increase nonauto trips
Increase share of zero-emissions vehicles on our roads

Waste

Improve recycling rates through education and infrastructure

Adaptation

Build additional green infrastructure
Increase resilience of our energy and water infrastructure

Greenhouse gas inventory

Check back here in 2024 for the City’s updated Greenhouse Gas Inventory

Economy

Strategies

Divest city’s investments in fossil fuels and Invest in clean energy and climate solutions
Establish a regional green bank with Finance New Orleans (FNO)
Promote sustainable business practices and jobs
Make climate action data available for analysis and action

Goals

Divest the City’s investments in fossil fuels by 2025
$1B invested with Finance New Orleans by 2030
Sustainable contracting policy by 2024

Energy

Strategies

Clean our grid
Generate more clean energy locally
Use less energy in our buildings

Goals

100% clean energy by 2035
255 megawatts local solar by 2030
Building performance standard ordinance by 2024

Transportation

Strategies

Diversify our travel choices to increase nonauto trips
Increase share of zero-emissions vehicles on our roads

Goals

50% non-automobile trips by 2030
75 miles of low-stress bike ways by 2025
40% of passenger & light-duty vehicles are electric by 2035

Waste

Strategy

Improve recycling rates through education and infrastructure

Goals

25% diversion rate by 2030
Solid waste master plan by 2024

Adaptation

Strategies

Build additional green infrastructure
Increase resilience of our energy and water infrastructure

Goal

80M gallons of stormwater diverted via green infrastructure by 2035
40,000 trees planted by 2030
Microgrid pilot by 2025

Net Zero by 2050

Download the 2022 Climate Action strategy

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Download the 2017 Climate Action strategy

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