This agreement provides funding under the inflation reduction act (IRA) to genesee finger lakes regional planning council to develop or update existing regional climate mitigation plans to address…

This $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program (CFDA 66.046), provides funding to the Genesee Finger Lakes Regional Planning Council to develop and update regional climate mitigation plans to address greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and reduction measures across the metropolitan area. Key activities include conducting a GHG inventory, establishing emissions reduction targets, identifying quantifiable emissions reduction measures, and performing cost-benefit and equity analyses focused on low-income and disadvantaged communities. The funding supports the development of a Priority Climate Action Plan by March 2024 and a Comprehensive Climate Action Plan within two years, as well as a final status report at the close of the four-year grant period.

This agreement provides funding under the inflation reduction act (IRA) to genesee finger lakes regional planning council to develop or update existing regional climate mitigation plans to address greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and reduction measures throughout the entire metropolitan area and to conduct meaningful engagement with low- income and disadvantaged communities and coordinate with geographically proximate tribes as appropriate. Activities:in general, activities include the development, updating, and evaluation of plans to reduce climate pollution (i.e., to reduce GHG emissions and/or enhance carbon sinks). Specific activities include baseline assessment, establish a climate action committee with visioning session, update the existing greenhouse gas inventory for the rochester MSA region and cross referencing existing data and tools from nyseerda's finger/ llake inventory of 2-10 and the genesee-FLX climate action strategy. Identify quantified GHG reduction measures conduct and publish a benefits analysis which includes a CO pollutant analysis oriented toward low income disadvantaged communities( lidac./ review of existing authority to implement green house gas reductions , create an extensive outreach strategy and program which includes an internet site , branding strategy, a highly coordinated community partner outreach coordination program CCAP: the CCAP has the following activities associated with this element building on refinement of the activities undertaken in the PCAP: GHG inventory: the gflrpc will develop its own inventory reflecting on a survey of existing data sources and more carefully refining them for the creation of reduction measurs in the gflrpc region complete with emission projections. Develop near and long term emission reduction targets produce quantified reduction measures , produce a benefits cost analysis for CO pollutant reduction of GHG and NOX,, SO2, PM 2.5, VOC's and air toxics. Gflrpc will use the NYS benefits to determine if the results can be scaled to the region. Produce a lidac benefits analysis to coordinate with new york state to achieve determine that 40% of the benefits to be achieved by the state of new york's clean energy program accrue to lidac. The outreach and coordination strategy will build on and refine the elements identified in the PCAP above. . Subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:three key deliverables will be produced and submitted over the course of the four-year program period, including: a priority climate action plan (PCAP), due march 1, 2024; a comprehensive climate action plan (CCAP), due two years from the date of the award; and a status report, due at the close of the grant period. Baseline assessment is the cornerstone of the PCAP. Gflrpc will identify and review existing plans and policies and reports that have direct climate change or sustainability value to the region. Some plans that have already been undertake that are relevant to this baseline are 2021 genesee-FLX climate action strategy and created by the climate solutions accelerator , the 2017 city of rochester climate action plan, the 2022 monroe county climate action plan phase 1-county operations, the 2013 finger lakes sustainability plan, the 2022 monroe county hazard mitigation plan, nyserda's 2010 GHG baseline inventory NS the 2022 scoping plan. A priority climate action plan committee will be established and public stakeholder engagement initiative. Targeted demographic work shops will be conducted which include but are not limited to lidac populations. Key deliverable no 2. Comprehensive climate action plan: (CCAP) the CCAP is composed of 9 critical tasks as identified : GHG inventory GHG emission projections near and long term GHG emission reductions targets quantified emission reduction measures benefits analysis low income disadvantaged benefits analysis review of authority T