This agreement provides funding under the inflation reduction act (IRA) to capital district regional planning commission to develop or update existing regional climate mitigation plans to address…

The Capital District Regional Planning Commission (CDRPC) was awarded a $1,000,000 cooperative agreement from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program (CFDA 66.046). The funding will support CDRPC in developing or updating regional climate mitigation plans to address greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and reduction measures across the metropolitan area. Key deliverables include a Priority Climate Action Plan (PCAP) by March 2024, a Comprehensive Climate Action Plan (CCAP) by Summer-Fall 2025, and a status report by Summer-Fall 2027. These plans will assess the regional GHG inventory, set emissions reduction targets, and analyze the benefits to low-income and disadvantaged communities, including impacts on energy costs, workforce development, and public health. CDRPC will also enhance its GHG emissions data and projections, engage with the community, and coordinate with nearby tribes as appropriate.

This agreement provides funding under the inflation reduction act (IRA) to capital district regional planning commission 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:capital district regional planning commission (cdrpc) activities: 1. Priority climate action plan (pcap) - workplan targeting all sectors, with priority on transportation and buildings. Assess the greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory, existing policies, and set goals for each sector. Also creating a template to keep our work consistent. 2. Preliminary GHG inventory - cdrpc updating our existing GHG inventory with a special focus on disadvantaged communities and GHG sources affected by NY state climate laws. 3. Comprehensive climate action plan (ccap) - cdrpc planning to boost our outreach and create a toolkit for communities to achieve their emission goals. Provide resources for communities to access EPA grants. 4. Comprehensive GHG inventory - cdrpc planning to enhance our GHG inventory, build an online GHG dashboard, and aim to regularly update this data for community use. 5. GHG emissions projections - cdrpc project GHG emissions for 2030 and 2050 considering various factors like population, economy, state and federal policies. 6. GHG reduction targets - cdrpc adopting new york state's climate act goals to reduce GHG emissions by 40% by 2030 and 85% by 2050. 7. Ccap reduction measures - cdrpc assess the benefits of our plan which include lower energy costs, job creation, better air quality, and resilience against climate change. 8. Low income/disadvantaged communities benefits analysis - cdrpc conduct a special analysis for disadvantaged communities, focusing on health impacts, workforce development, energy costs, and more. 9. Workforce planning analysis - cdrpc to include a regional workforce planning analysis in the ccap process. 10. Status report - cdrpc to publish a report on the status of our regional climate action efforts. Subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:over the next four years, cdrpc submit three key reports on a climate action plan: 1. The priority climate action plan (pcap) due march 2024. 2. The comprehensive climate action plan (ccap) due around summer-fall 2025. 3. A status report due around summer-fall 2027. These reports will detail how much pollution reduction and the benefits IT brings, especially to low-income and disadvantaged communities. The outcomes cdrpc aiming for include: - knowing more about our regional carbon footprint. - reducing greenhouse gases (ghgs) every year. - engaging our community more and raising awareness of our project. - better understanding the roles in plan implementation. - increasing green jobs. - making ongoing regional climate action, reducing ghgs, and hitting our reduction goals. The intended beneficiaries include disadvantaged and marginalized communities, residents, workers, and groups of similar communities such as towns, villages, counties, and cities. Cdrpc aims to create a dialogue and learn from successes in mitigation projects.