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Rising global temperatures are changing our land, water, and atmosphere, which creates an increasing risk to our livelihood. Communities not only have to be prepare for these changes, but also build the capacity to quickly bounce back from an adverse event.
The following provides tangible actions catalyst communities can take to enable a just transition to decarbonization as it pertains to climate resilience and adaptation, and coincides with Michigan Green Communities. Relevant resources, webinars, and community examples accompany each action below.
Inventory municipal and community greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, noting your achievements and areas for improvement. A municipal GHG emissions inventory tracks the GHG emissions resulting from the day-to-day operations of a local government. This includes the GHG emissions from energy and material consumption in government buildings, wastewater and water treatment, the municipal vehicle fleet, and government-owned outdoor lighting, among others. A community-wide GHG emissions inventory tracks the GHG emissions resulting from the community's operations. This includes the GHG emissions from energy consumption in residential and commercial buildings, transportation fuels, waste disposal, and other sources within a given geographic boundary.
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Understand how climate change will likely impact your community and implement projects to adapt and prepare. Climate change can affect varying assets, systems, operations, and community members differently. As such, a climate vulnerability assessment should be performed to reveal community-specific vulnerabilities and risks. Subsequently, a climate adaptation plan should be developed to outline a vision and set of strategies to improve the community's resilience to climate change based on the local, physical, economic, and social vulnerabilities identified in the climate vulnerability assessment. During the planning process, local governments should work with residents and local groups to establish a shared vision of a resilient future and define specific local climate adaptation strategies to best reduce adverse impacts.
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Understand how natural or manufactured hazards could affect your community and develop a plan to respond to hazards while taking steps to mitigate the effects of hazards now. A hazard mitigation plan can help identify risks and create long-term strategies to protect your community. Plans should include extreme heat events, flooding, droughts, wildfires, etc.
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Strive to lessen the impact of municipal operations on the local environment. Construction of new municipal buildings or the major renovation of existing buildings present an opportunity for municipalities to design or redesign with energy efficiency and conservation in mind, and go beyond the Michigan Energy Code. An improved building standard for municipal new construction and/or major renovations will reduce a municipality’s carbon footprint, and demonstrate leadership by example to the rest of the community.
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