Welcome to the City of Bloomington’s Climate Action Dashboard!
The Dashboard serves as a central place to coordinate the City’s efforts to reach carbon neutrality by 2050. Here you’ll find a list of actions that Bloomington is taking, resources to help you play your part in reducing community emissions, and the most up-to-date data to provide transparency & accountability on the City’s progress.
Win/Win Climate Action Workshop
November 24th, 2024
EVENTS
Bloomington Sustainability recently hosted its final community Climate Action Workshop of 2024; these workshops, free to the public and held at Switchyard Park or via Zoom, provide resources and information about climate action opportunities that can be taken by members of the Bloomington community. The topic for this final workshop was saving money and mitigating climate change impacts using incentives from the Inflation Reduction Act.
The recording is publicly available and can be viewed here: Link
Summer 2024 Community Heat Survey Results
November 1st, 2024
ANNOUNCEMENTS
During the summer of 2024, the City of Bloomington conducted a community survey to understand residents' perceptions surrounding extreme heat, its impacts, and potential solutions. The results have been examined by the Economic and Sustainable Development team and will be used to inform the development of future City policies and initiative focused on combatting extreme heat and its impacts in Bloomington.
Climate Action Dashboard Launch
March 11th, 2024
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The City of Bloomington, IN is excited to officially launch its Climate Action Dashboard in collaboration with ClimateNav, a startup focused on helping local governments decarbonize and build more sustainable communities.
The Climate Action Dashboard will serve as a central place for the City to showcase progress on achieving its emissions reduction goals from its Climate Action Plan, up-to-date metrics about sustainability, and information about the various programs the City is helping fund and manage.
Additionally, the Dashboard includes useful information for residents of Bloomington about how they can reduce their personal carbon footprint, get involved in local sustainability initiatives, and learn more about local climate action.
"Bloomington continues to lead the charge on climate action. In addition to implementing the City’s ambitious Climate Action Plan, we are investing in solar installations, energy-efficient buildings, and dedicate more than $1.6 million each year toward reducing greenhouse gas emissions throughout the community. Bloomington is also developing a Climate Resilience Plan, a Beat the Heat program, and is making substantial improvements to our stormwater management system. We understand the impacts of climate change and are doing all we can to protect our community and the vulnerable populations who live here." - Kerry Thomson, Bloomington's 33rd Mayor
