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Climate Smart Future Ready

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See our implementation of the plan through an interactive dashboard of metrics

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Climate Smart Future Ready Summary   
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Larimer County's Climate Smart Future Ready plan was crafted through collaboration with community partners, many of whom remain committed to driving its implementation forward. Our objective is to confront the escalating risks associated with deteriorating air quality, intensifying weather patterns, and the increasing frequency of natural disasters resulting from our evolving climate. 

Our endeavor encompasses a comprehensive array of mitigation, adaptation, and resilience strategies, as elaborated in the DASHBOARD provided above. Collaborating with 50 entities, Larimer County has formulated action plans and established goals to collectively steer us toward fulfilling our community's needs over the next five years.

Please refer to the summary document on the left and explore the dashboard above to gain insight into Larimer County's distinctive initiatives aimed at safeguarding public health, preserving natural resources, and fostering economic and community-wide resilience.  If you'd like to read more about the work plan guiding the metrics you see in this dashboard, find information in this document. 

  

 

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County receives two silver awards for energy efficiency and renewable energy progress

Larimer County has received recognition awards from two environmental organizations for demonstrating significant progress in energy efficiency and renewable energy.The awards were presented today at the Board of Larimer County Commissioners Administrative Matters meeting.The Colorado Green…

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Community input needed for energy use ideas

Ever wonder if there could be better ways to use energy more wisely? As part of Larimer County’s Climate Smart Future Ready Plan,  we need your input to help us focus on energy solutions that benefit everyone in our community.How do we address the challenges of energy…

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Expanding Local Food Access to Equity Priority Communities

This quarter, we are highlighting the Northern Colorado Foodshed Project and their role in Climate Smart Future Ready (CSFR). Find out more through the below Q&A with Carli Donoghue, the organization's Executive Director.…

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  1. Why do we need Climate Smart Future Ready (CSFR)?

    Larimer County established Climate Smart Future Ready to proactively confront the challenges posed by deteriorating air quality, escalating temperatures, prolonged droughts, and natural disasters. Community feedback emphasized the importance of collaborative efforts to bolster existing initiatives and address the socioeconomic repercussions of climate change equitably. While climate change exacerbates these hazards, the concerted action outlined in this plan offers avenues to mitigate and adapt to them. Further insights on why this effort is needed can be gleaned from our comprehensive analysis on Climate Impacts in Larimer County .

  2. Who is part of this CSFR effort?

    Larimer County is fortunate to have a community willing to collaborate. Over 50 entities helped to develop the implementation plan highlighted in the dashboard. During the 2024-2025 year we will have up to 12 action teams comprised of both County staff and community partners that will enact the tactics of this effort. Champions assembling and fostering these action teams consist of the following County staff and community partners, each of which will be found in the dashboard:

    ❖North Front Range Metropolitan Planning Organization

    ❖Carbon Neutral Group

    ❖City of Fort Collins

    ❖City of Loveland

    ❖Drive Clean Colorado

    ❖Northern Colorado Foodshed Project

    ❖Larimer Conservation District

    ❖Poudre Valley Community Farms

    ❖Poudre Food Partnership

    ❖Colorado State University Extension Service

    ❖Colorado State University Climate Initiative

    ❖Larimer County Community Development

    ❖Larimer County Planning and Building

    ❖Larimer County Solid Waste

    ❖Larimer County Economic and Workforce Development

    ❖Larimer County Legislative Affairs

    ❖Larimer County Health Department

    ❖Larimer County Natural Resources

    ❖Larimer County Sheriff Office

    ❖Larimer County Office of Emergency Management

    ❖Larimer County Climate and Sustainability Office

  3. How can I get involved?

    There are several ways to get involved with Climate Smart Future Ready:

    1. Sign up for our newsletter on this page to keep up with current events and opportunities.
    2. Reach out to Heidi Pruess to engage in a specific action detailed in the dashboard.
    3. Take action at your residence and place of work, see further opportunities on our Climate and Sustainability website

Contact

Heidi Pruess, CEP
Sustainability and Climate Manager

Office of Sustainability and Climate
200 W. Oak, Suite 2200
Fort Collins, CO 80522-1190


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