INC NEWS - Greenhouse Gas Emissions Plan

[Melissa Rooney]

I commend the city and county officials for adopting
Durham's Green House Gas (GHG) Inventory and Local
Action Plan (available online at
http://www.durhamnc.gov/ghg/pdf/ghg_lap_full_report.pdf).
 

You can find the plan under the Public Works -
Transportation section under City Departments at the
City website.

Apparently, the transportation sector is identified as
one of the largest sources of GHG emissions,
accounting for 38% of Durham's GHG emissions in the
baseline year (2005).  Among the recommendations to
reduce emissions from the transportation sector is to
"strengthen and uphold policies that control urban
sprawl.  This not only reduces the number and distance
of motorized vehicle trips, but also helps to conserve
forests, which help to deter climate change by acting
as carbon sinks."

Thought I would pass this on to you all, so that you
could use it in your arguments for environmentally
responsible development ;)

Cheers,
Melissa

 


       
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