Lakewood named ‘climate action leader’ for second straight year
DENVER (KDVR) — Lakewood has been named a “climate action leader” for the second straight year, for its work on “sustainability, climate change, resiliency and environmental transparency,” according to the city.
Lakewood is one of 112 cities globally and 29 in the United States to earn a spot on the 2024 CDP A list. To be on the environmental disclosure system’s A list, a city must publicly disclose its efforts through the climate reporting platform CDP-ICLEI Track and meet “rigorous” criteria, the city said.
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“I am extremely proud that Lakewood is among this prestigious list for the second consecutive year,” Lakewood Mayor Wendi Strom said in a statement. “It highlights the depth of our commitment to ensuring that sustainability plays a central role in Lakewood’s ongoing story.”
In order to earn a spot on the A list, the city said it had to have a citywide emissions inventory, a climate risk and vulnerability assessment and a published climate action plan.
The city listed recent climate-related projects in Lakewood, including:
Assessed 10 climate-related hazards and identified top priorities, including hailstorms, extreme heat, extreme cold, flooding and wildfires.
Designing and constructing its first on-site solar installation at the Whitlock Recreation Center.
Updated a communitywide inventory and created a municipal GHG emissions inventory, which will “provide a baseline” for future decarbonization.
Maintained the city’s sustainable development standards, which have been in place since 2019 and were last updated in 2022.
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Colorado Gov. Jared Polis recognized Lakewood last month while touting the state’s own inclusion on the 2024 CDP A list. Colorado was joined by California as the only two U.S. states to make the list. In addition to Lakewood, Aspen, Boulder, Denver and Fort Collins also made this year’s cut.
More information about Lakewood’s sustainability efforts can be found on the city’s website.
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