Longmont receives a climate score of A- from CDP

The city of Longmont has been recognized by the Carbon Disclosure Project as a leader in climate action, earning an overall score of A minus, according to a news release from the city.

The CDP is a global nonprofit that runs an environmental disclosure system for companies, cities, states and regions, the release said. This is the city’s fourth time submitting to the CDP, the release added.

To score an A minus, among other actions, a local government must have a community-wide emissions inventory and have published a climate action plan, the release said. It must also have taken steps to assess and plan to adapt to climate change.

“The City of Longmont’s Sustainability Office is excited to receive this recognition for our continuing efforts to implement council’s goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to climate change,” Francis Jaffe, the city’s sustainability coordinator, said in a statement. “This is an increase from our 2023 score of a B. This increase is primarily due to the creation of the climate risk mapping tool and our work to adapt to climate change … to increase our score from an A minus to an A in the future, the City will need to set a target of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.”

The city has been reporting progress on climate action to the CDP since 2022, according to a city information webpage.