Borough of Carnegie

Carnegie’s LCAP vision is to become a climate-resilient community with restorative impact on natural systems beyond our borders. Carnegie will take action to reduce its carbon footprint and greenhouse emissions while enhancing resilience to climate risks through equitable economic development, meaningful stakeholder engagement, research, and innovation.

Our mission is to improve public health and well-being, mitigate climate change vulnerabilities, adapt to our changing reality, and transition Carnegie into a clean and sustainable community. We plan to build a set of initiatives to meet goals and objectives, identify stakeholders, and create a strategy for outreach and engagement.

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<p">The Borough of Carnegie will develop a Climate Action Plan according to CONNECT and PA state guidelines along with other ordinances to advise, guide and encourage municipal, residential, and commercial segments of the community to be more sustainable in their processes.

The Borough of Carnegie will demonstrate environmental leadership and help our community rise to the difficult challenge of reducing the impact of climate change by taking reasonable steps to reduce GHG emissions. Municipal operations will begin by reducing utility costs through increased energy and water efficiency.

Reduce Emissions - 40% by 2030 / 80% by 2050

• Increase use of renewable and efficient energy in municipal, residential, and commercial buildings.
• Improve and encourage multi-modal transportation, increase mass transit ridership, adopt a bike strategy, explore traffic calming options, and install electric vehicles charging stations.
• Develop a pedestrian mobility plan that creates safe connections to our parks and everyday destinations.
• Combine stormwater management with green infrastructure and nature destinations.

Reuse and Recycle - 50% by 2030 / 100% by 2050

• Implement glass and electronic recycling programs.
• Expand paper, plastic, and aluminum recycling programs.
• Make recycling and trash receptacles easily available in public spaces and parks.
• Improve our current recycling education web page.

Support and Sustain

• Create and maintain climate action website providing support and information.
• Provide emission reduction programs and policy recommendations with updated recommendations for mitigation and adaptation options.
• Develop strategies for grant funding, resources, implementation, and resilience.
• Expand tree planting and rain garden programs, implement rain barrel and composting programs, preserve natural systems, and create new wildlife habitats.

Encourage and Educate

• Create programs and incentives to help educate and foster climate action goals within the community and work with regional and borough groups.
• Develop and host in-person and online workshops to increase awareness of climate change impacts and provide education on mitigation/adaptation options including but not limited to renewable energy suppliers and solar co-ops.
• Use creative and innovative in-person and online initiatives to effectively communicate our climate action message.
• Build resiliency by helping our community prepare to address extreme weather events.

PITTSBURGH AVERAGE RAINFALL (inches)

Rainfall information compiled by Sam O'Connor