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Council Role
<br />• Substantially reduce energy consumption at Metropolitan Council facilities, improve the
<br />efficiency of the Council's vehicle fleets including Metro Transit buses, and provide
<br />information to the public and partners to lead by example.
<br />• With regional infrastructure, planning, and operations, increase efforts to reduce water
<br />use and energy consumption.
<br />• Identify and address potential vulnerabilities in regional systems as a result of increased
<br />frequency and severity of storms and heat waves. Maintain dikes, emergency generators,
<br />and response plans for Council facilities facing extreme weather.
<br />• Use the Council's investments and planning authorities to contribute toward meeting
<br />statutory goals for reductions in the generation of regional greenhouse gas emissions,
<br />and convene regional discussions about goals for climate change mitigation and
<br />adaptation.
<br />• Encourage the preparation of adaptation, mitigation, and resiliency responses to climate
<br />change as part of the comprehensive plan update.
<br />• Develop, collect, and disseminate information about climate change, including energy
<br />and climate data, GreenSteps best practices, the next generation of the Regional
<br />Indicators data, and potentially a regional greenhouse gas inventory.
<br />• Provide technical assistance and toolkit resources to communities in integrating climate
<br />change mitigation and adaptation strategies as part of local comprehensive plans.
<br />• Develop and strengthen partnerships with experts in climate change to better assist and
<br />inform local communities on how best to evaluate and develop local climate changes
<br />strategies.
<br />• Encourage communities to participate in regional programs which support efforts to
<br />inform, plan for, mitigate, adapt, and respond to climate change issues of local
<br />significance such as water conservation, stormwater infrastructure adaptation,
<br />greenhouse gas reduction, use of alternative energy sources, infrastructure planning, and
<br />hazard mitigation planning.
<br />• Provide, or collaborate with partners to provide, technical references, and resources for
<br />communities seeking to mitigate and adapt to climate change, in their own facilities and in
<br />their communities, including, but not limited to, stormwater, wastewater, and water supply
<br />management practices, and transit, and land -use planning.
<br />Community Role
<br />• Address climate change mitigation and adaptation throughout the local comprehensive
<br />plan.
<br />• Identify local measures that would result in reductions in water use, energy consumption,
<br />and emission of greenhouse gases.
<br />• Ensure access to solar energy by addressing it in local comprehensive plans and
<br />ordinances, as required by the Metropolitan Land Planning Act, and consider the use of
<br />other alternative energy sources as part of the planning process.
<br />• Identifying local measures to address impacts to local economies, local resources, and
<br />infrastructure systems as a result of more frequent or severe weather events.
<br />• Identify local initiatives as cost saving measures that may, as a result, lower energy
<br />consumption, reduce the generation of greenhouse gas emissions, preserve water
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