23-04-2025
Sustainable Syracuse: Building a greener Syracuse
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV)—The City of Syracuse is making a long-term commitment to sustainability with the new Sustainable Syracuse initiative, which aims to help reduce emissions, improve energy use, and prepare the city for the impacts of climate change that the world has been experiencing.
On Earth Day, Mayor Ben Walsh announced the plan, describing it as a community effort to build a more inclusive and environmentally resilient Syracuse, especially given the recent extreme weather.
'The whole purpose of this planning is to look into the future far beyond where any of us is at this moment. We are planning for future generations, so we're going to accomplish a lot before I am done,' said Syracuse City Mayor Ben Walsh.
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Syracuse's Climate Action Plan (CAP) is a blueprint for reducing its carbon footprint and adapting to environmental challenges over time.
The other plan, the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory (GHGI), will track and list the sources of emissions across city operations and the community as a whole. That includes fuel consumption, energy use, waste, and even the reasons behind our travel.
The last time the city created and completed this list was in 2010. With the new data, the city will be able to see how far it has come and identify where to focus next.
The city has already seen improvements since implementing earlier green investments, such as switching more than 17,000 streetlights to LEDs back in 2020, which saved about $3 million.
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