NOAA, Chicago partner on climate plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

Cyclists bike down Lake Shore Drive in Chicago at an event to help improve conditions for walking, biking and mass transit. Credit: Active Transportation Alliance

With help from NOAA, a caucus of Chicago’s metropolitan mayors released today one of the first regional climate plans in the United States. It calls for reducing greenhouse gas emissions by at least 80% from 2005 levels by 2050, and highlights ways to equitably build climate resilience and a vibrant economy at the municipal level by 2050.

The 2021 Climate Action Plan for the Chicago Region, co-authored by the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus and the NOAA Climate Program Office, will serve a region which is home to nearly 9 million people in more than 280 cities, towns, and villages.

“This climate action plan is an excellent step toward achieving a net-zero, climate-resilient economy for the Chicago metro region. This plan can serve as a national model for metropolitan areas across the country,” said U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves. “Ambitious pushes like this will unleash climate innovation, leading to better technologies and good-paying jobs.” 

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