Municipal Operations Implementation Committee
The city has made significant investments to reduce its municipal operations GHG footprint, which declined 38% from 2005 to 2017. Bethlehem has not completed a GHG inventory for municipal operations since 2017 and recognizes that doing so is a high priority for tracking continued progress and leading by example.
The Municipal Operations Implementation Committee meets with the ideas and goals from this section in mind.
Phases
Phases overview
Phase 1: Identify Year 1 & 2 Goals
Identify Year 1 & 2 Goals
Phase 2: Implement Year 1 & 2 Goals
Implement Year 1 & 2 Goals
Phase 3: Identify Year 3 Goals
Identify Year 3 Goals
Phase 4: Implement Year 3 Goals
Implement Year 3 Goals
Phase 5: Identify Year 4 Goals
Identify Year 4 Goals
Phase 6: Implement Year 4 Goals
Implement Year 4 Goals
Phase 7: Identify Year 5 Goals
Identify Year 5 Goals
Identify Year 4 Goals
November 11, 2024 5:00 AM - November 21, 2025 5:00 AM
Year 4 Goals Include:
- Update community-wide GHG inventory for 2024
- Integrate Sustainability Manager, once hired, into CAP committees
- Purchase orders being created to procure and install high efficiency chillers and boilers in Spring 2025
- Re-engage vendors to conduct energy assessments of city facilities
- Continue pursuing fleet electrification
- Review charging infrastructure and operational requirements for further electrification
- Explore ordinances to advance CAP progress
- Explore options for anaerobic digester