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What is the Kansas City Regional Climate Action Plan?
The Kansas City Regional Climate Action Plan (CAP) aims to transform the metropolitan area into a more vibrant and healthy community and build long-term community strength and readiness for the future.
The EPA Climate Pollution Reduction Grant (CPRG) program supports the update of the Regional Climate Action Plan adopted in 2021. The updated plan–to be completed in December 2025–will acknowledge and build upon the actions municipalities, community-based organizations and neighborhoods across the region have already taken to reduce greenhouse gases and prepare for extreme weather. The plan update will include a new comprehensive greenhouse gas inventory and climate risk assessment. Learn more about how you can get involved!
CPRG Implementation Grant
2024 Priority Climate Action Plan
To implement the 2025 Comprehensive Climate Action Plan, MARC developed a Prioritized Climate Action Plan (PCAP) for near-term actions that will inform the implementation of the 2025 Comprehensive Climate Action Plan.
- As a voluntary framework, the plan is designed to help leaders, businesses, organizations and residents identify and implement strategies that make sense for their communities.
- The plan was developed for use in the 10-county metropolitan region but does not imply that communities within the area have endorsed or approved the plan. To date, 19 communities in the region – representing 83% of the metropolitan population – have taken supporting actions regarding the plan.
2021 Climate Action Plan
An ambitious set of interrelated strategies will help to mitigate climate change by achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, and adapt to and bounce forward from the many risks climate change poses. Linkages among plan strategies are abundant and intentional.
This plan creates a voluntary framework to guide and align local action in ways that make a difference for the entire Kansas City region. The comprehensive set of strategies found in the plan can be tailored to meet local community needs and priorities.
Our plan is ambitious, comprehensive and urgent.
Action Sections
The KC Regional Climate Action Plan is divided into nine sections, each with an overview, set of goals, strategies and specific actions. These will serve as a basis for our comprehensive plan update in 2025.
Collaboration & Leadership
Leadership development and capacity building across communities, organizations and businesses is fundamental to achieving the level of change required to attain planning goals.
Energy Generation
Replacing fossil fuels with unlimited, renewable and clean alternatives like wind and solar is an essential step toward reducing the production of greenhouse gases.
Transportation
Reducing the amount we travel and using fuel sources that produce fewer greenhouse gases help to reduce emissions from sources in the transportation sector.
Urban Greening
Nature-based solutions present meaningful, scalable opportunities to draw down greenhouse gas already in the atmosphere, while strengthening our ability to withstand extreme weather.
Finance & Innovation
Create an environment that increases participation, access and drives greater impact.
Food Systems
Support and advocate for food and agriculture advancements that reduce greenhouse gases, improve livelihoods and ensure access to affordable, quality food.
Healthy & Resilient Homes & Buildings
New buildings can take advantage of more efficient design and construction standards, while modifying existing buildings has the greatest potential for energy savings.
Community Resilience
Develop leadership and facilitate participation, greater coordination and collaboration among communities, organizations and businesses.
Industry & Resource Management
Reducing waste and keeping resources in use for as long as possible through recycling and composting (a circular economy), can reduce the waste and greenhouse gases.
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Who we are
This Climate Action Plan was developed in 2020 by a coalition led by Climate Action KC and the Mid-America Regional Council, together with hundreds of interested community members, stakeholders and decision-makers. The Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy, a worldwide collaboration among 10,000 municipalities, helped guide the plan’s development.
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