THE CITY OF SANTA FE HAS BEEN WORKING ON BECOMING CARBON NEUTRAL FOR THREE YEARS NOW. AND THE CITY COUNCIL WEDNESDAY NIGHT REVIEWED THE PLAN TO DO JUST THAT. COUNCIL COMMITTEES WILL VET THE PLAN.
CLIMATE CHANGE HAS BEEN ON SANTA FE’S RADAR SINCE OFFICIALS THREE YEARS AGO SAID THEY WANT THE CITY TO BE CARBON NEUTRAL BY 2040, WITH A PLAN TO BE UNVEILED NEXT MONTH. CITY OFFICIALS DESCRIBE CARBON NEUTRALITY AS WHEN CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS ARE BALANCED OR OFFSET BY MEASURES MEANT TO REDUCE OR ISOLATE EMISSIONS.
THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICANS REPORTS RESIDENTS IN THE CAPITAL CITY ARE SEEING THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE IN BOTH INCREASED WILDFIRE RISKS AND NO SNOW ON THE MOUNTAIN IN THE WINTER.
