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Appendix A: Clean Energy and GHG Reduction Targets of North Carolina Local Governments <br /> The clean energy and GHG reduction targets of the undersigned local governments include: <br /> Local Clean energy and GHG reduction targets <br /> Government <br /> Town of Boone In the spring of 2023, Boone passed a Community Climate Action Plan (CCAP). <br /> The CCAP goals include reducing Boone's municipal GHG emissions by 74%and <br /> reducing the community's GHG emissions by 54% by 2030. As of February <br /> 2022, Boone has reduced its municipal GHG emissions by 50% by purchasing all <br /> the electricity for municipal operations from 100% renewable sources. <br /> Town of Adopted its Community Climate Action Plan in 2017, aiming to reduce <br /> Carrboro community-wide greenhouse gas emissions by 80%from a 2010 baseline by <br /> 2030. <br /> Town of Cary Adopted in spring 2025, Cary's Sustainability and Climate Action Strategy <br /> outlines visions, goals, strategies, and actions across six focus areas of everyday <br /> sustainability: Energy, Community, Natural Resources,Transportation & <br /> Mobility, Solid Waste, and Water Infrastructure.Tracking actions through an <br /> online strategy dashboard includes a target of near net-zero emissions across <br /> Cary by 2050.This document builds on and expands Cary's 2012 Strategic <br /> Energy Action Plan to include a comprehensive approach to emissions <br /> reduction goals and targets. <br /> Town of Chapel Adopted a resolution in 2019 to create a Climate Action Plan and <br /> Hill achieve 80% clean, renewable energy in the community by 2030, and <br /> 100% by 2050. The Town also has a goal of reducing community GHGs <br /> 26-28% by 2025, 59% by 2030, and reaching net-zero emissions by <br /> 2050. <br /> Chatham Adopted a resolution in 2017 to achieve 100%clean energy by 2050 and <br /> County crafted a Comprehensive Plan focused on sustainable development, quality of <br /> life, and resiliency.The Comprehensive Plan's Resiliency section sets a goal to <br /> become a carbon-negative county. Electrification of transportation, energy <br /> efficiency, and cleaning the power supply will play a huge role in achieving and <br /> maintaining this goal. <br /> Town of Adopted a municipal operations goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2037 <br /> Davidson and a community-wide carbon neutrality goal by 2050.The Town adopted a <br /> Climate Action Plan on April 9, 2024, which sets forth goals, strategies, and <br /> actions to reduce emissions based on a 2019 greenhouse gas inventory, in <br /> order to meet its carbon neutrality goals. <br /> City of Durham Adopted its Carbon Neutrality and Renewable Energy Action Plan in 2021.This <br /> plan commits the City to powering City buildings and operations with 80% <br /> renewable energy sources by 2030 and 100% by 2050, and reducing <br /> greenhouse gas emissions from City operations by 50% by 2030 and achieving <br /> carbon neutrality by 2040. <br /> Durham County Adopted a greenhouse gas emissions reduction goal in 2007 of reducing <br /> government emissions by 50%and community emissions by 30%from 2005 <br /> levels by 2030.The County also adopted a goal of transitioning operations to <br /> 80% renewable energy by 2030 and 100% by 2050. In addition,the newly <br /> adopted Durham City-County Comprehensive Plan includes a goal for all of <br /> Durham to be carbon-neutral by 2050. <br /> 11 <br />