Priority Climate Action Plan of Colorado

The Colorado Energy Office received a CPRG planning grant in July 2023, and as part of that funding, it must submit this Priority Climate Action Plan (PCAP) with specific GHG reduction strategies by March 1, 2024. The plan outlines measures that will enable the state of Colorado to implement ambitious initiatives to achieve significant cumulative GHG reductions by 2030 and beyond. Additionally, this PCAP discusses how Colorado will pursue measures to achieve substantial community benefits, such as reducing criteria air pollutants (CAPs) and hazardous air pollutants (HAPs), particularly in low-income and disadvantaged communities. It also aims to complement other funding sources to maximize these GHG reductions and community benefits and pursue innovative policies and programs that are replicable and can be scaled up across multiple jurisdictions.

The measures under this initiative include a) providing free home retrofits and upgrade services for low-income and disadvantaged populations, b) offering free energy advising to residential, multifamily, and commercial building owners, c) providing rebates and incentives to accelerate the adoption of energy efficiency and electrification, and d) establishing a building policy collaborative to advance ambitious building policies at the local level.

Decarbonize Denver Regional Council of Governments: A Zero-Emission Building Initiative

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