Active Projects
Below is a complete list of all the Climate Smart Actions the Task Force has completed, is working on, or has plans to work on in the near future. Some of these actions are described in greater detail on their own page. Follow the links under this page in the navigation menu on the left.
Active Task Force Actions:
These are the actions the Task Force has been actively discussing at monthly meetings.
PE01.01 CSC Task Force - Recently adopted bylaws for 2024
PE01.02 CSC Coordinator - Paid staff out of the planning department
PE02.02 Community GHG Inventory - Being done in conjunction with CDRPC and their regional GHG Inventory
PE02.03 Government Operations Climate Action Plan - In the planning stage
PE02.04 Community Climate Action Plan - In the planning stage
PE03.10 Fleet Inventory (and National Grid Infrastructure Inventory)
PE03.11 Fleet Efficiency Policy
PE03.12 Fleet Rightsizing
PE03.13 Advanced Vehicles - Purchased with NYSERDA CEC grants
PE06.12 Alternative-fuel Infrastructure
PE06.17 Local Forestry Program - David Newman’s group
PE07.01 Climate Vulnerability Assessment (Part of the CARP)
PE07.02 Evaluate Policies for Climate Resilience (Part of the CARP)
PE07.03 Climate Adaptation Plan (Part of the CARP)
PE08.02 Green Vendor Fairs (Climate Carnival)
PE08.12 Community Campaigns - Clean heating, cooling, and energy efficiency (HeatSmart)
PE09.03 Climate-related Public Events - Climate Forum, HeatSmart workshop, other events
Also Active, but more dependent on Coordinator time:
These actions are not hot topics at the monthly meetings, but the Task Force Coordinator is working on them in the background.
PE02.01 Government Operations GHG Inventory
PE03.06 Benchmarking - Municipal Buildings (Ongoing, continuous updates)
PE04.04 Heat Pumps (Heat Pump Demo to gain CEC points)
PE09.01 Climate Change Education & Engagement (Assembling current activities into a formal document)
PE09.04 Local Climate Action Website
PE09.05 Social Media
PE10.02 Annual Progress Report (CSC and CEC Roadmaps)
Inactive Actions
Actions the Task Force or a County Government Department or committee have completed and received points for, but no longer need any active development.
PE01.03 National-Regional Climate Program
PE01.04 Partnerships with Other Entities
PE06.16 Natural Resources Inventory
PE07.13 Culverts & Dams
PE08.09 PACE Financing
PE08.12 Community Campaigns - community solar
County Department Actions:
These actions apply to projects other county departments are already working on or have plans to work on in the near future.
PE03.01 Government Building Energy Audits (Performed as building upgrades occur)
PE03.02 Interior Lighting Upgrades (Installed as building upgrades occur)
PE03.03 HVAC Upgrades (Installed as building upgrades occur)
PE03.05 Building Energy Management System (Installed as building upgrades occur)
PE03.17 Outdoor Lighting Upgrades (Installed as building upgrades occur)
PE04.04 Heat Pumps (Heat Pump Installed as building upgrades occur)
PE04.05 Solar Energy Installation (Active on Highway Garage, Planned for the DSS building)
PE04.09 County-hosted Trainings
PE05.12 Residential Organic Waste Program (Ongoing work at Solid Waste Dept.)
PE06.13 Access to Public Transit (County Transportation Plan)
PE07.04 Climate-resilient Hazard Mitigation Plan (HMP) - Working on this in 2024
PE07.05 Heat Emergency Plan - may be a part of the HMP
PE07.07 Cooling Centers - may be a part of the HMP
PE07.09 Watershed-based Flood Mitigation Plan - may be a part of the HMP
PE08.04 Farmers' Markets (Annual agreement to use the county parking lot in Hudson)
PE08.05 Buy Local/Buy Green Campaign (An ongoing campaign)