CDRPC Regional CAP

Capital Region Climate Action Plan

In May 2023 the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $1 million awards from its Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CPRG) program to four NY State metropolitan areas. These grants were used to develop new GHG Inventories and Climate Action Plans. These grants are in addition to $3 million that New York State received for state-wide Climate Planning.

The Capital District Regional Planning Commission (CDRPC) led the planning efforts for the Albany-Schenectady-Troy metropolitan area, which included Columbia County. The Climate plans includes:

• Greenhouse gas emissions inventories

• Emissions projections and reduction targets

• Economic, health, and social benefits, including to low-income and disadvantaged communities

• Plans to leverage other sources of federal funding, including the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act

• Workforce needs to support decarbonization and a clean energy economy

• Future government staffing and budget needs

In March 2024 a Priority Climate Action Plan (PCAP) was completed

The final Comprehensive Climate Action Plan (CCAP) was approved by the EPA in October 2025.

This Climate Action Plan wa developed through a newly formed Climate Action Collaborative that includes a consortium of regional agencies, partner organizations, and municipal climate action leaders covering  Albany, Schenectady, Saratoga, Rensselaer, Columbia, Warren, Washington, and Greene Counties.