Sustainability staff outline Green New Deal goals and interactive climate action matrix for council prioritization Sustainability staff presented the Ithaca Green New Deal goals — community carbon neutrality by 2030, equitable implementation, fleet and government electricity targets — and previewed a Climate Action Plan organized by housing, equity, labor and power. Staff emphasized Justice 50 participatory budgeting and displayed an interactive prioritization matrix linking costs and outcomes.

Ithaca is setting ambitious goals with its Green New Deal — aiming for community-wide carbon neutrality by 2030 and transforming how we think about sustainability!

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Ithaca residents press commission to put waste reduction at the center of Climate Action Plan Multiple public commenters urged the Ithaca City Sustainability Commission to upgrade waste-reduction from a single-line item to specific targets, publishing of the scoring matrix and stronger reuse and single-use foodware rules ahead of the plan's council introduction.

Ithaca residents are demanding stronger waste-reduction measures in the Climate Action Plan, arguing that recycling isn't enough to combat plastic pollution.

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Ithaca City staff: sustainability planner search advancing; NYSEG rate case could shift grid-upgrade costs to municipalities City sustainability staff reported progress filling a sustainability planner vacancy, updates on CCA and congressional-directed spending, and warned the NYSEG rate case could require municipalities requesting grid upgrades to bear upgrade costs locally. Staff also flagged cuts to low-income repair-and-replace furnace assistance.

Ithaca is on the fast track to hire a sustainability planner, but looming changes in the NYSEG rate case could burden local municipalities with millions in costs!

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Residents urge Ithaca City to add zero-waste measures to Climate Action Plan; commission agrees to explore language Public commenters and several commissioners pressed the sustainability commission to add explicit waste-reduction measures to the draft Climate Action Plan, citing low-cost, high-impact options and local PFAS/plastic contamination concerns. Commissioners asked staff and community volunteers to draft language and explore the most appropriate policy/

Ithaca residents are demanding the city’s Climate Action Plan include zero-waste strategies, highlighting low-cost solutions to tackle plastic pollution and community health risks.

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Architects outline sustainability strategies for downtown passive house project Architects discuss energy modeling and thermal insulation for a new passive house design.

Ithaca is set to embrace a greener future with a groundbreaking passive house project that prioritizes sustainability and enhances the architectural charm of downtown!

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Ithaca launches Green New Deal program for sustainability initiatives Ithaca initiates the Green New Deal program to advance sustainability efforts.

Ithaca City is taking bold steps towards a sustainable future with its Green New Deal, aiming to combat climate change and enhance community well-being.

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