Acton's Climate Action Tracker

In 2022, the Town of Acton published its  Climate Action Plan  (CAP)-- a detailed and strategic framework for measuring and planning to reduce greenhouse gas emissions while also building community resilience to prepare for climate change impacts. To reach the town's goal of net-zero by 2030 and maximize co-benefits, the CAP divides strategies and actions into seven categories: Buildings & Housing, Energy, Mobility, Nature-Based Solutions, Solid Waste, Resilience, and Education & Outreach.

Acton's  first Greenhouse Gas Inventory  was completed for the year 2017 and was released in 2019. The Town recently updated its inventory showing a 19% decrease in emissions across all sectors. Both inventories were completed using the ICLEI methodology. Stationary emissions have increased by 4% since the 2019 report, demonstrating the importance of taking actions to reduce energy use and shift away from fossil fuels in our buildings. The transportation sector showed the largest decrease in emissions, a whopping 35%, largely due to an increase in electric vehicle adoption!

 Click here  for the full 2022 Greenhouse Gas Inventory Report.

This Climate Action Tracker serves to update the community of Acton's progress towards their collective goals. The indicators below are used to show what progress has been made so far and the work that remains. If you have questions about the Tracker and/or would like to provide feedback on a particular action please reach out to sustainability@actonma.gov. To see an overview of the progress for each action click  here . ⇢ Coming Soon ↺ In Progress ✔︎ Complete