Environmental Initiatives Plan

In 2022, the City Council outlined Environmental Initiatives as one of eight priorities for the year. In response, staff drafted an Environmental Initiatives Plan (EIP) and strategy to replace the outdated Environmental Sustainability Plan and Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Inventory, which were adopted by the City Council in February 2010 and later updated as part of the Green for Life Program in September 2015.

The EIP was developed by inventorying current internal sustainability-related projects, as well as researching other cities’ plans and projects. As part of the plan, staff developed a project tracker where City-wide sustainability-related projects are added and updated quarterly.

Two goals outlined in the EIP are to update the City’s GHG Inventory and consider hiring a consultant to develop a formal environmental initiatives plan. In 2024, the Coachella Valley Association of Governments (CVAG) began working on a regional Comprehensive Climate Action Plan (CCAP) for which Palm Desert would be a beneficiary of. Once the CCAP is completed, which is anticipated in the second quarter of 2025, the City will have an up-to-date GHG inventory and its own climate action plan. This will not only achieve the goals outlined in the EIP but will also make the City eligible for certain grant funding it may otherwise not qualify for.

• View the current Environmental Initiatives Plan here

We Need Your Input for the Comprehensive Climate Action Plan!

The City of Palm Desert is working with the Coachella Valley Association of Governments (CVAG) and other participating cities to develop a Comprehensive Climate Action Plan that will include strategies that can be implemented locally to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

By participating in this quick survey, you will help CVAG and Palm Desert understand what GHG reduction projects and community programs matter most to you and our community.

If you have any questions about the survey, please contact CVAG directly: Jacob Alvarez, I-REN Program Manager, Energy & Sustainability, JAlvarez@cvag.org.

• Take the survey now! https://forms.office.com/r/aQJTcKRH8Z

La ciudad de Palm Desert está trabajando con la Asociación de Gobiernos de la Valle de Coachella y otras ciudades para desarrollar un Plan de Acción Climática Integral que incluirá estrategias viables que se pueden implementar localmente reducir los gases de efecto invernadero.

Al participar en esta encuesta rápida, ayudaría a CVAG y Palm Desert locales a comprender qué proyectos de reducción de gases de efecto invernadero y programas comunitarios son más importantes para usted y su comunidad.

Si tiene preguntas sobre la encuesta, por favor contacta CVAG directamente: Jacob Alvarez, I-REN Program Manager, Energía y Sostenibilidad, JAlvarez@cvag.org.

• ¡Completa la encuesta ahora! https://forms.office.com/r/MqJWd4ezFD