Council adopts Climate and Equity Plan to create a cleaner and more equitable City

Today (Tuesday, June 20), the Common Council adopted file #221233, an ordinance adopting the Climate and Equity Plan and amending the Citywide Policy Plan as part of Milwaukee’s Overall Comprehensive Plan, and directing its implementation. The Climate and Equity Plan aims to address the threat of climate change and to pursue racial equity in the City of Milwaukee by creating more green jobs and, as part of its equity program, will focus on hiring people of color into these new positions. The plan also aims to reduce the city’s greenhouse gas emissions by 45% by 2030, and to achieve net zero emissions by 2050. The ordinance was sponsored by Alderwoman Marina Dimitrijevic.

“When it comes to climate change we could not afford to wait any longer, and today the city took historic action to ensure our future generations have the cleanest air, land and water possible because frankly if we don’t work to address this problem now there is no alternative,” said Alderwoman Dimitrijevic. “I would like to thank my colleagues, who have voted overwhelmingly to adopt this legislation, the members of the City-County Task Force on Climate and Economic Equity who have dedicated years of effort to this initiative, the City staff who have worked tirelessly on this, and, as always, the citizens of Milwaukee, who are the driving force behind everything we do and made their voices heard on this issue.”

More information on the Climate and Equity Plan can be found at www.Milwaukee.gov/ClimatePlan.

NOTE: This press release was submitted to Urban Milwaukee and was not written by an Urban Milwaukee writer. It has not been verified for its accuracy or completeness.