Climate Action Plan

This Climate Action Plan for the Town of North Salem sets goals and identifies actions that will be most effective in responding to the threats to human health and safety posed by climate change in the decades to come. The priorities as outlined in this plan will put the Town of North Salem on a path to reach net carbon neutrality as follows: At least a 25% reduction in greenhouse gas (carbon dioxide (CO2), methane and nitrous oxide) emissions reductions from the 2019 base year levels by 2030, with a stretch target of 40% reduction by 2030 from 2019 levels and “net zero emissions” by 2050. These goals are consistent with the Long-Term Strategy of the United States: Pathways to Net-Zero Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2050 (Published by the United States Department of State and the United States Executive Office of the President, Washington DC November 2021).

Click here to read the Climate Action Plan. 

The Town of North Salem held a public information meeting on Tuesday May 24, 2022 at 7:30 pm at the Town Board Meeting in the Town Meeting Room, 66 June Road, North Salem, NY to receive comments and input from residents.  The North Salem Climate Smart Community Leadership Committee was formed in March of 2021 to develop a Climate Action Plan that will provide a roadmap for the Town, both to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through clearly identified steps, and to protect residents with ways to adapt to climate change and become more resilient.  The purpose of the informational meeting was to obtain comments on the draft report from individuals, groups and officials in the North Salem community.