Earth Day, Compost Survey and Dark Skies
Learn how our community voted to prioritize the County’s climate actions at Earth Day, take our community compost survey, and celebrate Dark Skies Week!
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Author: Brian Beffort
Washoe County and NZero Bring Data Transparency to Climate Action
Washoe County is bringing transparency and accountability to our Climate Action Plan commitments with the launch of an advanced emissions dashboard in partnership with NZero, the carbon management analytics and intelligence platform. This initiative allows County leadership, building managers and citizens to see facility-level data on the County’s energy use and emissions to inform the County’s emissions reductions efforts in pursuit of Washoe County’s net-zero greenhouse gas emission goal by 2050.
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Washoe County Releases Greenhouse Gas Inventory for 2021
Monday, February 3, 2025 – Washoe County released its Community-wide Greenhouse Gas (GHG)...
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Gerlach Pursues Climate-Resilience
A Washoe County-led team has won support from the Department of Energy to help design a renewable energy system for Gerlach, Nevada, helping the town achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
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Washoe County Surpasses State Goal for Reducing Greenhouse Gases
Washoe County has exceeded the state goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 28% by 2030. But a lot of work is still needed to reach the County’s goal of net-zero emissions by 2050.
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