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Greenhouse Gas Inventory
Beginning in the summer of 2009, the City of Clayton began inventorying its greenhouse gas emissions from municipal operations as well as city-wide activities. Using 2006 as a baseline year for the inventory, the city forecasts business as usual conditions and target emissions levels which predict greenhouse gas reductions resulting from the city's climate and air protection initiatives.

In the community, over two thirds of greenhouse gas emissions come from the commercial sector.  Vehicular transportation, solid waste, the residential sector and municipal operations also contribute to community-wide greenhouse gas emissions.  During the baseline year, 1% of community-wide greenhouse gas emissions came from municipal operations such as city-owned buildings, facilities, streetlights, traffic signals, the vehicle and equipment fleet and the city employee work commute.

This inventory is used to better understand the sources and trends in Clayton's greenhouse gas emissions, to develop strategies for emissions reductions and to track the progress of these reduction initiatives.  Getting a grasp of our community's greenhouse gas emissions requires the awareness and effort of residents, businesses and city staff.  The city hopes to reduce energy usage and costs in its own operations as well as throughout the city by setting short, medium and long term emissions reduction targets.  Once these targets are set, the city will be developing a Local Climate Action Plan for reaching the emissions reduction targets. 

Click here to read the Greenhouse Gas Inventory Summary.

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Resources for Climate Protection
Missouri Coalition for the Environment
Missouri Department of Conservation
Missouri Department of Natural Resources