Sustainability Dashboard

Burnsville is committed to environmental stewardship through creative and innovative approaches to natural resource conservation.

  • People find Burnsville to be an attractive, clean city and want to preserve that.

  • We value natural water bodies and green spaces and recognize the importance of preserving them.

  • Development occurs in an environmentally sensitive manner, preserving and restoring natural resources.


This dashboard is a place for our community to track progress toward our goals and learn about ways to be part of the solution.

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Action Progress

The City has assembled a broad cross-departmental Plan Implementation team. This team is coordinating on implementation of all plan actions over the full 10 year plan implementation timeframe. This chart shows the current implementation status of all plan actions.

Action Progress By Sector

To view the status of individual actions by plan sector, click on the plan sector below.


This chart shows the current implementation status of all actions in the Buildings and Energy sector.

See below for the status of all individual actions.

This chart shows the current implementation status of all actions in the Transportation sector.

See below for the status of all individual actions.

This chart shows the current implementation status of all actions in the Waste Management sector.

See below for the status of all individual actions.

This chart shows the current implementation status of all actions in the Water and Wastewater sector.

See below for the status of all individual actions.


GHG Emissions Goal

The City of Edina’s GHG emission reduction goals are to be compatible with the 2015 Paris Agreement and shall target a reduction in City operations and community-wide emissions of 45% below 2019 levels by 2030 and achieve net zero emissions by 2050.

2023 GHG Emissions

GHG Emissions Trends

Sustainability Metrics

We are tracking a number of sustainability metrics across all sectors of the plan. These indicators allow us to dig deeper than the progress on action implementation and GHG emissions trends to understand the progress being made on the underlying measurements.

To view the status of individual metrics by sector, click on the plan sector below.



Join the Climate Smart Challenge!

Discover how to live better today and help create a safer, healthier tomorrow. (Note, link to example challenge site illustrated is for a different municipality)


Other Actions You Can Take

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