Kane County, Illinois has selected paleBLUEdot for the county’s first countywide Climate Action Implementation Plan (CAIP). Kane County has a population of 515,000 people and over 30 cities and villages. It is on of the five “collar” counties of the Chicago Metropolitan Area. The county straddles both larger urban cities like Aurora and Elgin as well as rural and farm communities like Burlington and Kaneville. The plan will create a toolkit for establishing community specific, detailed plans to guide Kane County municipalities in implementing action and strategies to fight climate change in their communities.
“The Climate Action Implementation Plan will be an excellent sustainability plan update for Kane County," said Jodie Wollnik, Director of the Department of Environmental and Water Resources. “We want to engage with local stakeholders to understand what climate issues are at the forefront in our communities, and learn how the County can support municipalities with tools and resources to implement a climate action plan at a local level."
paleBLUEdot will assist the County with a data analysis of current Kane County climate projects, greenhouse gas forecasts, and develop a vulnerability assessment to understand the largest climate risks facing the county.
“This work is very important," said Kane County Resource Management coordinator, Ivy Klee, “Kane County's municipalities have very different needs, but climate change intersects with everyone's work, so we want to make sure with this plan we are supporting the folks who are dealing with these issues firsthand. This plan will provide a framework or starting point for our municipalities to inform and create their own plans."
The paleBLUEdot team is honored to work with Kane County in developing the county’s first countywide Climate Action Implementation Plan (CAIP).
The paleBLUEdot team provides a wide range of expert consultant services supporting community resilience, including Climate Action Planning, Sustainability Consulting, and Renewable Energy Planning.. Learn more about paleBLUEdot's Climate Action Planning services here.