Sustainability Office

Summit County Sustainability

Sustainability staff is responsible for achieving Summit County Council’s Sustainability goals primarily by increasing energy efficiency of public and private buildings; decreasing consumption of fossil fuels in the transportation sector and transitioning to renewable energy where feasible.

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Reduce greenhouse gas emissions of county operations 80% below 2016 level by 2040; 80% below 2014 level countywide by 2050.

Transition to net 100% renewable electrical energy for county operations and make renewable energy readily available and broadly adopted county wide by 2030;

Transition 50% of county fleet vehicles to alternative fuels, hybrid or electric vehicles by 2022; Provide electric vehicle charging infrastructure as required to charge fleet vehicles.