Climate Action

Introduction

Ridgway has a close connection with the environment and understands that nature’s health and well-being is one of the Town’s most valuable assets. Therefore, reducing Ridgway’s carbon footprint is one of the Town’s priorities.

The Ouray County and San Miguel County Regional Climate Action Plan was completed in 2021 and sets the stage for the next decade of climate action across our region. Successful implementation of the objectives and supporting actions will help our community continue to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions from our 2010 GHG emissions baseline, while we continue to see economic and population growth. We are looking ahead to goals of a 50% reduction in our GHG emissions by 2030 and a 90% reduction by 2050.