Climate Action and Resilience Plan Update

Community Resilience for Climate Change

Get involved to help guide Saint Paul toward a sustainable, resilient, and equitable future! The City of Saint Paul is updating our community's plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and build community resilience. Building community resilience leads to healthier and safer communities by reducing harm from pollution and waste. Take the survey to tell Saint Paul about climate issues that are most important to you.

What is the Climate Action and Resilience Plan?

In 2019, the City of Saint Paul adopted an ambitious Climate Action and Resilience Plan (CARP) to cut greenhouse gas emissions and build community resilience while increasing opportunities for all residents—especially those most vulnerable to climate impacts. Community resilience improves the lives of all residents by addressing harmful health and environmental impacts caused by pollution and waste.

Now it's time for the first update - a chance to ensure the latest innovations, best practices and community priorities are incorporated. The original Plan lays out a long-term vision for the City’s work. This first update will refresh the overall plan while creating the first in a series of action plans that can be implemented in five-year increments.

Learn more about how Saint Paul is working towards carbon neutrality and see data on our progress in the Climate Action Dashboard.

Share your input to guide Saint Paul toward a sustainable, resilient, and equitable future! There are many ways to get involved:

Take a survey about climate impact

Share your perspective in the Climate Action Planning Survey! We want to hear your thoughts about climate change impacts and how to prioritize action items in the updated Plan. The information collected from this 5–10 minute survey is anonymous, and will help us better understand how residents feel about climate change.

The survey is now offered in Spanish, Somali, Hmong, and Karen. Please go to the upper right corner to select a language other than English within the survey.

Start a Community Conversation

Would your book club, block group, or church committee be interested in talking about climate change? Use the Community Conversation Toolkit to get started! The toolkit includes resources about climate change in Saint Paul, guiding questions, and tips for hosting productive and meaningful conversations. We've also included ways to share your group's feedback with the City during the plan update process.