Clifton Sanitation District | Climate Action Plan

Clifton Sanitation district, CO

Clifton Sanitation District (CSD) contracted with Lotus Engineering and Sustainability, LLC (Lotus) to create its first greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory and Climate Action Plan. Lotus created the GHG inventory utilizing custom inventory analysis spreadsheet tools that are compliant with the Global Protocol for Community-Scale Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventories (GPC) and the Local Government Operations (LGO) Protocol. Once the team reviewed, analyzed, and leveraged the available data, Lotus conducted a quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) on collected data to ensure that it aligned with best practices and industry knowledge.

CSD’s goal with this project was to complete a baseline GHG emission inventory to:

●        Understand its climate action potential;

●        Measure progress on sustainability investments and initiatives;

●      Create an internal climate action report for board members and operational staff to use as a guide for implementation;

●    Demonstrate which areas of CSD’s emissions have the most impact on the climate, and;

●        Identify strategies to reduce these emissions.

The inventory results were then used to set targets for emissions reduction and mitigation strategies to meet the goal of a 50% reduction in emissions by 2030, mainly centered around energy efficiency.

This report integrates the GHG inventory data with emissions and reduction pathways. It includes identified GHG reduction goals that are science-based and time-bound along with a prioritized list of strategies that Clifton Sanitation District can take immediately.