- Increasing summer temperatures impacting air quality, human health, budgets, and public/employee safety
- Less snowpack with earlier snowmelt runoff increasing water scarcity and wildfire risk
- Longer and more intense droughts negatively impacting the environment
- Fiscal health and staff capacity constraints
- Emerald Ash Borer infestation
City of Fort Collins
Greenhouse gas emissions & sustainability report data
Figures are as stated in the company's own report and may use different boundaries, units or methods (for example market-based vs location-based Scope 2), so compare with care.
📈 Emissions by Report Period
| Report period | Headline emissions figure reported |
|---|---|
| 2006-2007 | 1.8M tCO2e (2007 Platte River ownership allocation); 1271080 tCO2e (2007 Utilities direct load) |
Each row is the headline figure extracted from a different report; scope coverage and methodology can change between years.
✅ Reported Environmental Achievements
- Exceeded 2020 Climate Action Plan goal by reducing emissions by 21% in 2017
- 96% diversion of forestry waste wood from landfill in 2010
- First LEED Platinum municipal building in Colorado (2016)
- 100% undergrounding of power lines (by 1989)
🎯 Climate & Sustainability Targets
🔜 Short-term
- Increase electric vehicles in the City fleet by making 100% of light-duty vehicle purchases plug-in electric by 2025
📅 Medium-term
- City energy systems and supplies are 100% renewable by 2030
- Achieve 80% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from the 2005 baseline by 2030
🔭 Long-term
- Become carbon neutral by 2050
🌱 ESG Focus Areas
Climate Change Adaptation and ResilienceEnvironmental StewardshipWater ManagementWaste ReductionCarbon NeutralityEmployee Well-beingFiscal Responsibility