Sustainable Annapolis
Sustainable Annapolis is a program dedicated to making Annapolis a sustainable, carbon neutral city. The Sustainable Annapolis program started in response to the completion of the Annapolis Government Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory (PDF) and the Community Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory (PDF).
Through the energy inventories, we found that a majority of the energy use came from buildings and utilities such as our water reclamation facility. With the goal of creating a program that would promote and facilitate the city's efforts to become an environmentally, economically, and socially stable neighborhood, the Sustainable Annapolis program is utilized to collaborate with the community in developing a way forward to sustainability.
Community Action Plan
Sustainable Annapolis proposed an open forum of communication to draw interest, launch initiatives, and solicit community feedback and participation. All feedback received from the public was considered to be incorporated into our sustainability plan, which we call the Sustainable Annapolis Community Action Plan. It compiles a list of goals and targeted programs that are suggested to be implemented to achieve those goals.
Current Focus
The current focus of the Sustainable Annapolis program is to continue implementing and reporting on our progress with our Community Action Plan and to launch programs that seek to further our sustainability and climate goals. Most notably under Sustainable Annapolis, we launched the Annapolis Environmental Stewardship Certification program.
Resources
- The 2012 Sustainable Annapolis Annual Report (PDF) assesses the City's efforts at achieving its sustainability goals as outlined in the Community Action Plan.
- View our new Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Policy (PDF) that affects City properties.
Sustainability Program Documents & Tools
- 2010 Sustainable Annapolis Scorecard (PDF)
- Best Management Practices Guide for Minimizing or Eliminating Use of Pesticides
- Carbon Calculator
- Community Action Plan (PDF)
- Green Building Fact Sheet (PDF)
- Keeping Chickens
- Maryland Home Energy Loan Program - Advancing Energy Efficiency
- Stormwater Utility Fee Credit Program
- Water Conservation Tips