Helpful Links
Washoe County
Washoe County is currently completing a greenhouse gas emissions inventory and drafting a Sustainability & Climate Action Plan. See the details here.
Relevant County links:
- Presentation by Brian Beffort, Sustainability Manager, to Board of County Commissioners, December 12, 2023. Video recording of presentation.
- Washoe County's 2022 Green Recovery Plan
Nevada
Explore Nevada's updated Priority Climate Action Plan, finalized in March, 2024.
To learn more about Nevada's Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Reduction goals, visit Nevada Legislature (NRS 445B.380).
- 28% below 2005 levels by 2025
- 45% below 2005 levels by 2030
- Net-zero or near by 2050
To view Nevada's Energy Policies Objectives, visit Governor Lombardo's Executive Order.
For an extended list of resources avaliable for Nevada Residents, visit Nevada Division of Environmental Protection.
City of Reno
To learn more about the City of Reno's sustainability and climate program, visit Reno Resilience.
To view Reno's current Sustainability and Climate Action Plan, visit Reno's Climate Action Plan.
Desert Research Institute
Western Regional Climate Center
Sustainability Organizations
The following organizations offer a wealth of research and best practices to help you and your organization become more sustainable:
- RMI (Formerly Rocky Mountain Institute)
- Project Drawdown
- American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE)
- Rewiring America
- Permaculture Research Institute - promoting gardening best practice
- Keep Truckee Meadows Beautiful (and their excellent recycling guide)
- One Truckee River
- Nevada Bugs and Butterflies
- Help Save the Bees Foundation
- Nevada Native Plant Society