Denver’s climate goals to be aired out in church Thursday evening
Denver’s climate goals are the topic of a community meeting at Shorter Community AME Church Thursday night.
Organizers cited disagreements over Denver’s proposed Green Roof Initiative but said the forum would address an even bolder proposal: move the city to 100 percent renewable energy.
A handful of Colorado cities have adopted such proposals. And Democratic gubernatorial candidates Michael Johnston and Jared Polis have made a 2040 goal part of their campaign platforms.
A panel will discuss Denver’s 80×50 Climate Action Report, which calls for reducing greenhouse gas emissions 80 percent by 2050.
You can read the report here.
The city is asking residents to take a survey about the plan online before Nov. 23.
Tom Herod, a climate and policy analyst for the Denver Department of Environmental Health, will lead the panel made up of Wendy Howell from Colorado Working Families; Adrienne Dorsey, executive director of GRID Alternatives in Colorado; and Pastor Timothy Tyler from Shorter Community AME Church.
The discussion will take place from 6-8 p.m. at the church, located at 3100 Richard Allen Court in Denver.
The event is co-hosted by the Sierra Club Denver Metro Network, Shorter Community AME Church, Colorado Working Families and Grid Alternatives.
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