"By January 2022, a Climate Action Plan is adopted for our community with specific recommendations to reach the goal of being carbon neutral by 2050." 
- Clackamas County Board of Commissioners, January 2020
Project Overview
We love Clackamas County. It is urban, suburban, rural, and wild. It is home to stunning nature and wildlife, thriving towns, growing businesses, flourishing vineyards, nurseries and farms, and strong, historic communities. Everybody from hikers to hunters, bikers to water enthusiasts, campers to skiers, and young families to retirees enjoy the urban sophistication and wild spaces our county has to offer. To protect what we love, support our thriving economy and ensure livability for the generations to come, the Clackamas County Board of Commissioners set a goal for the county to become carbon neutral by 2050 and directed the creation of a Climate Action Plan (CAP) to outline the transformative changes needed to reach this goal.

The CAP will identify actions to eliminate Clackamas County’s negative contribution to climate change, while making investments that decrease everyone’s costs and improve our environment over time. The result? A vibrant economy, improved health, protected lands, and a safe and thriving community.
We now have the opportunity to help prevent the worst consequences of climate change and to become more resilient by making thoughtful, transformative investments in our natural resources and infrastructure.

The result of climate action planning? A vibrant economy, improved health, protected lands, and a safe and thriving community for generations to come.
Meet the project team!
Clackamas County has hired Sustainability Solutions Group, whatif? Technologies, and CoCreative Consulting to guide data modeling, analysis, and community engagement to build a plan that represents the range of perspectives within the county.

Working together, we can do our part to reduce the negative impacts of climate change by committing to collective and responsible action that protects and enhances our land and our way of life.
Your Voice Matters
Our success hinges on cultivating an “all hands on deck” approach in the creation and implementation of the Climate Action Plan. That means we are engaging community partners representing sectors and industries that “touch” the issue, including representative leadership from the 16 cities within Clackamas County, rural leaders, youth, and racially and culturally specific organizations. Starting in 2021, there will be several opportunities to bring your perspectives, insights, and preferences to shape the CAP. Sign up for our e-newsletter to stay in the know!
But wait, what is climate change?
These five short videos explain what the greenhouse effect is, what the implications of a warming planet are, and why we should care. Each short video is great as a stand-alone or overview primer and refresher for yourself, or to share with friends and colleagues new to the climate change and greenhouse gas reduction conversation.
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