Kent moves to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and save on energy bills with climate plan

Kent residents attended the first meeting with a sustainability consultant to develop a climate action plan for the city. Owen MacMillan/The Portager

Kent moves to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and save on energy bills with climate plan

- Owen MacMillan

In 2017, after President Trump withdrew the United States from the Paris Climate Accord, the City of Kent passed a resolution symbolically endorsing the agreement to protect the planet from climate change.

Five years later, the city will now pursue actions that are more than symbolic. Kent leaders have hired a consulting firm specializing in sustainability to recommend policies that will reduce the city’s greenhouse gas emissions.

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