5 Focus Areas
This Plan is organized into five focus areas that address our biggest opportunities for reducing emissions, storing carbon, and supporting adaptation to climate impacts.
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OUR VISION
Yarmouth’s infrastructure and land use patterns prioritizenatural and social connections, facilitate biking and walking,and make it easy for people to use public transportation andelectric vehicles.
OUR VISION
Yarmouth ensures a resilient future by protecting and stewarding our valuable lands and waters to preserve essential ecosystems and absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
OUR VISION
Yarmouth’s buildings are efficient, preserved, healthy, and powered by renewable energy. We maximize the use of local renewable energy while investing in—and advocating for— a renewable energy grid that is resilient and affordable for all.
OUR VISION
Yarmouth residents and businesses are empowered by understanding health and safety risks from climate change, and the Town is proactively planning to minimize hazards from climate-exacerbated disasters.
OUR VISION
Yarmouth manages resources sustainably through an efficient circular economy that reduces waste by maximizing the lifecycle of material goods, reducing consumption, and driving local innovation.