The City of Fort Collins scored an “A” for its environmental data measurement and climate action. Global environmental group CDP recently announced their list of A List cities, with 122 cities, states and regions receiving an A score in 2025.
Each year, the City of Fort Collins calculates greenhouse gas emissions across the community – including emissions from electricity and natural gas use, transportation, and waste.
Reducing these emissions helps limit our contribution to climate change and its impacts, which locally can include hotter summers, increased wildfire risk, and poorer air quality. Through the City’s Our Climate Future program, officials set goals to cut emissions 80% by 2030 and become a carbon neutral city by 2050.
Recently calculated 2024 numbers show continued progress for Fort Collins:
• Community-wide emissions were 28% lower than 2005 baseline levels. On a per-person basis, emissions dropped 46%, showing Fort Collins becoming more efficient even as the population grows.
• These reductions reflect energy-efficiency improvements at homes and businesses, including increased utility-scale wind and solar power, cleaner industrial processes, and methane capture from landfills. Some projects were accelerated by the voter-approved 2050 Tax, which includes funding for advancing greenhouse gas reduction.
• Reaching future targets for climate pollution reduction will require continued commitments and action from the Fort Collins community. Because buildings and transportation are the largest sources of emissions, improving energy efficiency and making low-carbon transportation choices are the best ways residents and businesses can make a meaningful local impact.
The Fort Collins community and City organization made progress in each of the 13 Big Move projects in 2024! The 2050 Tax, approved by voters in 2023, has already begun making a difference. It supported 16 climate-related projects with a total of ~$3.8 million in 2024. Multiple projects from 2024 show it’s possible to tackle them together, making Fort Collins more inclusive and safer. See the successful projects at Climate Action Reports City of Fort Collins.