(WHITE TWP. - February 28, 2025) - The Lehigh Valley Planning Commission is preparing a regional climate action plan for the metropolitan statistical area (MSA) that includes Carbon, Lehigh, & Northampton Counties in PA and Warren County in NJ. The plan will identify goals and measures for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and other harmful air pollutants.

We invite you to attend a public workshop hosted by the Warren County Environmental Advisory Committee where LVPC will introduce the regional climate action plan process, review targets and goals and receive input on projects/actions to help reduce GHG emissions from each of our seven major emission sectors: Industrial, Transportation, Commercial, Residential, Agricultural, Water and Wastewater, and Solid Waste.    

In the spring of 2024, LVPC completed a Priority Climate Action Plan (PCAP) focusing on transportation decarbonization and then completed an updated greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory to estimate GHG emissions levels for the entire MSA area. You can find both the PCAP and GHG Inventory posted on the LVPC website.

We are excited to receive input on ideas and strategies that can be implemented at a regional level to help reduce our greenhouse gas emissions.   

• When: Wednesday, March 19 at 7:00 PM
• Where: Wayne Dumont, Jr. Administration Building, lower-level meeting room, 165 County Route 519, Belvidere, New Jersey.

Please visit LVPC’s website to learn more about the project, including updates and resources!

Goals for Meeting

• Provide context for climate action work.
• Understand how community envisions climate action and its corresponding benefits.
• Obtain input on potential greenhouse gas reduction measures across all sectors.
• Obtain input on evaluation criteria.
• Provide opportunities for questions.

Proposed Meeting Topics

• Climate Pollution Reduction Grant Program Overview
• Brief Climate Change Background
• Near- and Long-Term Targets
• RCAP Draft Measures Activity
• Rank Criteria Activity
• Discussion/Questions
• Next Steps