Climate Action Plan

Climate change in Cuyahoga County is real. It is already affecting our environment, economy, and human health across Northeast Ohio.

How does a changing climate affect our region?

  • More frequent severe storms
  • Increased flooding
  • Increased heat
  • Increased precipitation
  • Poor air quality
  • Decreased ice cover on Lake Erie
  • Increased frost-free season
  • More intense algal blooms on waterways

Learn more about the County’s Climate Vulnerability Assessment

Our plan has two parts:

Energy, transportation, land use, ecosystem, and health. These focus areas were used to create the following action items:

  1. Set targets for greenhouse gas emissions reduction.
  2. Recommends actions to support community resilience.

View our 2025 Action Plan in Detail | Printable Version 

Sustainability graphic of solar panel and recycling bins.

Key terms:

Climate Change:
Climate change refers to a broad range of global phenomena created predominantly by burning fossil fuels, which add heat-trapping gases to Earth’s atmosphere. These phenomena include the increased temperature trends described by global warming, but also encompass changes such as sea level rise; shifts in flower/plant blooming; and, extreme weather events.

Greenhouse Gas (GHG):
Any gas that absorbs infrared radiation (heat) in the atmosphere. Greenhouse gases include carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide

Projects Include:

Bike & Scooter Share

Cuyahoga County residents and visitors can access bicycles and scooters through self-service kiosks located throughout the micro-mobility network.

Brooklyn Landfill Solar Farm

Cuyahoga County installed a 4-megawatt solar farm on a closed and capped landfill in Brooklyn which generates enough energy to power roughly 650 homes.

Healthy Urban Tree Canopy

This program provides grant funds support to municipalities, community development corporations and non-profits in the County to protect, restore, and maintain trees.

Residential Solar Co-Op

Cuyahoga Green Energy administers solar group buying co-ops for homeowners, businesses and municipalities within Cuyahoga County.

  
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