City of Fort Collins Climate Dashboard
Welcome to the Fort Collins Climate Dashboard, a snapshot of the community’s progress toward reducing carbon emissions. The City organization tracks emissions annually using 2005 as a baseline year. The community aims to reduce carbon 20 percent below 2005 levels by 2020 and 80 percent by 2030 with the goal of being carbon neutral by 2050. As of 2020, the community had reduced emissions 24 percent compared to the 2005 baseline.
The COVID-19 pandemic affected every part of our lives in 2020, including greenhouse gas emissions. City staff estimate that without the impacts of COVID-19, community emissions would have been down about 20-21% below the 2005 baseline in 2020.
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Environmental Indicators
Community Greenhouse Gas Inventory
2020
1.75 Million
Metric Tons CO2e (-24%)
Down 24% since 2005
Down 41% per capita since 2005
Last updated 2/1/2022
Environmental Indicators
Community Greenhouse Gas Inventory
2020
1.75 Million
Metric Tons CO2e (-24%)
Environmental Indicators
Community Greenhouse Gas Inventory
2020
1.75 Million
Metric Tons CO2e (-24%)
Community Carbon Inventory
Electricity
Emissions have decreased 37% since 2005
Emissions from electricity use are caused by fossil fuel combustion. Most of our electricity is generated by coal and hydropower, with a small amount from natural gas, and increasing amounts of renewable wind and solar resources.
Ground Travel
Emissions have decreased 10% since 2005
Emissions from transportation, or ground travel, come from the combustion of fuel, primarily gasoline and diesel, within the City’s Growth Management Area (GMA).
Natural Gas
Emissions have increased 10% since 2005
Emissions are produced from the combustion of natural gas, primarily for heat.
Solid Waste
Emissions have decreased 84% since 2005
Solid waste emissions in the inventory are an estimate of the decomposition of biodegradable waste (e.g. food waste and yard trimmings) that go to the landfill from Fort Collins residents, businesses, and industries.
Water Related
Emissions have decreased 21% since 2005
Emissions from energy and waste are calculated for the collection, treatment, distribution and reclamation of water.
Industrial
Emissions have increased 542% since 2005
Industrial Process and Product Use (IPPU) emissions are non-energy emissions that are created as a byproduct from a manufacturing process or used as an input to a manufacturing process.
Community Carbon Inventory
Electricity
(46% of inventory)
Emissions have decreased 37% since 2005
Emissions from electricity use are caused by fossil fuel combustion. Most of our electricity is generated by coal and hydropower, with a small amount from natural gas, and increasing amounts of renewable wind and solar resources.
Ground Travel
(21% of inventory)
Emissions have decreased 10% since 2005
Emissions from transportation, or ground travel, come from the combustion of fuel, primarily gasoline and diesel, within the City’s Growth Management Area (GMA).
Natural Gas
(22% of inventory)
Emissions have increased 10% since 2005
Emissions are produced from the combustion of natural gas, primarily for heat.
Solid Waste
(2% of inventory)
Emissions have decreased 84% since 2005
Solid waste emissions in the inventory are an estimate of the decomposition of biodegradable waste (e.g. food waste and yard trimmings) that go to the landfill from Fort Collins residents, businesses, and industries.
Water Related
(<1% of inventory)
Emissions have decreased 21% since 2005
Emissions from energy and waste are calculated for the collection, treatment, distribution and reclamation of water.
Industrial
(9% of inventory)
Emissions have increased 542% since 2005
Industrial Process and Product Use (IPPU) emissions are non-energy emissions that are created as a byproduct from a manufacturing process or used as an input to a manufacturing process.