City of Fort Collins Climate Dashboard
Welcome to the Fort Collins Climate Dashboard, a snapshot of the community’s progress toward reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The City reaffirmed its commitment to ambitious emissions mitigation goals in 2021, with Our Climate Future. These community-wide goals are to reduce emissions 20 percent below 2005 levels by 2020 and 80 percent by 2030 with the goal of being carbon neutral by 2050. As of 2021, the community had made 24 percent progress compared to the 2005 baseline.
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The dashboard is currently under construction. Please visit the Our Climate Future reports page for the most recent community inventory and data.
Environmental Indicators
Community Greenhouse Gas Inventory
2021
1.76 Million
Metric Tons CO2e (-24%)
Down 24% since 2005
Down 41% per capita since 2005
Last updated 10/5/2023
Environmental Indicators
Community Greenhouse Gas Inventory
2021
1.76 Million
Metric Tons CO2e (-24%)
Environmental Indicators
Community Greenhouse Gas Inventory
2021
1.76 Million
Metric Tons CO2e (-24%)
Community Greenhouse Gas Inventory
Electricity
Emissions have decreased 41% since 2005 Emissions from electricity use are caused by fossil fuel combustion. Fort Collins' electricity is generated by coal, hydropower, wind and solar resources, with a small amount from natural gas.
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 41% since 2005 Emissions from electricity use are caused by fossil fuel combustion. Fort Collins' electricity is generated by coal, hydropower, wind and solar resources, with a small amount from natural gas.
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.