Greenhouse Gas Inventories

One of the first actions recommended by the 2018 Bloomington Sustainability Action Plan was to develop a greenhouse gas inventory in alignment with the Global Protocol for Community-Scale Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventories (GPC) standard.

The City of Bloomington completed its first standardized greenhouse gas inventory aligned with the Global Protocol for Community-Scale Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventories (GPC) standard in 2018, as a significant stride towards completing the recommended actions laid out in the City’s 2018 Sustainability Action Plan. Since the 2018 inventory, the City has continued to strive towards upholding its commitment to sustainability with a number of initiatives, including passing the official Climate Action Plan in 2021, and setting community-wide emissions reductions targets. 

With the 2018 inventory serving as our emissions baseline, the City is committed to reducing its emissions 25% by 2030, and reaching carbon neutrality by 2050. In order to continue tracking our progress towards these goals, the City completed another greenhouse gas inventory in 2023, which encompasses community-wide emissions for 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022.  

Both inventories were presented to City Council by City staff with assistance from our consulting partner, Gnarly Tree Sustainability Institute, who collaborated with the City on the inventory. The official reports, as well as a recording of the 2023 presentation can be found below. FAQs for residents who may want to learn more about our 2023 inventory can be found under attachments. If there is a question not addressed on the FAQs, please feel free to reach out to sustain@bloomington.in.gov and City staff is happy to provide additional information.