Charles County Climate Action Planning

Charles County Government is undertaking a Climate Action Planning (CAP) process in two parts to guide us towards a cleaner and more resilient future.

Government Operations: charting a path for our organization to lead by example through the reduction of operational greenhouse gas emissions and building resilience of the assets and important resources that we manage.

Charles County Community: through interaction and collaboration with the community we will seek to identify ways to prepare Charles County residents and businesses to adapt to a changing climate, while also reducing greenhouse gas emissions throughout the county.

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What's Next?

The first draft of the Climate Action Plan is currently in development using the ideas and feedback gathered through the public and stakeholder feedback process that took place from November of 2023- July of 2025. Once the Draft Climate Action Plan is available for review, it will go through the public process for comment and revision, beginning with the Resilience Authority and Moving through the Planning Commission and Board of County Commissioners.