Request for Proposals for Cleveland Climate Action Plan and Municipal Action Plan Technical Development

Introduction The City of Cleveland Mayor’s Office of Sustainability is taking steps to update its community-wide Climate Action Plan (CAP) and its Municipal Action Plan (MAP), which covers city operations. Originally developed in 2013, the CAP and MAP have been instrumental in helping Cleveland chart a course toward sustainability and resilience. With the changing climate and its growing impacts on communities, it is essential to update and enhance these plans to ensure they remain effective in mitigating climate-related challenges. In recent years, Cleveland has witnessed an alarming increase in extreme weather events, including severe storms, flooding, and extreme heat, and these threats will likely have significant long-term impacts on the city's economy and public health. Cleveland’s updated Climate Action Plan will include six focus areas and several cross-cutting priorities under which the City has grouped the objectives, goals, and specific actions needed to build a thriving and resilient City: Built Environment Circular Industry Clean Energy Clean Transportation Nature-Based Solutions Resilient People Similarly, the Municipal Action Plan update is organized around six focus areas through which the City integrates sustainability into its operations: Built Environment Clean Energy Clean Transportation Resilience and Empowerment Resource Management Water and Green Space Implementing these actions will strengthen our economy, clean our environment, and improve the health and wellness of Clevelanders. The goal of the CAP and MAP updates is to ensure our objectives, goals, and actions are science-based, represent changing community priorities, and meet the current and growing need to mitigate and adapt to climate change. While selecting actions for the Climate Action Plan update, the Mayor’s Office of Sustainability will build on the previously created Climate Action Racial Equity Tool .