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Central Ohio Green Pact

Watch this video to learn more about the Central Ohio Green Pact.

In 2007, City of Columbus Mayor Michael B. Coleman joined with elected officials from 12 other local jurisdictions in developing and signing the Central Ohio Green Pact. The Pact represents a multi-jurisdictional commitment to make our region more sustainable starting with policies that enhance and protect the quality of life, environment and economic vitality. The Pact outlines ten general values communities should hold to preserve natural resources, to increase green space, reduce our consumption of raw materials and increase recycling.

Now coordinated by MORPC, the network of Pact members currently includes 33 local governments and other significant organizations. Congratulations to City of Delaware, Genoa Township and Village of Lockbourne for joining the Pact in 2011.

City of Bexley	City of Powell	Prairie Township
City of Columbus	City of Reynoldsburg	Violet Township
City of Delaware	City of Upper Arlington	Washington Township
City of Dublin	City of Westerville	Village of Lithopolis
City of Gahanna	City of Whitehall	Village of Lockbourne
City of Grandview Heights	City of Worthington	Village of Cardington
City of Grove City	Blendon Township	COTA
City of Hilliard	Clinton Township	FSWCD
City of Marysville	Etna Township	Metro Parks
City of New Albany	Genoa Township	MORPC
City of Pataskala	Franklin County
	Liberty Township

Carbon Footprint Analysis

MORPC and Ameresco have teamed up to offer Pact members a free energy audit. This audit helps to prepare communities for the potential of future carbon regulations and will help to find costly inefficiencies. This free audit is available to MORPC member communities. To see if you qualify or to schedule your analysis contact Shari at 614.233.4125.

View the Carbon Footprint Assessment and Reduction Workbook (.xls - 5 MB)(Workbook Instructions). This tool was created by the City of Columbus and The Ohio State University Center for Resilience to provide an easy-to-use public domain tool for municipalities to calculate greenhouse gas emissions and analyze impacts from emissoin reduction projects. Eleven assessments have been conducted, and below are some examples of final reports.

Final Reports:

Upper Arlington
Dublin
Hilliard

How to Join

There is no deadline for communities to join the Central Ohio Green Pact. After your mayor, council, township trustees, or county commissioners pass a resolution to adopt the pact, contact Brandi Whetstone at 614-233-4174, to confirm your membership by officially signing the Pact document at the Summit on Sustainability & the Environment.