Sustainable Brentwood: A Climate Action Plan (PAMC)

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Project Description

Sustainable Brentwood will be a climate action plan that adapts and uses, as necessary and appropriate, the recommendations of the 2022 Prince George’s County Draft Climate Action Plan. The plan will set sustainability and climate action goals for the town to meet, organize, and prioritize action steps to achieve the goals, and galvanize and unify key stakeholders in shared sustainability practices. The Brentwood Climate Action Plan (CAP) will help the town advance environmental justice, transition to a state of readiness for and adaptation to climate change, and identify where the town can contribute toward achieving County CAP goals, given the municipality’s unique population and circumstances.

The planning process will engage key community stakeholders (residents, businesses, and community groups), allowing community responses to shape the plan guidance and describe what steps need to be taken for the town to achieve climate resilience and mitigate climate disasters such as drought, heat, storms, and flooding. The plan will consider recent federal, state, and County legislation to incentivize sustainability and climate change preparedness and apply it to Brentwood’s particular circumstances. As with the County’s draft plan, inclusion and equitable planning and strategies are priority commitments, as the effects of climate change can be demonstrably punitive to disadvantaged and vulnerable populations. The concurrent Flooding and Stormwater Hazard and Risk Management Analysis for the Towns of Brentwood and North Brentwood, Maryland, will also inform the project.

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