Climate Change & Greenhouse Gases

Teton County is committed to reducing our carbon footprint across our operations and community. Here are some of our policies and initiatives:

• Benchmarking facilities for Electricity, Natural Gas and Water Usage
• Purchasing Green Energy
• Evaluating fleet vehicle purchases for GHG impact as part of the purchase process and looking at GHG reduction for any vehicles we replace
• Examining opportunities for alternative fuels in vehicles - EVs, Plug-In Hybrids, Renewable Diesel, CNG
• Evaluating small motor usage and purchasing electric powered small engine equipment when possible
• Implementing facilities upgrades that focus on GHG reduction: LED lighting, timed lighting, building automation systems, passive energy upgrades to buildings, etc.

Teton Climate Action partnership

Teton County works with other government entities and community partners to participate in the Teton Climate Action Partnership, also known as TCAP. The TCAP mission is 'Equitable Net Zero Carbon in the Teton Region by 2030'. This collaborative framework amplifies efforts and creates opportunities to make meaningful change across multiple sectors.

Here is a link to the TCAP website. It has very useful dashboards using real data to estimate GHG emissions in our community.