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T H E C I T Y O F C H I CAG OREDUCED CARBON EMISSIONS BY
11% FROM 2005 TO 2015WHILE JOBS INCREASED BY 7%
TO LEARN MORE, VISIT:
WWW.CITYOFCHICAGO.ORG/EMISSIONS WWW.CITYOFCHICAGO.ORG/SUSTAINABILITY
CITY OF CHICAGO • MAYOR RAHM EMANUEL
BUILDING ENERGY: 13% EMISSION REDUCTION
SOLID WASTE: 27% EMISSION REDUCTION
TRANSPORTATION: 2% EMISSION REDUCTION
MAJOR REDUCTIONS CAME FROM:
EMISSION REDUCTIONS ARE EQUAL TO SHUTTING DOWN
A COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT FOR 14 MONTHS OR THE
ENERGY USED TO POWER OVER 425,000 HOMES IN A YEAR.
CITYWIDE CARBON EMISSIONS
*NUMBERS SHOW MILLIONS OF TONS OF CARBON
36.935.2
32.726.9
TARGET2005 2010 2015 2025
CHICAGO IS NOW
40%OF THE WAY
TO REACHING ITSPARIS CLIMATE
AGREEMENT GOAL
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