Tampa Mayor: City Is Preparing for Climate Change From Many Angles

In the last five years, Tampa has made big strides to become a more resilient and sustainable community in the face of climate change. I made climate one of the top focus areas of my administration, hiring the city’s first sustainability and resilience officer to help set and meet goals. I’m happy to report that we have directed hundreds of millions of dollars into climate-ready infrastructure to reduce flooding and heat while simultaneously working to reduce our carbon emissions through deployment of solar and electric vehicles.

Streets are a great place to start a conversation about the vast topic of climate change since vehicles account for half of Tampa’s carbon emissions. To reduce these “tailpipe” emissions, Tampa is providing more mobility options, encouraging walkable communities and converting to electric cars.

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