Clean Air and Cool Home Funding Up to $50,000 is available for community-based organizations and nonprofits. Funding will help low-income households install portable AC units, distribute air purifiers, and/or receive utility bill assistance.
Equitable Community Tree Planting Initiative Trees make our quality of life better. Some neighborhoods have ten times fewer trees than others in the city. These low-tree neighborhoods are also more vulnerable to the worst effects of climate change, like extreme heat and illness. We are working to plant 2,100 trees by 2025.
Vulnerability to Climate Change in Denver StoryMap The city created or identified existing climate vulnerability indexes for Denver’s four key climate impacts. Our focus is increasing climate resilience in Denver by reducing risk and increasing preparedness in our most climate-vulnerable communities.
Denver One Water Plan Development and climate change are putting new stresses on Denver’s water infrastructure and waterways. Through enhanced collaboration and predictable land use and development policies, Denver’s One Water Plan promotes healthy watersheds in an equitable, economically, and environmentally beneficial manner.