Summit focuses on making DuPage a ‘Cool County’
The DuPage Green Government Council and The Conservation Foundation will play host to the 2014 DuPage Energy Summit, “Making DuPage a ‘Cool County: A Plan for Energy and Economic Stability,’” from noon to 5 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 23, at Hotel Arista, along Route 59 near I-88 in Naperville.
DuPage County is developing a greenhouse gas emissions reduction program with the goal of reducing such emissions from 2007 levels by 10 percent by 2020 and 20 percent by 2030.
County board Chairman Dan Cronin created the DuPage Green Government Council in August 2013 to develop a strategy to meet these goals.
The DuPage Energy Summit is an opportunity to discuss how the county can, through collaboration, reduce GHG emissions and improve the quality of life in the county. Speakers will present specific, local success stories about reducing vehicle miles traveled, increasing energy efficiency at various scales and gaining funding.
The free summit is open to the public. It is especially intended for local municipalities, businesses, school districts, hotels, retailers and representatives from manufacturing and industrial sectors.
To see the agenda and register, visit www.theconservationfoundation.org.