Genesee-Finger Lakes Climate Collective’s

COMMUNITY PROGRESS MONITOR

Monitoring our region’s progress towards our shared vision of what a thriving region on a healthy planet looks like for our communities while inspiring and empowering them to take data-driven action.

What Is The Shared Vision?

Following the principles of Collective Impact, the Genesee-Finger Lakes Climate Collective hosted a range of focus groups to develop a shared vision of what a thriving region on a healthy planet looks like for our region.

What Are The Main Aspects Of The Shared Vision?

  • Our shared vision calls for deep, rapid, and sustained reductions in manmade (anthropogenic) greenhouse gas emissions across all sectors, including cutting fossil fuel use, transitioning to renewable energy, and investing in carbon dioxide removal.

  • Our shared vision calls for economic development opportunities through responsible tourism, smart growth policies, clean energy jobs, living wage employment with remote work options, and regenerative economic systems.

  • Our shared vision calls for 100% zero-emission energy generation to power the region through Community Choice Aggregation and distributed energy generationon homes, schools, and municipal buildings.

  • Our shared vision calls for well-maintained, affordable, safe, and energy-efficient housing with solar panels and energy efficiency requirements for rental properties to reduce utility costs and ensure occupants' health and well-being.

  • Our shared vision calls for environmentally sustainable, convenient, reliable, affordable, safe, and comfortable forms of transport, featuring zero and near zero greenhouse gas emitting public transportation and enhanced walkability and bikeability.

  • Our shared vision calls for access to healthy, nutritious, and locally sourced food, alongside safe and non-polluted communities, green spaces, shade trees, community gardens, parks, and green roofs, all enhancing physical and mental well-being.

  • Our shared vision calls for improved soil health that promotes resilience and adaptation to climate change, while protecting agricultural lands, farmworkers' health and livelihoods from chemical exposure, development pressures, and climate change impacts.

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What Can You Do With This Progress Monitor?

Individuals

Discover your role in shaping a sustainable future.

Track the region’s climate progress, understand community-driven goals, and explore ways to reduce your carbon footprint.

Whether you’re just getting started or already active in climate action, this platform empowers you to make data-informed decisions and take meaningful steps toward a healthier planet—right from your community.

Group/Organization

Leverage data to lead collective action.

Nonprofits, schools, businesses and other groups can use this tool to align their efforts with regional goals and access supporting information for grant writing and fundraising efforts to support their initiatives.

Monitor key indicators, identify opportunities for collaboration, and share stories of progress.

This platform helps you amplify your impact and connect your mission to a broader movement.

Local Government

Plan strategically with community-centered data.

This platform equips city, county, and regional planners with actionable insights to inform policies, track emissions, and implement equitable initiatives.

Use the data to meet mandates, support grant applications, and engage residents in transparent, progress-driven decision-making.

Help Us Make Our Progress Monitor Better!

This community progress monitor will always be improving.
It will continue to evolve as more data and user feedback becomes available.

We want your feedback!
Please tell us about your experience using this progress monitor and what other indicators would you like to see for your community by filling the Feeback Form linked below.

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