Solutions

Market Transformation Programs and Initiatives

According to the region’s most recent greenhouse gas inventory, 63% of Kansas City’s greenhouse gas emissions are attributed to the building demands of high energy heating, cooling, refrigeration, and other related building emissions. The next largest category, transportation, accounts for 31% of the region’s emissions. Due to the impact of emissions from buildings and transportation, CAKC has created the Building Energy Exchange Kansas City and Plug-In KC as two solutions to address these emissions sources.

Learn more about Building Energy Exchange KC here
Learn more about Plug-In KC here

Local Government Engagement

A leader, an enabler, and a trusted partner in climate progress – we take a broad regional perspective while staying connected to a growing network of elected leaders and local governments. We work with governments, large and small, and elected leaders, new and seasoned, to drive action. Visit our Climate Leaders page to see which regional elected officials support our work. If you are an elected official or city, please contact us to get engaged.

Community Programming

CAKC is the leading NGO dedicated to helping the Kansas City region reach its critical climate goals. Since its inception in 2020, CAKC has proven that its nimble cross-sector approach works and it is now uniquely positioned to act as a force-multiplier, scaling its efforts to engage larger audiences, experts, elected officials, and citizens. 

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Resources

In 2020, CAKC and the Mid-America Regional Council (MARC) developed the Kansas City Regional Climate Action Plan (CAP) in tandem with hundreds of interested community members, stakeholders and decision-makers. Additionally, the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy, a worldwide collaboration across 10,000 municipalities, helped guide the plan’s development as well. The CAP aims to transform the metropolitan area into a more resilient, equitable and healthy community. Formally adopted by jurisdictions and institutions representing over 80 percent of the region’s population.

Regional Climate Action Plan

Climate Action
Playbook

The Climate Action Playbook, drafted by municipal leaders, climate advocates and community volunteers, contains climate solutions for implementation by cities, counties and school districts, and builds upon already locally-demonstrated successes.
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Climate Vulnerability Maps

The Mid-America Regional Council developed a series of climate vulnerability maps that highlights Census tracks with populations that may be more vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, such as regional socioeconomic stress, heat-related socioeconomic stress, urban heat island, tornado-related socioeconomic stress, flood plains (100- and 500-year), and neighborhood and county boundaries.
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Climate Action KC
Equity Statement

Impacts of climate change have put a spotlight on the widening inequities of people in cities across the nation, so any vision for a sustainable, long-term transformation toward a healthier region must include a proactive approach toward equity in all aspects.
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Metro KC Climate Action Coalition | 2019 Climate Action Summit | Opening Film
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