Background

Last Updated on Friday September 29th, 2023

The overall goal of the St. Louis Regional Climate Action Plan is to document a path for the region to achieve Net Zero carbon emissions by the year 2050. This will be accomplished by:

  • Creating an inventory of activities planned and already under way in the St. Louis MSA
  • Analyzing the possibility of scaling the existing projects up
  • Estimating the carbon reduction potential of the existing and scaled-up projects
  • Laying the groundwork for new projects needed to fill the gap in emissions reduction to achieve Net Zero by 2050.

East-West Gateway will use this process to review the goals, objectives and strategies in OneSTL and update the relevant sections that contain carbon-reduction recommendations.

If you have any questions about this process, you can contact us here. To stay up to date about the regional climate action planning process, subscribe to the OneSTL monthly newsletter here. 

Timeline

Project ideas for the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants in the St. Louis region are due to East-West Gateway Council of Governments by November 30, 2023, to allow time to perform the necessary emissions reductions analyses.

A Priority Climate Action Plan will be developed starting in the fall of 2023 and is due by March 1, 2024.

Implementation grant applications will be due April 1, 2024 for projects identified in the Priority Climate Action Plan.

A Comprehensive Climate Action Plan will be due in August of 2025.

How to Contribute

Organizations can contribute ideas and projects for the plan using this form. Please note that project ideas for the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants in the St. Louis region are due to East-West Gateway Council of Governments by November 30, 2023, to allow time to perform the necessary emissions reductions analyses. A recording of the OneSTL Sustainability Lab about the climate action plan is available here. 

Local Governments: Meet with the regional climate action planning team to tell us what projects you would like to implement that we should include in the plan, or submit your ideas using this form. You can also reach the team here.

Nonprofits: Share your input on what projects you would like to implement. While eligible applicants for CPRG implementation grants will likely be states, municipalities, Territories, Tribes, and groups of eligible entities, you can collaborate on their projects or apply for other funding sources. You can submit your ideas and projects using this form, or reach out to the planning team here.