Regional Greenhouse Gas Reduction Plan (Climate Pollution Reduction Grant)
Through the EPA’s Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CPRG) program, the Compact had the opportunity to develop a first-of-its-kind regionally comprehensive greenhouse gas reduction plan, covering the four-county region, inclusive of Broward, Miami-Dade, Monroe and Palm Beach counties. The plan was developed in two phases. The initial phase, or ‘Priority Climate Action Plan’, was completed in March of 2024. The final, comprehensive plan (‘Comprehensive Climate Action Plan’) was completed in December 2025.
The opportunity to develop a first-of-its kind regionally comprehensive greenhouse gas reduction plan has been made possible through the EPA’s Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CPRG) program, funded by the Inflation Reduction Act. Given the long-term and considerable partnership across the four Compact counties, the Compact’s climate mitigation plan covers the entire geographic scope of the Compact region, inclusive of Monroe County. The grant was officially awarded on August 4, 2023.
Plan Grant Components
The four-year planning grant supported the development of a Priority Climate Action Plan and a Comprehensive Climate Action Plan for the four-county region, inclusive of a regional greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory, regional emission projections and GHG reduction targets, and a comprehensive set of measurable/quantified mitigation strategies, programs, policies, and projects commensurate with regional emission reduction targets. The Comprehensive Climate Action Plan also included an analysis of other federal and/or state funding opportunities available to support strategies included in the plan, as well as a comprehensive benefits analysis to ascertain community benefits beyond emission reduction. Finally, a workforce planning analysis was also conducted to identify economic development needs, challenges, and opportunities.
These plans cover the entire geographic extent of the four-county Southeast Florida Region (Broward, Miami-Dade, Monroe, and Palm Beach counties), the 109 municipalities within this four-county region, as well as the Miccosukee and Seminole Tribal Governments’ jurisdictions. The region contains a population of nearly 6.2 million people.
