Andover has a Climate Action Plan and Sustainability Plan

Andover's custom roadmap to achieving net-zero emissions by 2050

Bottom Line: Commercial and residential buildings and residential transportation are where we need to focus

Step 1: Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory

  • A Greenhouse Gas (GHG) inventory totals emissions from a defined geographic area in a given year. The largest contributors to GHG emissions in Andover are:

    Commercial buildings 41%
    Passenger cars 25%
    Residential buildings 25%.

  • For more information read Andover’s First GHG Emissions Inventory.

Step 2: Climate Summit

A blue and green swirl with the words Sustainable Andover resilient, equitable, net-zero

  • Andover’s first Climate Summit was held April 2022. The summit brought together municipal officials, business leaders, students and climate action-focused residents. Together they shared ways to address climate change with a focus on more sustainable buildings.

  • View student art shared at the summit.

    Read Andover holds first climate summit in the Andover Townsman.

Step 3: Climate Action Plan

  • Using the GHG emissions inventory and input from the Climate Summit, Andover developed a Climate Action and Sustainability Plan in 2023.

    The plan is Andover's custom roadmap to achieving net-zero emissions by 2050.

    The Climate Action Plan crystalizes what each resident and business can do and what their impact can be.

  • Read the plan! See where you can participate.