Frederick County Government in partnership with the City of Frederick and the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, is working to produce the first Climate and Energy Action Plan (CEAP) for the Community.
What does that mean? It means we recognize that our region is experiencing economic, health, and environmental impacts due to a changing climate, and we want to adapt and prepare. We also want to decrease the things we do that are causing climate change. And we want to work with YOU along the way!
The CEAP process will map out where our community is at risk, document what we are doing that contributes to the problems, and identify actions we can take to tackle these issues. This project is designed to support the recommendations of the Climate Emergency Mobilization Workgroup's 2021 Climate Response and Resilience Report (CRRR). This project aims to build upon the strength of that work by adding new data, current research and analysis, and robust community engagement to develop practical, economical, and equitable ways our community can put CRRR concepts into action.
On this website you can:
See the project timeline.
Review the draft plan.
See who has been involved.
Sign up for updates or to be part of the action.
The Climate and Energy Action Plan for the Community produced this year will help reduce our environmental impacts, assess infrastructure needs to adapt to a changing climate, protect and conserve resources, and ensure that the actions taken equitably address the needs of our ALL of our community.
The draft CEAP was posted to this site for public review from August 11-31, 2025. Thank you to all who took time to comment, email, and participate in the project. Your input is a critical part of forming this community plan!