Wondering what your local government is doing regarding climate action and what community members can do to help? The Centre Region Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (CAAP) adopted in November 2021 and identified 82 actions to be taken by the community and local government to meet the goal of a 45% reduction of community-wide GHG emissions by 2030. Learn about the local impacts of climate change and the role local government is taking to reduce GHG emissions and improve resiliency in our community.

Pam Adams is the sustainability planner for the Centre Region Council of Governments (COG), where she coordinated the development of the Centre Region Climate Action and Adaptation Plan. She is a member of COG’s Climate Action Technical Advisory Group (TAG) and she provides technical support to the Solar Power Purchase Agreement Working Group. Prior to June 2019, she was the COG’s Refuse and Recycling Administrator for 11 years.  Previously, from 1994 to 2000, Pam was a manufacturing engineer responsible for environmental compliance for Thermo King (manufacturer of transport refrigeration units). Pam graduated from Penn State with a B.S. in industrial engineering.