Delaware’s 2025 Climate Action Plan is now under development. This plan will update the 2021 Climate Action Plan and include requirements of the state’s Climate Change Solutions Act. DNREC is working with communities, stakeholders and subject matter experts to develop the plan, which will be published by November 15, 2025.

Community Engagement Sessions

Community voices are essential to ensure that the Climate Action Plan reflects the needs and priorities of the Delaware public. 

DNREC hosted a round of three community engagement sessions in mid-September of 2025 to gather additional input for the Climate Action Plan. DNREC held a similar round of sessions in the fall of 2024.

At the sessions, attendees reviewed draft emission reduction and resilience strategies for potential inclusion in the plan and talked to state experts.  

Each session ran from 4 to 7 p.m.

• Tuesday, Sept. 16, at the Del-Tech Orlando J. George Jr. Campus, in Wilmington
• Thursday, Sept. 18, at the Del-Tech William A. Carter Partnership Center, in Georgetown (at the intersection of Seashore Highway and Vaughn Road)
• Tuesday, Sept. 23, at the Modern Maturity Center, in Dover

Those who were unable to attend in person can review all session materials and complete an online questionnaire to share their feedback.

2024 Community Engagement Sessions

Participants at the fall 2024 community engagement sessions interacted with a collection of presentation boards and shared their feedback with DNREC staff through a series of feedback activities. Those unable to attend in person were invited to share their thoughts using an online questionnaire. 

• Community Engagement Session Summary Report 
• Community Engagement Session Presentation
• Community Engagement Session Posters and Feedback Activities 

Technical Expert Workshops

As part of the development process for the Climate Action Plan, DNREC hosted a series of technical expert workshops in September of 2024, engaging stakeholders in key areas such as buildings and energy, industry and waste, transportation and land use and agriculture and natural working lands. 

These workshops provided an opportunity to gather initial feedback on sector-specific climate change vulnerabilities and responses.

Technical Expert Workshops Information

• Fall 2024 Technical Expert Conversations Summary Report 
• Buildings and Energy Workshop Presentation 
• Industry and Waste Workshop Presentation
• Agriculture and Natural Working Lands Workshop Presentation 
• Transportation and Land Use Workshop Presentation 

Climate Change Officers

The Climate Change Officers are representatives from key state agencies involved in the implementation of Delaware’s Climate Action Plan. Established in the Climate Change Solutions Act of 2023, they are appointed from each of nine key state agencies and are tasked with supporting the achievement of emission reduction targets for 2030 and 2050 and helping develop and update the Plan.

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