Climate and Energy Introduction

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Oro Valley strives to positively impact the environment and lead by example through education and other efforts. These include promoting energy efficiency, recycling, reducing air pollution, and other efforts that will ultimately make Oro Valley cleaner and more sustainable.

Resident priorities that shaped this part of the Plan:

  • Increasing recycling programs, including composting.
  • Encouraging solar and energy efficient appliances.
  • Reducing the heat island effect with landscaping and building materials.

The guiding principle provides the foundation for building goals, policies, and actions. It represents the desires of our community.

Incorporate strategies for sustainability.

  • Promote waste reduction and participation in recycling programs.
  • Encourage the use of solar and energy efficiency technology.
  • Reduce the heat island effect through landscaping, building materials, and design.
  • Reduce carbon emissions by encouraging the use of electric vehicles, public transit, and other low-carbon transportation options.


Click on the images below to see the policies and specific actions the Town will take to achieve each goal.

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Goal N: HEAT MITIGATION
Reduce heat absorption through building design, landscaping, and unpaved surfaces.

Goal O: WASTE REDUCTION
Promote and implement responsible waste management strategies.











Establish and enable sustainable practices to improve air quality.

Goal Q: UTILITIES
Provide sustainable and innovative public services and utilities that serve the current and future needs of the community.









Goal R: FOOD ACCESS
Increase access to fresh and healthy food options.





Relationship with Other Goals in the Plan

The goals in this section are interrelated with goals in other chapters of the Plan, in the same way they are connected in our lives. The following table depicts the overlap between this section’s goals (and associated policies and actions) and other goals.

Please click on the links below to read the related goals, policies, and actions.

Climate and Energy Goals:
Related Goals in other Chapters:
Goal N: HEAT MITIGATION
Goal HH: QUALITY DESIGN
Goal O: WASTE REDUCTION
Goal E: PARTNERSHIPS AND VOLUNTEERS
Goal P: AIR QUALITY
Goal Z: SAFE ROUTES
Goal BB: PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AND TRAFFIC CONGESTION
Goal Q: UTILITIES
Goal HH: QUALITY DESIGN
Goal R: FOOD ACCESS
Goal B: EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS




If you are viewing this website on a mobile device, please use full-screen mode (landscape).


Oro Valley strives to positively impact the environment and lead by example through education and other efforts. These include promoting energy efficiency, recycling, reducing air pollution, and other efforts that will ultimately make Oro Valley cleaner and more sustainable.

Resident priorities that shaped this part of the Plan:

  • Increasing recycling programs, including composting.
  • Encouraging solar and energy efficient appliances.
  • Reducing the heat island effect with landscaping and building materials.

The guiding principle provides the foundation for building goals, policies, and actions. It represents the desires of our community.

Incorporate strategies for sustainability.

  • Promote waste reduction and participation in recycling programs.
  • Encourage the use of solar and energy efficiency technology.
  • Reduce the heat island effect through landscaping, building materials, and design.
  • Reduce carbon emissions by encouraging the use of electric vehicles, public transit, and other low-carbon transportation options.


Click on the images below to see the policies and specific actions the Town will take to achieve each goal.

People sitting under a large tree




Goal N: HEAT MITIGATION
Reduce heat absorption through building design, landscaping, and unpaved surfaces.

Goal O: WASTE REDUCTION
Promote and implement responsible waste management strategies.











Establish and enable sustainable practices to improve air quality.

Goal Q: UTILITIES
Provide sustainable and innovative public services and utilities that serve the current and future needs of the community.









Goal R: FOOD ACCESS
Increase access to fresh and healthy food options.





Relationship with Other Goals in the Plan

The goals in this section are interrelated with goals in other chapters of the Plan, in the same way they are connected in our lives. The following table depicts the overlap between this section’s goals (and associated policies and actions) and other goals.

Please click on the links below to read the related goals, policies, and actions.

Climate and Energy Goals:
Related Goals in other Chapters:
Goal N: HEAT MITIGATION
Goal HH: QUALITY DESIGN
Goal O: WASTE REDUCTION
Goal E: PARTNERSHIPS AND VOLUNTEERS
Goal P: AIR QUALITY
Goal Z: SAFE ROUTES
Goal BB: PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AND TRAFFIC CONGESTION
Goal Q: UTILITIES
Goal HH: QUALITY DESIGN
Goal R: FOOD ACCESS
Goal B: EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS




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