In 2018, after a group of high school students petitioned the city council to think more seriously about the impact of climate change on the community, the City of St. Louis Park adopted a climate action plan that would reduce greenhouse-gas emissions to net zero by 2040. To reach that goal, the community set ambitious targets that would gradually eliminate the use of fossil fuels-the leading cause of excess greenhouse gases-and boost the use of renewable energy sources. The city began replacing gas-powered vehicles and tools with electric ones and installed public charging stations at city hall and the recreation center. Electric accounts that were not powered with renewable energy were switched to Xcel Energy's Windsource program.
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