Sustainability and Climate Resilience
Adopt a tree, optimize your energy usage, eliminate single-use consumption, conserve precious water resources.
- December 06, 2025 1:14 PM
Precautionary Waterway Advisory Lifted for the Middle River South of E. Sunrise Boulevard
Water sampling in the affected area has demonstrated that the waterway meets the State’s surface water quality standards.
- November 25, 2025 1:00 PM
Help Prevent Sanitary Sewer Overflows This Holiday Season
Only human waste and toilet paper should be flushed and cooking oil should never be disposed of down the drain.
- November 19, 2025 10:00 AM
Out With the Old, in With the Efficient!
Get a $125 rebate and help protect Broward's natural resources for years to come.
Events
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City Administrative Offices Closed
January 19, 2026
Sustainability
NET-ZERO GOALS
In December 2021, the Fort Lauderdale City Commission established net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions goals for government operations by 2040 and for the community by 2050. This builds on the City’s previous goals for GHG reductions of in the Sustainability Action Plan and in the Advance Fort Lauderdale 2040 Comprehensive Plan. As a city on the front lines of the climate change, it is imperative that the City of Fort Lauderdale join communities across the globe in the effort to achieve Net Zero greenhouse gas emissions and lessen those impacts. Therefore, Fort Lauderdale is honored to joined Florida’s Race to Zero to demonstrate our commitment to this effort.
The Sustainability Division implements the Citywide Sustainability Action Plan and works to enhance City operations by optimizing conservation efforts. This division ensures that the City's sustainability practices maintain an ecological balance in ways that benefit the entire community. Learn about our programs and how you can help the environment right now.
Sustainability Advisory Board
The purpose of Sustainability Advisory Board is to identify and recommend affordable strategies to the City Commission associated with conservation, renewable energy, and energy efficiency to establish the City of Fort Lauderdale as a leader in environmental sustainability.