We’re working on climate solutions together.
Nyack 2030 is an initiative of the Village of Nyack and community partners, addressing the climate crisis locally and forging a path to a resilient and sustainable future. With support from businesses, the schools, library, houses of worship, civic organizations, nonprofits and individuals, we will reduce greenhouse emissions 75% from our 2018 emissions by 2030 and create a foundation for a sustainable future.
See the Nyack 2030 Climate Action Plan here.
Nyack’s Climate Smart Committee coordinates, promotes, and inspires climate action in our community. Join us! nyackclimatesmart@gmail.com
NYACK’S 2025 PROGRESS REPORT
Nyack showed its continued dedication to climate action in 2025 with several major accomplishments and many projects and activities. The Village guided five NYSERDA-funded construction projects at municipal buildings through planning and design so they were all nearly shovel-ready by the end of the year–no small task! In June the Village achieved Silver certification level in the Climate Smart Communities program, just a year after recertifying at the bronze level. Throughout 2025 Nyack’s Sustainability Coordinator, staff and community stakeholders developed the Nyack Climate Vulnerability Assessment and Adaptation Plan, which was finalized and adopted by the Board of Trustees in December. All the while the Climate Smart Committee continued to check off actions outlined in the Nyack Climate Action Plan.
Read about the village’s many accomplishments here.
TOP GOALS FOR 2026
ENERGY & BUILT ENVIRONMENT
Update Nyack’s Government and Community Greenhouse Gas Inventories
Complete all Clean Energy Communities Grant-Funded Building Projects
Solar roof tops DPW, Head Start, and Village Hall
Village Hall window replacements, heat pumps and insulation
Work to address the loss of the Community Choice Aggregation Program and promote clean energy contracts
Begin implementing the Nyack Climate Adaptation Plan
Increase participation the Nyack food scrap drop off program
Nyack has achieved “silver” certification —the highest level— in the Climate Smart Communities program. The village is now one of just 21 communities to have achieved that so far in New York State.
Village Mayor Joe Rand said, “The village couldn’t be more proud of our Climate Smart Committee members on this outstanding accomplishment, especially Co-chairs Marcy Denker and Steve Cea. The Climate Smart Communities program has given us vital guidance, support, and funding for over a decade as we’ve built local capacity for climate mitigation and adaptation that resonates here in the village and beyond We also have many wonderful community partners to thank for their efforts, and we’re deeply grateful for all the support we’ve received from the terrific team at the Hudson Valley Regional Council.”
Read the press release from NYS DEC here.
Nyack’s Climate Adaptation Plan
The Village of Nyack has adopted a climate vulnerability assessment and adaptation plan that was developed in 2025. We researched future projections for climate hazards in our region, conducted a public survey, and held workshops and meetings with many stakeholders, focusing on impacts of increased heat and heat waves, extreme weather events – including and increased precipitation and flooding, sea level rise and storm surge, and climate change-related disease. Based on that assessment, we drafted a plan that includes a Vision of how Nyack will rise to the challenge and maintain its resilience in the years ahead, and Action Checklists to guide us in a community effort.
This is a project of the Village of Nyack, funded by a grant from the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation’s Hudson River Estuary Program