Atlanta Is Working On Climate Change, But There’s More To Do

The city of Atlanta plans to add solar panels to some of its buildings.

JAIME HENRY-WHITE / Associated Press File

While the federal response to climate change has sputtered, Atlanta is one of the cities that’s stuck with its goals, and it’s adding more.

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One the city’s main initiatives is the Better Buildings Challenge, a project to cut energy and water use from buildings by 20 percent. City-owned buildings, schools and dozens of commercial buildings are participating, including some of the city’s biggest skyscrapers.