The Brattleboro Reformer reports that in 2002, "Brattleboro joined the Cities for Climate Protection program, a nonprofit organization that works with municipalities to develop local solutions to global climate change. As a member, Brattleboro was required to take certain actions," one of which was to create a Brattleboro Area Climate Protection Local Action Plan. In addition, "the town performed a greenhouse gas emissions analysis in 2002 and in 2003" and set two greenhouse gas reduction targets. "The first was to reduce emissions by 10 percent below 2000 levels by 2010 for the town as a whole, and the second was to reduce emissions by 20 percent in municipal buildings and schools and in the town's various operations." According to town energy coordinator Paul Cameron, Brattleboro is "on target to meet or exceed those goals." Cameron added that "a big part of the reason the town is on target is because Fibermark, which at one time was responsible for 19 percent of the town's greenhouse gases, made changes to its industrial process which virtually eliminated its emissions." The town also made a "switch to biofuels for the town's vehicles" and launched a building efficiency program to improve efficiency in 14 town and school buildings. Now, the Brattleboro Selectboard may establish an energy committee to "oversee [the town's] efforts to reduce energy usage and greenhouse gas emissions" and possibly to update the action plan.

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