Welcome to the Carmel Green Initiative Website

Celebrate our Earth through Art!

Youth will learn about energy conservation and environmental stewardship through art to encourage sustainable living at home, schools, congregations, and businesses. LEARN MORE.


How the Inflation Reduction Act Can Help You Transition to Clean Energy

Thursday, May 16, 2024 – 6 p.m.

Carmel Clay Library

Join us on May 16th when Delaney Barber, Energy and Climate Manager for the Hoosier Environmental Council, explains how funds made available to all of us through the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) can be used to help us transition to clean energy. 

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Invasive Plants in Your Yard

Saturday, April 27, 2024 – 11 a.m.

Carmel Clay Library

Learn all about invasive plants, including what makes them so invasive, where they come from, how they spread, and the damage they cause to our environment, health, and economy. You’ll learn how to identify the 12 most common invasive plants in Hamilton County and what you can do to prevent their spread.

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INDIANA CLIMATE ACTION PLAN

For the first time-ever, Indiana is developing a Climate Action Plan. Your input is needed.
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Carmel Green Initiative dedicated this bur oak tree in honor of Mayor Brainard‘s outstanding environmental legacy and climate leadership. Here are some of his accomplishments, achievements and awards. Read more.



FIND OUT HOW YOU CAN GO GREEN AND SAVE
The IRA has many tax credits for installing rooftop solar, or replacing a gas furnace with an electric heat pump, or replacing a gasoline powered car with an electric vehicle. For low- and moderate-income households, the IRA also includes point-of-sale rebates.
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