Protecting the Path to Net Zero

Climate Resilience and Adaptation Implementation Strategy

About the initative

On March 20, 2023, the Montgomery County Green Bank (MCGB) was provided with authority to conduct resilience activities for the County (Bill 3-23). Through innovative financing and capacity-building initiatives, the main goal of MCGB’s Resilience and Adaptation Implementation Strategy, “Protecting the Path to Net Zero” (PPNZ), is to drive action on:

  1. Pre-event Action: anticipate, plan and prepare, reduce or manage risk, avoid.
  2. Damage Limitation: Bounce back, recover, accommodate, absorb, cope, minimize loss or cost, survive, persist, maintain.
  3. Change: Adapt, transform, learn, reorganize.

Our Strategies: A Two-Pillar Approach

We focus on two key resilience pathways

PPNZ aims to unlock opportunities on climate resilience and adaptation while supporting partners in programmatically managing and mitigating climate risks and fostering community well-being.

1. Physical Resilience Strategy (PRS)

Focus on climate risk reduction, water management, and community well-being and health improvement.

  • Climate Risk Reduction

  • Stormwater Management
  • Green Infrastructure/Nature Based Solutions
  • International Design Materials

  • Blue infrastructure
  • Green infrastructure/Nature based Solutions
  • International Design/Materials

  • Preparedness Strategies
  • International Design/Materials

  • Water Management

  • Implementation of actions to reduce energy for water production and distribution.

  • Implementation of actions to reduce waste and achieve a more efficient use of water.

  • Repairs e.g. pipe repairs

  • Community Wellbeing and Health

  • Indoor Air Quality
  • Mold Remediation

  • Preparedness Mechanism
  • Education Initiatives

2. Energy Resilience Strategy (ERS)

Enhancing grid resiliency while promoting investments that addresses reliability improvements during electrical service disruptions due to climate change.

  • Installation of Electrical Protection
  • Raising of structures and/or key equipment
  • Installation of back up power supplies/storage

  • Strengthening of Building Structure
  • Resiliency Hubs
  • Microgrids

Implementation

Through fast catalytic capital, strategic partnerships, and education, see what PPNZ will provide!

  • Innovative Solutions: Promote multi-benefit investments to enhance clean energy, climate resilience, water management and community wellbeing and health improvement.
  • Financing resilience: through C-PACE
  • Strategic Partnerships: Landing at the hyperlocal level, sophisticated technical expertise to design partnerships and programs with high replicability potential.
  • Pilot: Unlocking rapid catalytic capital to test concepts that accelerate resilience initiatives.
  • Education & Awareness: Deliver climate resilience-related training programs tailored to the needs of Green Bank partners.

On March 20, 2023, the Montgomery County Green Bank (MCGB) was provided with authority to conduct resilience activities for the County (Bill 3-23). Through innovative financing and capacity-building initiatives, the main goal of MCGB’s Resilience and Adaptation Implementation Strategy, “Protecting the Path to Net Zero” (PPNZ), is to drive action on:

  1. Pre-event Action: anticipate, plan and prepare, reduce or manage risk, avoid.
  2. Damage Limitation: Bounce back, recover, accommodate, absorb, cope, minimize loss or cost, survive, persist, maintain.
  3. Change: Adapt, transform, learn, reorganize.

Get Involved

Who do we work with?

Our partnerships are tailor-made based on needs and goals for each project.

  • Municipalities and Utilities
  • Architects & Engineers
  • Sustainability, Energy, Water Experts
  • Community Organizations (Faith Based Organizations, HOA’s, Schools)
  • Capital Providers & Impact Investors