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Home > Releases > Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava’s Top Five Strategies to Save Our Planet
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Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava’s Top Five Strategies to Save Our Planet

Press Release elected /global/government/mayor/home.page 2023-04-20 2023-04-20T12:00:00.000Z 08 00 am Natalia Jaramillo [email protected] Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava’s Top Five Strategies to Save Our Planet To celebrate Earth Day in 2023, Mayor Daniella Levine Cava shares the top five strategies Miami-Dade County has launched to protect the environment as part of her administration. <p>To celebrate Earth Day in 2023, Mayor Daniella Levine Cava shares the top five strategies Miami-Dade County has launched to protect the environment as part of her administration. Since taking office, the mayor has made a healthy environment a top policy priority, leading to the creation of the County&rsquo;s first <a href="https://www.miamidade.gov/global/economy/resilience/climate-strategy/home.page">Climate Action Strategy</a> and the inclusion of resilience components in a vast majority of the initiatives and programs across departments, from major infrastructure projects to community education campaigns.</p> <p>"Every day is Earth Day in Miami-Dade County because our environment is our economy and the key to our survival," said Mayor Levine Cava. "We work year-round to protect our planet and our residents by building resilient infrastructure and looking for innovative solutions that help us mitigate the impacts of climate change and ensure that all our residents live safely to thrive. Miami-Dade County is leading the way on renewable energy, resilient infrastructure, and heat mitigation, making us a future-ready community at the forefront of climate solutions."</p> <p>The following list includes Mayor Levine Cava&rsquo;s top five strategies:</p> <p><strong>#1 - GOING ELECTRIC</strong></p> <ul> <li>Miami-Dade County will soon have one of the largest electric public transit fleets in the nation with more than 60 battery electric buses already in service and more than 100 on the way. To efficiently operate its growing electric bus fleet, the County is also building a new state-of-the-art electric bus facility in South Dade where the 100 new vehicles will be housed, charged and maintained.</li> <li>The mayor set a goal to electrify the County&rsquo;s vehicle fleet by 2030 and our departments are already busy deploying electric vehicles and charging infrastructure to serve both the County&rsquo;s fleet and the public.</li> <li>The Department of Solid Waste Management recently rolled out its first-ever electric-powered waste collection truck.</li> <li>The Miami-Dade Aviation Department received its first four all-electric vehicles just this month, with 13 more scheduled for next year and 24 more expected over the next five years.</li> <li>The Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces Department is also replacing most of its mower inventory with eco-friendly electric mowers over the next four years.</li> <li>Even our cruise ships are going electric through the nation&rsquo;s most aggressive rollout of &ldquo;shore power&rdquo; that will enable cruise ships to plug-into the electric grid when docked at PortMiami.</li> </ul> <p><strong>#2 BUILDING RESILIENCE</strong></p> <ul> <li>This month, Mayor Levine Cava unveiled the first-ever large-scale solar energy system on a County-owned building at the North Dade Regional Library in Miami Gardens. Five additional projects that span libraries, a housing facility, public housing and a county courthouse are currently underway. Once fully operational, the projects will represent a total cost savings of more than $5.8 million. represent a total over the system&rsquo;s lifespan.&nbsp;</li> <li>Miami-Dade Fire Rescue started the first of many resilient solar powered fire stations with the commencement of construction for the Dolphin fire station in Sweetwater.</li> <li>Miami-Dade County&rsquo;s Office of Resilience launched the BE305 Challenge, in 2021 that teaches local building owners and managers how to benchmark energy and water consumption and implement low- and no-cost strategies to cut consumption. Over the last two years, more than 120 buildings have enrolled in the Challenge, representing 28 million square feet in 13 of the county&rsquo;s 34 municipalities.</li> </ul> <p><strong>#3 PROTECTING OUR BAY AND DRINKING WATER</strong></p> <p>As the celebrated &ldquo;water warrior,&rdquo; Mayor Daniella Levine Cava is a strong advocate for our beloved Biscayne Bay. Miami-Dade County has rolled out the following projects under her administration to stop nutrient pollution from entering our waterways and the&nbsp;Bay:&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li>Implemented the County&rsquo;s fertilizer ban for the summer months and provided education and training to prevent the pollution caused by the use of fertilizers during the rainy season.&nbsp;</li> <li>Launched the first of many &ldquo;Connect 2 Protect&rdquo; projects to connect thousands of properties to the County&rsquo;s sewer system.</li> <li>Worked with the Board of County Commissioners to enhance penalties and fines for those who are caught illegally dumping in the Bay or any other body of water.</li> <li>Initiated the Water and Sewer Department&rsquo;s Effluent Energy Recovery System designed to provide cooling to buildings at wastewater treatment plants and reuse treated water, dramatically increasing the County&rsquo;s water recycling and recovery commitment from 15 million gallons per day to more than 100 million gallons per day and incorporating the use of renewable solar energy.</li> </ul> <p><strong>#4 PROTECTING OUR RESIDENTS FROM EXTREME HEAT&nbsp;</strong></p> <ul> <li>Mayor Levine Cava appointed the world&rsquo;s first Chief Heat Officer and declared the first heat season to put forward strategies that protect our most vulnerable residents from the impact of extreme heat.</li> <li>Last year, Mayor Levine Cava announced the installation of 1,700 energy-efficient air conditioners in Miami-Dade County&rsquo;s public housing units, making us the first local government in the nation to ensure cooling in all public housing.</li> <li>This month, the mayor signed a partnership agreement with Miami-Dade County Public Schools to provide matching support of up to $200,000 towards tree planting at schools in neighborhoods with high urban heat islands.</li> <li>The mayor worked to increase the budget for community tree planting and preservation of critical habitat by more than $27 million.</li> </ul> <p><strong>#5 GETTING TO ZERO WASTE</strong></p> <ul> <li>The mayor has committed to chart a path to zero waste for Miami-Dade, which will require a wholesale reimagining of our solid waste and wastewater systems throughout the County.</li> <li>The County is working to expand opportunities for organic composting and mulching of tree trimmings, greater and more effective recycling, and replacing single-use plastics and polystyrene with reusable and compostable alternatives.</li> <li>Launched the Plastic Free 305 campaign to celebrate Miami-Dade County businesses dedicated to reducing or eliminating the purchase and use of single-use plastics through adopting reuse and sustainable replacement strategies.</li> </ul> no 2023 00 a.m. 00 a.m. Office of the Mayor 1 rel168200221455347 Office of the Mayor Las cinco estrategias principales de la alcaldesa del condado de Miami-Dade, Daniella Levine Cava, para salvar nuestro planeta Para celebrar el Día de la Tierra en 2023, la alcaldesa Daniella Levine Cava comparte las cinco estrategias principales que el condado de Miami-Dade ha lanzado para proteger el medio ambiente. <p>Para celebrar el D&iacute;a de la Tierra en 2023, la alcaldesa Daniella Levine Cava comparte las cinco estrategias principales que el condado de Miami-Dade ha lanzado para proteger el medio ambiente. Desde que asumi&oacute; el cargo, la alcaldesa ha hecho de un medio ambiente saludable una prioridad para su administraci&oacute;n, lo que llev&oacute; a la creaci&oacute;n de la primera Estrategia de Acci&oacute;n Clim&aacute;tica del condado, y a la inclusi&oacute;n de componentes de resiliencia en la gran mayor&iacute;a de las iniciativas y programas en todos los departamentos, desde grandes proyectos de infraestructura hasta campa&ntilde;as de educaci&oacute;n p&uacute;blica.</p> <p>"Todos los d&iacute;as es el D&iacute;a de la Tierra en el condado de Miami-Dade porque nuestro medio ambiente es nuestra econom&iacute;a y la clave para nuestra supervivencia", dijo la alcaldesa Levine Cava. "Trabajamos todo el a&ntilde;o para proteger nuestro planeta y a nuestros residentes mediante la construcci&oacute;n de una infraestructura resiliente y la b&uacute;squeda de soluciones innovadoras que nos ayuden a mitigar los impactos del cambio clim&aacute;tico y garantizar que todos nuestros residentes vivan de manera segura. El condado de Miami-Dade est&aacute; liderando el camino en energ&iacute;a renovable, infraestructura resiliente y mitigaci&oacute;n del calor, lo que nos convierte en una comunidad preparada para el futuro y a la vanguardia de las soluciones clim&aacute;ticas".</p> <p>La siguiente lista incluye las cinco estrategias principales de la alcaldesa Levine Cava:</p> <p><strong># 1 &ndash; TRANSICI&Oacute;N A LO ELECTRICO</strong></p> <ul> <li>El condado de Miami-Dade pronto tendr&aacute; una de las flotas de transporte p&uacute;blico el&eacute;ctrico m&aacute;s grandes del pa&iacute;s con m&aacute;s de 60 autobuses el&eacute;ctricos ya en servicio y m&aacute;s de 100 en camino. Para operar de manera eficiente la creciente flota de autobuses el&eacute;ctricos, el condado tambi&eacute;n est&aacute; construyendo una nueva instalaci&oacute;n de autobuses el&eacute;ctricos de &uacute;ltima generaci&oacute;n en South Dade donde se alojar&aacute;n, cargar&aacute;n y mantendr&aacute;n los 100 veh&iacute;culos nuevos.</li> <li>La alcaldesa estableci&oacute; el objetivo de electrificar la flota de veh&iacute;culos del condado para 2030 y nuestros departamentos ya est&aacute;n haciendo la transici&oacute;n a veh&iacute;culos el&eacute;ctricos e instalando infraestructura de carga para servir tanto a la flota del condado como al p&uacute;blico.</li> <li>El Departamento de Manejo de Residuos S&oacute;lidos lanz&oacute; recientemente su primer cami&oacute;n de recolecci&oacute;n de residuos con motor el&eacute;ctrico.</li> <li>El Departamento de Aviaci&oacute;n de Miami-Dade recibi&oacute; sus primeros cuatro veh&iacute;culos totalmente el&eacute;ctricos este mes, con 13 m&aacute;s programados para el pr&oacute;ximo a&ntilde;o y 24 m&aacute;s esperados durante los pr&oacute;ximos cinco a&ntilde;os.</li> <li>El Departamento de Parques, Recreaci&oacute;n y Espacios Abiertos tambi&eacute;n reemplazar&aacute; la mayor parte de su inventario de cortac&eacute;spedes con cortadores el&eacute;ctricos ecol&oacute;gicos durante los pr&oacute;ximos cuatro a&ntilde;os.</li> <li>Incluso nuestros cruceros se est&aacute;n volviendo el&eacute;ctricos gracias al despliegue de "energ&iacute;a en tierra" m&aacute;s agresivo del pa&iacute;s que permitir&aacute; que los cruceros se conecten a la red el&eacute;ctrica cuando atraquen en el puerto de Miami.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <p><strong>#2 CONSTRUCCIONES RESILIENTES</strong></p> <ul> <li>Este mes, la alcaldesa Levine Cava present&oacute; el primer sistema de energ&iacute;a solar a gran escala en un edificio del condado en la Biblioteca Regional de North Dade en Miami Gardens. Actualmente se est&aacute;n adelantando cinco proyectos adicionales en bibliotecas, vivienda p&uacute;blica y un juzgado. Una vez que est&eacute;n operando, los proyectos representar&aacute;n un ahorro de m&aacute;s de $5.8 millones durante la vida &uacute;til del sistema.&nbsp;</li> <li>El Departamento de Bomberos de Miami-Dade inici&oacute; la primera de muchas instalaciones de panales de energ&iacute;a solar en la nueva estaci&oacute;n de bomberos Dolphin en Sweetwater.&nbsp;</li> <li>La Oficina de Resiliencia de Miami-Dade lanz&oacute; el Desaf&iacute;o BE305 en 2021 para ense&ntilde;ar a los propietarios y administradores de edificios locales a reducir su consumo de energ&iacute;a y agua. En los &uacute;ltimos dos a&ntilde;os, m&aacute;s de 120 edificios se han inscrito en el Desaf&iacute;o, lo que representa 28 millones de pies cuadrados en 13 de los 34 municipios del condado.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <p><strong>#3 PROTEGER NUESTRA BAH&Iacute;A Y AGUA POTABLE</strong></p> <ul> <li>Conocida como la "guerrera del agua", la alcaldesa Levine Cava es una firme defensora de nuestra querida Bah&iacute;a de Biscayne. Bajo su administraci&oacute;n, el condado de Miami-Dade ha implementado los siguientes proyectos para evitar que la contaminaci&oacute;n por nutrientes ingrese a nuestras v&iacute;as fluviales y a la bah&iacute;a:</li> <li>Implement&oacute; la prohibici&oacute;n de fertilizantes en los meses de verano y brind&oacute; educaci&oacute;n y capacitaci&oacute;n para prevenir la contaminaci&oacute;n causada por el uso de fertilizantes durante la temporada de lluvias.</li> <li>Lanz&oacute; el primero de muchos proyectos "Conectar para Proteger" para conectar miles de propiedades al sistema de alcantarillado del condado.</li> <li>Trabaj&oacute; con la Junta de Comisionados del condado para aumentar las sanciones y multas para quienes tiran basura ilegalmente en la bah&iacute;a o en cualquier otro cuerpo de agua.</li> <li>Inici&oacute; el Sistema de Recuperaci&oacute;n de Energ&iacute;a de Efluentes del Departamento de Agua y Alcantarillado, dise&ntilde;ado para brindar enfriamiento a los edificios en las plantas de tratamiento de aguas residuales y reutilizar el agua tratada, aumentando dr&aacute;sticamente el compromiso de reciclaje y recuperaci&oacute;n de agua del condado de 15 millones de galones por d&iacute;a a m&aacute;s de 100 millones de galones por d&iacute;a e incorporando el uso de la energ&iacute;a solar renovable.</li> </ul> <p><strong>#4 PROTEGER A NUESTROS RESIDENTES DEL CALOR EXTREMO</strong></p> <ul> <li>La alcaldesa Levine Cava nombr&oacute; a la primera Jefe del Calor del mundo y declar&oacute; la primera temporada de calor para presentar estrategias que protejan a nuestros residentes m&aacute;s vulnerables del impacto del calor extremo.</li> <li>El a&ntilde;o pasado, la alcaldesa anunci&oacute; la instalaci&oacute;n de 1,700 unidades de aire acondicionado en la vivienda p&uacute;blica del condado de Miami-Dade, lo que nos convierte en el primer gobierno local del pa&iacute;s en garantizar aire acondicionado en vivienda p&uacute;blica.</li> <li>Este mes, la alcaldesa firm&oacute; un acuerdo con las Escuelas P&uacute;blicas del Condado de Miami-Dade para brindar un apoyo equivalente de hasta $200,000 para la siembra de &aacute;rboles en las escuelas de los vecindarios con grandes islas de calor urbano.</li> <li>La alcaldesa trabaj&oacute; para aumentar el presupuesto para la siembra comunitaria de &aacute;rboles y la preservaci&oacute;n de h&aacute;bitats importantes en m&aacute;s de $27 millones.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <p><strong>#5 LLEGAR A CERO RESIDUOS</strong></p> <ul> <li>La alcaldesa se ha comprometido a trazar un camino para llegar a cero residuos en Miami-Dade, lo que requerir&aacute; una reinvenci&oacute;n total de nuestros sistemas de desechos s&oacute;lidos y aguas residuales en todo el condado.</li> <li>El condado est&aacute; trabajando para ampliar las oportunidades de compostaje org&aacute;nico y el abono org&aacute;nico de los recortes de &aacute;rboles, un reciclaje mayor y m&aacute;s efectivo, y el reemplazo de pl&aacute;sticos y poliestireno de un solo uso con alternativas reutilizables y compostables.</li> <li>El condado lanz&oacute; la campa&ntilde;a Plastic Free 305 para celebrar a las empresas que se han comprometido a reducir o eliminar la compra y el uso de pl&aacute;sticos de un solo uso mediante la adopci&oacute;n de estrategias de reutilizaci&oacute;n y reemplazo sostenible.&nbsp;</li> </ul> local county miami-dade elected elected Office of the Mayor Contact Us /global/government/mayor/contact.page /global/publicrecords/search.page Daniella Levine Cava was elected Miami-Dade County's first-ever woman Mayor in November 2020. <p>Daniella Levine Cava was elected Miami-Dade County&rsquo;s first-ever woman Mayor in November 2020. She enters the Mayor's office following a nearly 40-year career as a relentless advocate for South Florida families in public service and elected leadership.<br /><br />As Miami-Dade County&rsquo;s Mayor, she oversees a metropolitan government with more than 31,000 employees serving nearly 3 million residents, managing an annual budget of approximately $12 billion.<br /><br />A social worker, lawyer, and community activist, she was first elected in 2014, and re-elected in August 2018, to serve as the Miami-Dade County Commissioner representing District 8.</p> <ul> <li><a href="/global/government/biographies/mayor.page">Read Full Biography</a></li> </ul> /resources/images/banners/mayor-banner-2024.jpg other Mayor Daniella Levine Cava /resources/images/mayor/2024-mayor-cava-headshot.jpg /resources/images/1200x675/mayor-cava-portrait.jpg Daniella Levine Cava /global/government/biographies/mayor.page Stephen P. 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MIAMI-DADE ( April 20, 2023 )–

To celebrate Earth Day in 2023, Mayor Daniella Levine Cava shares the top five strategies Miami-Dade County has launched to protect the environment as part of her administration. Since taking office, the mayor has made a healthy environment a top policy priority, leading to the creation of the County’s first Climate Action Strategy and the inclusion of resilience components in a vast majority of the initiatives and programs across departments, from major infrastructure projects to community education campaigns.

"Every day is Earth Day in Miami-Dade County because our environment is our economy and the key to our survival," said Mayor Levine Cava. "We work year-round to protect our planet and our residents by building resilient infrastructure and looking for innovative solutions that help us mitigate the impacts of climate change and ensure that all our residents live safely to thrive. Miami-Dade County is leading the way on renewable energy, resilient infrastructure, and heat mitigation, making us a future-ready community at the forefront of climate solutions."

The following list includes Mayor Levine Cava’s top five strategies:

#1 - GOING ELECTRIC

  • Miami-Dade County will soon have one of the largest electric public transit fleets in the nation with more than 60 battery electric buses already in service and more than 100 on the way. To efficiently operate its growing electric bus fleet, the County is also building a new state-of-the-art electric bus facility in South Dade where the 100 new vehicles will be housed, charged and maintained.
  • The mayor set a goal to electrify the County’s vehicle fleet by 2030 and our departments are already busy deploying electric vehicles and charging infrastructure to serve both the County’s fleet and the public.
  • The Department of Solid Waste Management recently rolled out its first-ever electric-powered waste collection truck.
  • The Miami-Dade Aviation Department received its first four all-electric vehicles just this month, with 13 more scheduled for next year and 24 more expected over the next five years.
  • The Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces Department is also replacing most of its mower inventory with eco-friendly electric mowers over the next four years.
  • Even our cruise ships are going electric through the nation’s most aggressive rollout of “shore power” that will enable cruise ships to plug-into the electric grid when docked at PortMiami.

#2 BUILDING RESILIENCE

  • This month, Mayor Levine Cava unveiled the first-ever large-scale solar energy system on a County-owned building at the North Dade Regional Library in Miami Gardens. Five additional projects that span libraries, a housing facility, public housing and a county courthouse are currently underway. Once fully operational, the projects will represent a total cost savings of more than $5.8 million. represent a total over the system’s lifespan. 
  • Miami-Dade Fire Rescue started the first of many resilient solar powered fire stations with the commencement of construction for the Dolphin fire station in Sweetwater.
  • Miami-Dade County’s Office of Resilience launched the BE305 Challenge, in 2021 that teaches local building owners and managers how to benchmark energy and water consumption and implement low- and no-cost strategies to cut consumption. Over the last two years, more than 120 buildings have enrolled in the Challenge, representing 28 million square feet in 13 of the county’s 34 municipalities.

#3 PROTECTING OUR BAY AND DRINKING WATER

As the celebrated “water warrior,” Mayor Daniella Levine Cava is a strong advocate for our beloved Biscayne Bay. Miami-Dade County has rolled out the following projects under her administration to stop nutrient pollution from entering our waterways and the Bay: 

  • Implemented the County’s fertilizer ban for the summer months and provided education and training to prevent the pollution caused by the use of fertilizers during the rainy season. 
  • Launched the first of many “Connect 2 Protect” projects to connect thousands of properties to the County’s sewer system.
  • Worked with the Board of County Commissioners to enhance penalties and fines for those who are caught illegally dumping in the Bay or any other body of water.
  • Initiated the Water and Sewer Department’s Effluent Energy Recovery System designed to provide cooling to buildings at wastewater treatment plants and reuse treated water, dramatically increasing the County’s water recycling and recovery commitment from 15 million gallons per day to more than 100 million gallons per day and incorporating the use of renewable solar energy.

#4 PROTECTING OUR RESIDENTS FROM EXTREME HEAT 

  • Mayor Levine Cava appointed the world’s first Chief Heat Officer and declared the first heat season to put forward strategies that protect our most vulnerable residents from the impact of extreme heat.
  • Last year, Mayor Levine Cava announced the installation of 1,700 energy-efficient air conditioners in Miami-Dade County’s public housing units, making us the first local government in the nation to ensure cooling in all public housing.
  • This month, the mayor signed a partnership agreement with Miami-Dade County Public Schools to provide matching support of up to $200,000 towards tree planting at schools in neighborhoods with high urban heat islands.
  • The mayor worked to increase the budget for community tree planting and preservation of critical habitat by more than $27 million.

#5 GETTING TO ZERO WASTE

  • The mayor has committed to chart a path to zero waste for Miami-Dade, which will require a wholesale reimagining of our solid waste and wastewater systems throughout the County.
  • The County is working to expand opportunities for organic composting and mulching of tree trimmings, greater and more effective recycling, and replacing single-use plastics and polystyrene with reusable and compostable alternatives.
  • Launched the Plastic Free 305 campaign to celebrate Miami-Dade County businesses dedicated to reducing or eliminating the purchase and use of single-use plastics through adopting reuse and sustainable replacement strategies.

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