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New year, new leadership: how climate change impacted Philly in 2023 and greener resolutions in 2024

Here’s the first weekly roundup for 2024

Happy New Year! We’re kicking off 2024 with Philly’s first woman mayor. Four new city council members who are prioritizing illegal dumping, greener transit and reducing Philly’s carbon footprint.

2023 was Philadelphia’s second warmest year on record, after 2012. Here’s how the world’s warmest year on record played out locally with hot temps, least amount of snow, flash flooding and more precipitation, according to WHYY.

Want to make a change for a sustainable planet in 2024? Here are a few 2024 resolutions for the climate.

Do you have a New Year’s resolution to eat less meat? Here are some of Philly’s best vegan and vegetarian takeout, according to the Inquirer.


Julie Hancher

Julie Hancher is Editor-in-Chief of Green Philly, sharing her expertise of all things sustainable in the city of brotherly love. She enjoys long walks in the park with local beer and greening her travels, cooking & cat, Sir Floofus Drake.

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