page_title: Jackie Biskupski
section_title: Environment
hierarchical_section_title: Jackie Biskupski / Mayor of Salt Lake City / Environment
caption_attribution_description: English: Jackie Biskupski at new SLC airport
context_page_description: Jackie Biskupski is an American Democratic politician, who served as the 35th Mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah. Upon taking office, Biskupski became Salt Lake City's 35th mayor, the city's first openly lesbian mayor, and the second female mayor. She is a former member of the Utah House of Representatives, representing the 30th District in Salt Lake County from 1999 to 2011.
context_section_description: Biskupski serves as co-chair of Sierra Club's Mayors for 100% Clean Energy.
  In 2016, Salt Lake City became the 16th city in the United States to formally adopt a 100% clean energy plan.
  In 2016, Biskupski created Salt Lake City's Department of Economic Development. In July 2016, the Department becomes an official part of SLC government. Since its creation, the new Department has been responsible for attracting or expanding 29 companies in Salt Lake City, resulting in $895,000,000 of capital investment and 9,000 jobs.
  In May 2016, Mayor Jackie Biskupski and Rocky Mountain Power CEO Cindy Crane launched a new initiative to double Salt Lake City’s current use of clean solar power. Their program, Subcriber Solar, upped the amount of sustainable energy powering government operations from 6% to 12% in 2016, in line with Biskupski's 2020 goal to have 50% of municipal operations powered by renewable energy, and 100% by 2032.
  In July 2016, Mayor Jackie Biskupski launched Climate Positive 2040, Salt Lake City’s initiative to transition the community to 100% renewable energy sources by 2032 (adjusted to 2030 in 2019) and to reduce carbon emissions citywide by 80% by 2040. 
  In keeping with Salt Lake City's clean energy goals set by Biskupski, in 2018, the Salt Lake City Fire Department made history by opening the first two net-zero fire stations in the country.
  On February 13, 2019, Biskupski called on Utah's D.C. delegation to leave America's Clean Car Standards alone. Biskupski spoke against the rollbacks currently being worked by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Trump administration.
caption: Biskupski at the Salt Lake City International Airport
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