Denver residents in 2020 voted to boost local sales tax by 0.25 percent to raise a projected $40 million annually for climate spending, with half of those funds going to lower-income communities (Climatewire, Nov. 4, 2020).
The increase took effect in January 2021. In the months since, it’s raised a whopping $67 million, some of which already is flowing into projects such as green workforce development programs and the Montbello ride-share service.
Source: eenews.net
