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Sustainability and Climate Action Plan (S/CAP)

Citywide Sustainability and Climate Action Plan implementation initiative addressing greenhouse-gas reductions, electrification, transportation, grid reliability, climate adaptation, water, waste, and natural-environment actions.

Current status
Implementation underway under the 2023–2025 work plan.
  1. 2025 Quarters 3-4 Implementation Update

    Agenda-described implementation update for 2025 Quarters 3-4.

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  2. November 12, 2024 implementation and greenhouse-gas inventory update

    Staff reported 2022 community emissions of about 410,000 metric tons of carbon-dioxide equivalent, 47.4% below 1990 levels. Staff described progress on electrification, EV charging, climate-adaptation, water, waste, and natural-environment actions, while noting substantially more emissions reductions are needed to meet the 80% by 2030 target.

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