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Belmont staff, consultants brief council on Climate Action and Adaptation Plan update; community workshops planned
Summary
City staff and consultants presented the scope, timeline and initial greenhouse-gas findings for Belmont’s Climate Action and Adaptation Plan update, laying out emissions baselines, state targets (SB 32 and AB 1279 references in presentation) and a schedule of community engagement culminating in a draft for council review.
City staff and consultants from Rincon Consultants presented an update on Belmont’s Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (CAAP) during the Sept. 9 council meeting. The update reviewed the city’s greenhouse-gas inventory, recent trends, state-aligned reduction targets and a timeline for community engagement and a draft plan.
Olivia Mendoza, Rincon project manager, told the council the CAAP update combines mitigation (greenhouse-gas reductions) and adaptation (preparing for heat, wildfire smoke, flooding and sea-level rise) and builds on the city’s 2017 climate plan. Mendoza said…
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