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Encinitas staff present draft Climate Action Plan update setting 2030 and 2045 emission targets
Summary
City staff presented a draft Climate Action Plan (CAP) update that uses a 2016 emissions baseline and proposes targets of about 40% below 2016 greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 and 85% below by 2045; commissioners asked for more detail and public speakers objected to the plan's scientific basis.
City of Encinitas sustainability staff presented a draft update to the city's Climate Action Plan on the Mobility and Traffic Safety Commission agenda, outlining new community greenhouse-gas targets and proposed measures to reduce emissions.
Ryan Lampkin, the city's sustainability analyst, said the draft CAP uses a 2016 community emissions inventory as the baseline and shows roughly 381,000 metric tons of CO2-equivalent for that year, with on‑road transportation identified as the largest single source. The draft proposes a target of 40% below the 2016 baseline by 2030 and 85% below the 2016 baseline by 2045, and it advances seven high‑level strategies including building decarbonization, expanded renewable energy, water efficiency,…
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