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Multnomah County presents public discussion draft of climate justice plan; public comment open through May 11
Summary
County staff and community partners briefed the board on a community‑driven draft climate justice plan that emphasizes frontline leadership, 12 universal goals and a collaborative governance model; public comment period runs through May 11 and staff will host an Earth Day webinar.
Multnomah County staff and community partners on April 2 briefed commissioners on the county’s public discussion draft of a climate justice plan that county leaders described as a community‑driven, equity‑centered update to the county’s 2015 climate plan.
John Bachitinski, director of the Office of Sustainability, said the draft replaces the 2015 plan and updates county greenhouse‑gas targets to align with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change pathways for 2030 and 2050; he said county emissions in 2022 were roughly 21 percent below the 1990 baseline but that the reduction trajectory is not yet steep enough to meet targets.
Public Health Director Kirsten Aird framed climate change as a public‑health issue and highlighted recent local…
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