Encinitas draft Climate Action Plan sets 2030, 2045 targets; commission asks for added purchasing, tree-data and no‑idling items

Encinitas 'At its March meeting, the Encinitas Environmental Commission reviewed the public draft of the city's Climate Action Plan (CAP) update and voted to request three additions for staff consideration: lower-carbon purchasing guidance for city events and procurement, verification that the most current lidar study is being used for tree-canopy calculations, and consideration of a no-idling policy.

City sustainability analyst Ryan Lamkin presented the draft plan, calling it "the meat of the CAP" and outlining the inventory, proposed targets and the measures the city would use to try to meet them. "I'm really excited to present tonight the draft climate action plan update," Lamkin told commissioners.

The nut graf: The draft CAP uses 2016 as its community-wide baseline and proposes targets aligned with state law: a 40% reduction below the 2016 baseline by 2030 and an 85% reduction by 2045. Staff said the plan relies on seven broad strategies (building decarbonization, municipal decarbonization, renewable energy, water efficiency, clean and efficient transportation, zero‑waste/organics, and carbon sequestration) and 32 discrete measures to reach…