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City presents greenhouse‑gas inventory showing emissions declines since 2005, launches 12–15 month climate‑action planning process
Summary
The city presented a new greenhouse‑gas inventory showing a roughly 30% reduction in community emissions since 2005 and a 54% drop in emissions from city operations, and launched a 12–15 month climate‑action planning process to produce a formal plan around September 2026.
City sustainability staff presented a greenhouse‑gas inventory and announced the start of a city climate-action planning process that staff said will produce a formal climate action plan in roughly 12–15 months.
Director of Sustainability Casey Shevlin told the committee the recently completed inventory found a nearly 30% reduction in community-wide carbon pollution since 2005 and a 54% reduction in emissions from city operations over the same period. Shevlin attributed much of the municipal improvement to efficiency measures in service divisions, including wastewater anaerobic digestion that produces energy and a more efficient municipal district-energy system.
The planning process will analyze inventory data, community needs (for example,…
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