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San Francisco unveils data-driven Climate Action Plan aiming for net-zero by 2040

San Francisco Commission on the Environment · December 7, 2021
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The Department of the Environment presented a Climate Action Plan with sector- and consumption-based inventories, 31 strategies and 159 actions across energy, buildings, transportation, housing and consumption, targeting net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040 and prioritizing equity and implementation metrics.

San Francisco's Department of the Environment on Monday gave commissioners a final preview of a citywide Climate Action Plan scheduled for public release the next day, laying out targets, strategies and next steps for decarbonization with equity at the center.

Cindy (climate program manager) summarized the plan as a "data driven" roadmap that combines sector-based accounting (transportation and buildings are the largest sectors) with a newer consumption-based inventory that captures lifecycle emissions from goods…

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