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Palo Alto committee recommends council approve 2026–27 climate work plan and receives supporting studies
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The Climate Action and Sustainability Committee voted to recommend that the City Council approve the 2026–2027 SCAP work plan and receive four studies that supply modeling and funding scenarios; discussion focused on funding feasibility, communications, EV charging, and program priorities.
The Climate Action and Sustainability Committee voted to recommend that the Palo Alto City Council approve the 2026–2027 Sustainability and Climate Action Plan (SCAP) work plan and receive four supporting studies, staff said. The recommendation, carried unanimously, includes staff-and-committee consensus modifications to the draft before it goes to council.
Christine Long, sustainability manager, summarized the work plan’s structure and priorities, saying the plan contains 28 climate-action strategies and 16 sustainability strategies along with three communications strategies that together advance the city’s 80% emissions reduction and carbon-neutrality goals. "Our sustainability and climate action plan ... lays out the city strategy to achieve our carbon reduction goals while also improving our natural environment," Long said.
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