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Issaquah presents 2024 greenhouse gas inventory; staff proposes light 2026 ICAP update and timeline
Summary
City staff reported a 2% decline in community greenhouse-gas emissions since 2022 and a 4% drop in government-operations emissions, but warned the city remains short of its ICAP targets. Staff proposed a largely programmatic 2026 update focused on tying actions to targets, accelerating building electrification and transportation measures, and recommended initial review in PDE followed by a Committee-of-the-Whole review.
Issaquah sustainability staff presented the results of the city’s 2024 greenhouse gas inventory and outlined a proposed pathway for a 2026 update to the Issaquah Climate Action Plan (ICAP) on Feb. 3.
David Reedy, sustainability coordinator, said the city recorded a 2% decrease in community-wide emissions since 2022 and a 4% decrease in government operations emissions; reductions were driven mainly by lower natural-gas use in buildings and modest improvements in vehicle fuel efficiency and electric vehicle adoption. Reedy cautioned that electricity emissions increased in part because Puget…
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