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San Luis Obispo staff find progress but warn 2035 climate goal will need more action; council backs further study and joins state climate alliance
Summary
City staff told the council the 2026 climate action progress report shows substantial gains (notably in clean electricity and organics) but an updated forecast reaches roughly a 50% greenhouse‑gas reduction by 2035 under current actions — short of the city’s 2035 carbon‑neutral target. Council instructed staff to evaluate seven new or expanded actions and voted to join the Local Government Climate Alliance.
San Luis Obispo city staff told the City Council on April 7 that sustained local investments have produced measurable reductions in community greenhouse‑gas emissions, but the city’s 2035 carbon‑neutrality target will require additional innovation and regional cooperation.
Chris Reed, the city’s sustainability manager, said the 2026 progress report shows the city has secured roughly $56 million in outside funding since 2020 and achieved steep declines in emissions from electricity and organic waste. However, Reed said recent headwinds — slower than expected building electrification, changes in state and federal incentives, and higher regional vehicle miles traveled — leave the city on a forecasted path of roughly a 50% reduction by 2035 under current policies, short of the ambitious 70% decline…
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