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Sustainability staff update highlights emissions drop and programs to expand resident engagement
Summary
City sustainability staff reported a 12% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions since 2019 and outlined programs — EnergySmart Eastside, Green Power enrollment with Puget Sound Energy, tree canopy work and student Sustainability Ambassadors — aimed at meeting climate and urban forest goals.
City sustainability staff gave a program update at the April 21 Sammamish City Council meeting, summarizing recent accomplishments and planned initiatives tied to the city’s Climate Action Plan and urban forest work.
Rose Weicker, the city’s natural resource and environmental sustainability coordinator, told council the city received an updated greenhouse gas inventory from King County that shows roughly a 12% emissions reduction from 2019 to 2023. Weicker said those…
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