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EQC disbands emissions subcommittee to partner with Stanford on high‑impact reductions
Summary
After reviewing the city's greenhouse‑gas inventory, the EQC found Menlo Park is not on track for the Climate Action Plan's 2030 target and voted to reconstitute its subcommittee to work with Stanford's Impact Lab on targeted, city‑scale emissions reductions.
The Menlo Park Environmental Quality Commission voted unanimously on Dec. 17 to disband its Emissions Reductions Impact Study Ad Hoc Subcommittee and form a new "Sustainable Cities Project Ad Hoc Subcommittee" to work with Stanford University’s Impact Lab on a targeted analysis of the city’s highest‑impact emissions reductions.
Commissioner Hill, a presenter for the subcommittee, told commissioners the most recent greenhouse‑gas inventory shows that although Menlo Park saw an initial drop in emissions after switching to Peninsula Clean Energy, overall emissions have been largely…
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