Multnomah County reports operations emissions 68% below baseline but warns progress has plateaued

Feb 17, 2026

County staff told the Board of Commissioners that fiscal-year 2025 operations emissions were 68% below the fiscal-year 7 baseline, exceeding the board’s 2030 goal, but recent years show a plateau; staff flagged fleet decarbonization, building electrification and new battery storage as priorities.

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At a Multnomah County Board of Commissioners briefing, county sustainability and facilities staff reported that fiscal-year 2025 greenhouse-gas emissions from county operations were 68% below the fiscal-year 7 baseline — ahead of the board’s 2030 goal — but cautioned that recent years show little further decline.

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