Resident urges council to protect Chevron trees, saying removals undercut climate action plan
Summary
A city resident told the council that recent downtown tree removals and potential development at the Chevron site undermine San Ramon's climate action goals and urged the council to preserve mature trees.
Adam Cleary, who identified himself during public comment as an environmental professional, praised San Ramon's draft climate action plan but said recent tree removals in the downtown core and planned work at the Chevron property set back the city’s carbon-sequestration and heat-mitigation efforts.
"I ask you to please, please do what you can to keep the trees there before anything else before developers remove those trees," Cleary said. He connected tree canopy to reduced air-conditioning demand, shaded walkways that support smart transportation goals, and the plan’s targets for greenhouse-gas reductions toward 2030 and net-zero by 2045. Council members thanked him and noted the city will continue planning work for the core and related projects.
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