SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE
Meeting Date: February 10, 2025
Subject: RECEIVE Presentation on 2024 Climate Action and Adaptation Plan
Submitted For: SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE
Department: DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION & DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
Presenter: Jody London || DCD | Sustainability Coordinator
Contact: Jody London (925) 655-2815
Referral History:
On November 5, 2024, the Board of Supervisors adopted the 2024 Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (CAAP). An update of the 2015 Climate Action Plan (CAP), the 2024 CAAP is Contra Costa County's plan to achieve its vision for a sustainable future, adapt to changing climate conditions, and rapidly reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to support a pathway to statewide net-zero emissions by 2045. The 2024 CAAP is intended to serve as a companion to the Contra Costa County 2045 General Plan (2045 General Plan) and to mitigate GHG emissions in the unincorporated county that result from implementation of the General Plan. The 2024 CAAP features a planning horizon out to 2045 and provides updated information and an expanded set of GHG emissions reduction and climate adaptation strategies that apply to the unincorporated county.
This 2024 CAAP builds on the work that was established in the 2015 CAP and reflects the latest developments in county- and regional-level climate action planning initiatives, GHG emissions reductions in County operations, and climate action planning policies and practices at the State level. The 2024 CAAP allows the County's decision makers, staff, and communities to understand the sources and magnitude of local GHG emissions and the impacts of climate change on communities in the unincorporated areas of Contra Costa County ("unincorporated communities"), prioritize steps to achieve long-term GHG emissions reduction goals, and increase resilience to climate change-related hazards consistent with the County's goals for land use, transportation, housing, and environmental justice.
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