San Diego's Climate Action Plan, adopted 2015 and updated 2022, commits the city to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2035 through building electrification, mobility shifts, zero-waste, and equity-centered investments tracked against five-year milestones.
The 2022 Climate Action Plan Update accelerated the city's prior 2050 carbon-neutral target to 2035, making San Diego one of the most ambitious U.S. cities. Six strategies cover decarbonized buildings, clean transportation, urban forestry and lands, water and wastewater, zero waste, and emerging climate resilience programs. Each strategy contains measurable actions including the Building Electrification Reach Code, Climate Equity Index investments in disadvantaged communities, ramp-ups in EV charging, and tree canopy expansion to 35 percent. The Sustainability and Mobility Department issues annual monitoring reports tracking progress, and updates to the Land Development Code and reach codes operationalize requirements for new construction.
The Plan itself is policy and not directly enforceable, but tied ordinances such as the Building Electrification Reach Code, CALGreen Tier amendments, and reach-code permit conditions are enforced through Development Services Department inspections.
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