Tucson's 2020 Climate Action and Adaptation Plan commits the city to carbon neutrality by 2030 for municipal operations and citywide net-zero by 2045, with adaptation programs targeting extreme heat and Sonoran Desert drought.
Adopted by Mayor and Council Resolution 23167 in 2020, the CAAP establishes greenhouse gas inventory reporting, mitigation actions across buildings, transportation, water, and waste, and adaptation measures focused on heat, drought, wildfire smoke, and monsoon flood risk. The plan directs departments to align procurement, fleet electrification, and Tucson Water operations with reduction targets. Citywide implementation is tracked through annual scorecards and ties into Plan Tucson general plan updates and Tucson Water's One Water 2100 plan. Residents are not directly fined under the CAAP itself; instead, downstream codes (energy, water, idling) carry enforcement.
CAAP itself sets no civil penalty. Implementing ordinances (idling, water-waste, energy code) carry fines from $50 to several hundred dollars per occurrence after notice.
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