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As of February 2022, 35 of the 50 largest cities in the U.S. by population had adopted local climate action plans. Supporters say that these plans, which call for measures such as reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, are important for combatting climate change and promoting public health. Opponents of local climate action plans say that such plans increase living costs and cause economic harm.

Almost all of the cities with climate action plans were members of at least one climate association. This page tracks membership in the following associations: 100 Resilient Cities, Climate Mayors, and C40 Cities.

As of February 2022, 30 of the 35 cities with local climate action plans had Democratic mayors and three cities had Republican mayors.

On this page, you will find:

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Overview

The table below lists cities with climate action plans, alongside links to the various plans and dates the plans were adopted or modified. It also shows whether or not each city was a member of one of the following climate associations as of February 2022: 100 Resilient Cities, Climate Mayors, and C40 Cities.

Climate action plans and association membership in the 50 largest U.S. cities by population, in February 2022
City Mayor's partisan affiliation as of February 2022 Text of plan Date adopted or updated 100 Resilient Cities Climate Mayors C40 Cities
Albuquerque, New Mexico Democratic Albuquerque Climate Action Plan Apr. 22, 2021 ✔
Atlanta, Georgia Democratic City of Atlanta Climate Action Plan Sep. 21, 2015[1] ✔ ✔[2]
Clean Energy Atlanta Modified Mar. 4, 2019[3]
Austin, Texas Democratic Austin Climate Equity Plan Updated Sep. 2021[4] ✔ ✔
Baltimore, Maryland Democratic Baltimore Climate Action Plan Nov. 29, 2012 ✔
Boston, Massachusetts Democratic City of Boston Climate Action Plan 2019 Update Oct. 2019[5] ✔ ✔[6] ✔
Charlotte, North Carolina Democratic Charlotte Strategic Energy Action Plan Dec. 2018 ✔
Chicago, Illinois Democratic Chicago Climate Action Plan Sep. 19, 2008[7] ✔ ✔ ✔
Cleveland, Ohio Democratic Cleveland Climate Action Plan Updated Sep. 19, 2018[8] ✔[9]
Columbus, Ohio Democratic Columbus Climate Action Plan Dec. 10, 2021[10] ✔
Dallas, Texas Democratic Dallas Comprehensive Environmental and Climate Action Plan May 27, 2020 ✔
Denver, Colorado Democratic Climate Protection Fund Updated Nov. 2021[11] ✔
Detroit, Michigan Democratic Detroit Sustainability Action Agenda Updated June 2019 ✔
Honolulu, Hawaii Independent Climate Action Plan 2020-2025 June 2, 2021 ✔
Houston, Texas Democratic Houston Climate Action Plan Apr. 22, 2020[12] ✔ ✔
Indianapolis, Indiana Democratic Thrive Indianapolis Feb. 21, 2019 ✔
Kansas City, Missouri Democratic Climate Protection & Resiliency Plan Updated May 2020[13] ✔
Los Angeles, California Democratic L.A.’s Green New Deal Apr. 29, 2019[14] ✔ ✔ ✔
Louisville, Kentucky Democratic Louisville Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Plan Apr. 2020 ✔
Memphis, Tennessee Democratic Memphis Area Climate Action Plan Apr. 20, 2021[15] ✔
Mesa, Arizona Republican Climate Action Plan June 21, 2021[16]
Miami, Florida Republican Miami Forever Carbon Neutral Updated Nov. 18, 2021[17] ✔[18] ✔
Minneapolis, Minnesota Democratic Minneapolis Climate Action Plan June 28, 2013 ✔ ✔
New York, New York Democratic 1.5°C: Aligning New York City with the Paris Climate Agreement Second printing, Dec. 2017 ✔ ✔[19] ✔
Climate Mobilization Act Apr. 18, 2019[20]
Oakland, California Democratic Oakland 2030 Equitable Climate Action Plan Updated July 2020[21] ✔ ✔
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Republican adaptokc July 7, 2020[22]
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Democratic Philadelphia Climate Action Playbook Jan. 15, 2021[23] ✔ ✔
Phoenix, Arizona Democratic 2021 Phoenix Climate Action Plan Oct. 12, 2021[24] ✔
Portland, Oregon Democratic Climate Action Plan June 2015 ✔ ✔
Raleigh, North Carolina Democratic Raleigh Community Climate Action Plan Mar. 2021 ✔
Sacramento, California Democratic Appendix B: General Plan Climate Action Plan Policies and Programs Mar. 3, 2015 ✔
San Antonio, Texas Independent SA Climate Ready Oct. 17, 2019 ✔
San Diego, California Democrat City of San Diego Climate Action Plan Amended July 12, 2016 ✔[25]
San Francisco, California Democratic 2021 San Francisco Climate Action Plan Updated Dec. 8, 2021 ✔ ✔ ✔
San Jose, California Democratic Climate Smart San Jose Feb. 27, 2018[26] ✔
Seattle, Washington Democratic Seattle Climate Action April 2018 ✔ ✔[27] ✔

As of February 2022, 15 of the 50 largest cities in the U.S. by population had not adopted local climate action plans. Cities without a local climate action plan are listed below:


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City plan details

This section details the specific goals of the climate action plans listed above, such as community-wide and municipal operations GHG reduction goals, electricity usage reduction goals, and renewable energy goals. Goals listed for each plan are not necessarily comprehensive.

Albuquerque, New Mexico

On April 22, 2021, the Albuquerque released the 2021 Albuquerque Climate Action Plan. The plan included goals of 100% renewable energy use for government operations by 2025 and 100% emissions-free energy generation by 2040. [28]

Atlanta, Georgia

Atlanta's city council adopted a Climate Action Plan on September 21, 2015. The plan included a goal of reducing GHG emissions by 20% from 2009 levels by 2020 and 40% from 2009 levels by 2030.[29]

The city's Clean Energy Atlanta plan was adopted on May 1, 2017, and modified on March 4, 2019. The plan set a city operations goal to reach 100% clean energy by 2025 and a community-wide goal to reach 100% clean energy by 2035.[30] Atlanta's city council modified the deadline for city operations to 2035 on March 4, 2019, with targets in the interim.[3] The plan used the following definition of clean energy: "energy derived from wind, solar, existing and low-impact hydroelectric, geothermal, biogas, and wave technology sources."[31]

Austin, Texas

Austin's city council adopted the Austin Community Climate Plan on June 4, 2015.[32]The plan set the goal of reaching net-zero GHG emissions by 2050.[33] It also reiterated goals that were set for Austin Energy to reach 35% renewable energy by 2020 and 55% renewable energy by 2025.[34]

In September 2021, the city council adopted the Austin Climate Equity Plan. [4] The new plan set a goal of "net-zero community-wide greenhouse gas emissions by 2040."[4] Its website states that it "created the plan through the lens of racial equity and attempted to learn from people in our community while exploring solutions to the climate crisis." [4]

Baltimore, Maryland

Baltimore's city planning commission adopted the Baltimore Climate Action Plan on November 29, 2012. The goal of the plan was to reduce citywide GHG emissions by 15% from 2010 levels by 2020.[35]

Boston, Massachusetts

The City of Boston Climate Action Plan 2019 Update, released on October 8, 2019, incorporated a change of the city's GHG reduction goals from those set in 2011. New goals included reducing community-wide GHG emissions by 50% by 2030 and by 100% by 2050, from 2005 levels. The previous goal for 2050 was an 80% reduction in GHG emissions. The plan also included the goal of reducing municipal GHG emissions by 60% by 2030 and by 100% by 2050.[36][5]

Charlotte, North Carolina

Charlotte's city council adopted the Towards Resilience: Charlotte Strategic Energy Action Plan in December 2018. The plan's goals included that "100% of city-owned buildings and fleet be fueled by 100% zero-carbon energy by 2030," and that Charlotte would "become a low carbon city by 2050 with each resident emitting less than 2 tons of CO2e."[37]

Chicago, Illinois

Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley announced the Chicago Climate Action Plan on September 19, 2008.[7] The plan website stated that the city's goal was to "reach a 25% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from 1990 levels by 2020, and 80% reduction from 1990 levels by 2050."[38]

Cleveland, Ohio

Cleveland announced an updated version of the Cleveland Climate Action Plan on September 19, 2018. The goal of the plan was "reducing greenhouse gas emissions 80 percent by 2050, with interim goals of 16 percent by 2020 and 40 percent by 2030."[8] The city set separate municipal operations goals in its 2013 Sustainable Cleveland Municipal Action Plan.

Columbus, Ohio

Columbus adopted The Columbus Green Community Plan: Green Memo III in 2015.[39] The plan's first objective was to "[r]educe greenhouse gas emissions by 30% from city operations and by 20% from the community over the next five years."[40]

Researchers from The Ohio State University released a recommended climate action plan for Columbus on December 18, 2018.[41]

In December of 2021, the city released the Columbus Climate Action Plan.[10] The new plan set the goal of a 45% reduction of GHG emissions by 2030, using 2013 as a baseline.[10] It also set a goal of carbon neutrality by 2050.[10]

Dallas, Texas

On May 27, 2020, the Dallas city council approved the Comprehensive Environmental & Climate Action Plan.[42] The plan outlined GHG emission reduction goals of 43% below 2015 levels by 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2050.[43] It also included targets to require all new construction to be net-zero energy starting in 2030 and to achieve a fully electrified transit fleet by 2040.[44]

Denver, Colorado

Denver released its Denver 80 x 50 Climate Action Plan on July 17, 2018.[45] The primary goal of the plan was to reach an 80% reduction in GHG emissions by 2050, with a 2005 baseline. Other goals included 100% renewable electricity usage in municipal buildings by 2025, 100% renewable electricity usage in the community by 2030, a 20% reduction in single-family residential energy use by 2035, and a 50% reduction in commercial building energy use by 2050.[46]

On November 3, 2020, Denver Ballot Initiative 2A was approved, creating funding for a new Climate Protection Fund. In November 2021, the city released the Climate Protection Fund Five-Year Plan, setting new goals of 40% reduction in GHG reduction by 2025 and 65% by 2030, using 2019 as a baseline. [47] The plan also set a goal of zero GHG emissions by 2040.[47]

Detroit, Michigan

Detroit announced its Detroit Climate Action Plan on October 24, 2017. The plan included a goal for businesses and institutions to reduce GHG emissions by 10% by 2022, 30% by 2032, and 80% by 2050, with a 2012 baseline.[48]

In June 2019, the city released the Detroit Sustainability Action Agenda, an update including new GHG emissions goals. The plan set a goal to reduce community-wide GHG emissions by 30% by 2025 using a 2012 baseline.[49] It also planned for reducing municipal emissions by 35% by 2024 and 75% by 2034 with 2012 as a baseline. [49]

Honolulu, Hawaii

On June 2, 2021, the Honolulu City Council approved the Climate Action Plan 2020-2025. The plan set a GHG emission reduction goal of 45% by 2025 with a 2015 baseline and carbon neutral by 2045, stating that it "puts the City on a pathway to reduce target sector emissions by 60% by 2035, and 80% from 2015 by 2045."[50]

Houston, Texas

On April 22, 2020, the Houston Office of Sustainability released the Houston Climate Action Plan.] The city's GHG emission reduction goals (from a 2014 baseline) were 40% by 2030, 75% by 2040, and net-zero by 2050.[51] The plan also set targets of a 100% electrified non-emergency, light-duty municipal fleet by 2030, doubling PACE projects by 2030, and low-emissions waste fleet vehicles by 2030.[52]

Indianapolis, Indiana

Thrive Indianapolis was adopted into the Marion County Comprehensive Plan on February 21, 2019. One of the plan's main goals was to reach net-zero GHG emissions by 2050.[53]

Kansas City, Missouri

Kansas City's city council adopted its Climate Protection Plan on July 24, 2008.[13] The plan set incremental goals to reduce community-wide GHG emissions by 30% by 2020 and by 80% by 2050, with 2000 levels as the baseline. It also reiterated a goal adopted in 2007 for city government operations to reduce emissions by 30% below 2000 levels by 2020.[54]

In May 2020, the city council passed Resolution 200005, setting new goals of reducing city-wide GHG emissions by 30% by 2025 and 100% by 2030, using 2005 as the baseline.[55] The plan also set a city-wide climate neutral goal for 2040.[55]

Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti released L.A.’s Green New Deal on April 29, 2019.[14] The plan stated, "Based on our commitment to the Paris Agreement, this plan charts a new course for Los Angeles’s emission reduction targets – the 2019 Green New Deal Pathway – which calls for cutting greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) to 50% below 1990 levels by 2025; 73% below 1990 levels by 2035; and becoming carbon neutral by 2050."[56] Other goals included reducing municipal GHG emissions by 55% from 2008 levels by 2025, 65% by 2035, and 100% by 2045, and for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power to supply 55% renewable energy by 2025, 80% renewable energy by 2036, and 100% renewable energy by 2045.[57]

Louisville, Kentucky

In April 2020, the City of Louisville released the Louisville Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Plan. The plan sets a GHG reduction goal of 80% below business-as-usual projections for 2050 by 2050.[58]

Memphis, Tennessee

On April 20, 2021, the Memphis City Council approved the Memphis Area Climate Action Plan, a cooperation between the City of Memphis and Shelby County.[15] The plan outlined potential GHG reduction targets for Memphis and Shelby county at 51% by 2035 and 71% by 2050, both using 2016 as a baseline.[59] The plan also included targets of increasing the number of retrofitted low-income housing by 500% and of 80% carbon-free electricity by 2035, with a follow-up of 100% by 2050.[59]

Mesa, Arizona

The Mesa City Council accepted its Climate Action Plan on June 21, 2021.[16] The plan set goals of a 50% reduction in city operations GHG emissions from a 2019 baseline by 2030, and carbon neutrality by 2050.[60] The plan also targeted 100% renewable energy and diversion of 90% of waste from landfills by 2050.[60]

Miami, Florida

The City of Miami released MiPlan: City of Miami Climate Action Plan in June 2008. The plan called for reducing citywide GHG emissions by 25% from 2006 levels by 2020 and government operations GHG emissions by 25% from 2007 levels by 2015.[61]

The Miami City Commission approved the Miami Forever Carbon Neutral plan on November 18, 2021.[17] The new plan set a goal of reducing citywide GHG emissions by 60% by 2035 using a 2018 baseline, working toward net zero emissions by 2050.[17]

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Minneapolis's city council adopted the Minneapolis Climate Action Plan on June 28, 2013.[62] The plan set goals for reducing community-wide GHG emissions by 15% from 2006 levels by 2015 and 30% by 2025.[62] Other 2025 targets included generating 10% of the city's electricity from local, renewable sources and reducing energy use by 17%.[62]

New York, New York

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio signed Executive Order 26 on June 2, 2017, which stated, "New York City will adopt the principles and goals of the Paris Agreement to deliver climate actions that are consistent with or greater than its own commitments to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions 80% by 2050."[63] The executive order was followed by the 1.5°C Plan, which said, "This plan assesses the pace and timing with which NYC must reduce GHG emissions and ... [identifies] actions the City must take by 2020 in order to align the City’s 80 x 50 strategies with the Paris Agreement ..."[64]

The New York City Council passed the Climate Mobilization Act, which consisted of Local Laws 92, 94, 96, and 97, on April 18, 2019.[20][65] A city council press release stated, "The centerpiece of the package is a bill that will require large and medium-sized buildings, which account for nearly a third of all greenhouse gas emissions in the city, to reduce their emissions 40% by 2030 and 80% by 2050."[66]

For a broader list of New York City's climate legislation, click here.

Oakland, California

Oakland's city council adopted the Energy and Climate Action Plan on December 4, 2012, and updated the plan document in March 2018.[67] The 2018 version stated, "This revised ECAP does not add any new Action Items to the 2012 version of the document, and the overall goals remain the same as the original document – to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 36 percent by 2020 and 83 percent by 2050."[68] Those targets were originally set by the city council in 2009 and used 2005 levels as a baseline.[69]

The Oakland City Council adopted the Oakland 2030 Equitable Climate Action Plan in July 2020.[21] While the updated plan did not set new carbon emissions goals, the city council passed Resolution 88268 in the same month, setting a community-wide carbon neutrality goal for 2045.[70]

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

The Oklahoma City Council adopted adaptokc on July 7, 2020.[22] The plan included goals to "reduce emissions associated with energy consumption" and "protect water quality," as well as initiatives to "reduce transport emissions," "use and promote renewable energy sources," and "use and promote low-impact development."[71]

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia's Office of Sustainability published the Clean Energy Vision Action Plan in September 2018. The plan was a result of the city's Powering Our Future: A Clean Energy Vision for Philadelphia report, which was released August 22, 2018.[72] The plan's primary goals included reducing citywide carbon pollution 25% from 2006 levels by 2025 and 80% from 2006 levels by 2050, cutting carbon pollution from municipal buildings and streetlights 50% by 2030, and reaching a 100% carbon-free electricity grid by 2050.[73]

On January 15, 2021, the city released its Philadelphia Climate Action Playbook, the plan gathered goals from existing city plans, serving as a comprehensive update to city policies.[23] The plan included a goal of carbon neutrality by 2050.[74]

Phoenix, Arizona

Phoenix's city council adopted a set of environmental sustainability goals for the year 2050 on April 12, 2016.[75] Those goals were included in the city's 2015-16 Sustainability Report, which was published on March 27, 2017. The report listed a variety of goals, including reducing municipal GHG emissions 40% by 2025, reducing community-wide GHG emissions 80% to 90% by 2050, and generating 15% renewable energy by 2025.[76]

On October 12, 2021, the city council approved the 2021 Phoenix Climate Action Plan, setting a goal of net-zero municipal GHG emissions by 2030 and net-zero citywide GHG emissions by 2050.[24]

Portland, Oregon

The City of Portland and Multnomah County's June 2015 Climate Action Plan included goals of reducing county-wide carbon emissions 40% from 1990 levels by 2030 and 80% from 1990 levels by 2050, as well as reducing county and municipal carbon emissions 53% from fiscal year 2006-07 levels by 2030.[77] The plan was followed in April 2017 by the Climate Action Plan Progress Report.

An April 10, 2017, press release from Mayor Ted Wheeler's office said, "City of Portland and Multnomah County leaders vowed today to transition to 100 percent clean energy by 2050. The goal is to meet the community's electricity needs from renewable sources by 2035 and shift all remaining energy sources to renewables in the 15 years after."[78]

Raleigh, North Carolina

In March 2021, the City of Raleigh adopted the Raleigh Community Climate Action Plan. [79] The plan set goal a goal of 80% reduction in GHG emissions from a 2007 baseline.[80] The plan also included details on meeting Duke Energy's goal of a 50% reduction in CO2 emissions from electricity generation by 2030 using a 2005 baseline and net zero GHG emissions by 2050 with a focus on transitions to renewable energy.[81]

Sacramento, California

Sacramento's climate action plan was adopted on February 14, 2012, and incorporated into Sacramento's 2035 General Plan as Appendix B: General Plan Climate Action Plan Policies and Programs on March 3, 2015.[82] The plan stated, "The City shall reduce community GHG emissions by 15 percent below 2005 baseline levels by 2020, and strive to reduce community emissions by 49% percent and 83% percent by 2035 and 2050, respectively."[83] Other goals included reducing city fleet GHG emissions by 75% from 2005 levels by 2020 and reducing energy consumption in municipal facilities by 25% from 2005 levels by 2030 by increasing energy efficiency.[84]

San Antonio, Texas

On October 17, 2019, the San Antonio City Council adopted SA Climate Ready. The plan set a goal of 100% GHG emission reduction from a 2016 baseline by 2050, with interim goals of 41% and 71% reduction by 2030 and 2040 respectively.[85] The plan also included the creation of the Technical and Community Advisory Committee and Climate Equity Advisory Committee.

San Diego, California

San Diego's city council adopted the City of San Diego Climate Action Plan on December 15, 2015, and amended the plan on July 12, 2016.[86] The plan set targets to reduce GHG emissions by 15% from 2010 levels by 2020, 40% by 2030, and 50% by 2035.[87] California state law set a statewide target of reducing GHG emissions 80% below 1990 levels by 2050.[88] The plan also set goals to "[r]educe energy consumption at municipal facilities by 15% by 2020 and an additional 25% by 2035," "[r]educe energy use by 15% per unit in 20% of residential housing units by 2020 and 50% of units by 2035," and "[a]dd additional renewable electricity supply to achieve 100% renewable electricity by 2035 citywide."[89]

San Francisco, California

San Francisco's Department of the Environment updated the San Francisco Climate Action Strategy in 2013. The document stated, "The 2013 Climate Action Strategy puts San Francisco on a path to meet the City’s GHG emissions reduction targets of 25% below 1990 levels by 2017, and 40% below 1990 levels by 2025. Additional actions beyond those outlined here will be needed to meet the goal of an 80% reduction below 1990 levels by 2050."[90]

On December 8, 2021, the city released the 2021 San Francisco Climate Action Plan, setting goals of 100% renewable use by 2025, GHG emissions reduction of 61% below 1990 levels, and net-zero emissions (defined as 90% below 1990 GHG emissions levels) by 2040. [91]

For a list of San Francisco climate plans and reports, click here.

San Jose, California

San Jose's city council adopted Climate Smart San Jose on February 27, 2018.[26] The document stated, "The Plan defines a pathway that complies with both statewide and international climate goals," including California emissions reduction targets and Paris Climate Agreement commitments.[92] The plan also claimed, "San José will create SJCE, a community choice energy (CCE) program that will make 100 percent carbon-free electricity available as a base offering to all users in the city by 2021."[93]

Seattle, Washington

Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan released Seattle Climate Action in April 2018.[94] The plan was instigated by City Council Resolution 31757, which stated, "The City of Seattle commits to doing its part to meet the United States’ obligation under the Paris Agreement to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, and reaffirms its commitment to becoming carbon-neutral by 2050 and reducing greenhouse gas emissions 58 percent below 2008 levels by 2030." The resolution requested that actions be identified to meet those goals.[95]

An earlier Seattle Climate Action Plan was adopted in 2013.

Support and opposition

Support

  • The 2017 annual report of the C40 Cities network included the following statement: "The bold climate actions that need to be delivered by mayors are increasingly clear. Emissions need to peak by 2020 and fall rapidly after that. Average per capita emissions across C40 member cities need to drop from the current level of 5.3 tonnes CO2 per person to around 2.9 tonnes by 2030 and to zero by 2050."[96]
  • The California-based Institute for Local Government claimed on a webpage titled "Local Climate Action Plans," "Cities and counties are choosing to address the causes and consequences of climate change for a variety of reasons, including public health. Some of the potential health effects of climate change in California include increased heat-related deaths (especially in the rapidly growing inland valley and desert regions); higher risks of death and injury from more severe flooding, fires and storms; increased air pollution; and changes in the distribution or characteristics of infectious diseases and their carriers."[97]
  • A 2017 petition by the Sierra Club, Public Citizen, and Moms Clean Air Force urged the San Antonio, Texas, city council to establish a local climate action plan. The petition stated, "Climate change is a serious problem for all San Antonians. Flooding, drought, and extreme heat are making life in San Antonio more difficult and more expensive for everyone, especially those on fixed and low incomes. What’s more, pollution from fossil fuels is disproportionately impacting people of color, our children with asthma and seniors suffering from respiratory illnesses. To begin addressing this problem, we call on the City of San Antonio to allocate adequate funding to develop a Climate Action Plan that sets clear goals up front for reducing citywide greenhouse gas emissions in every sector and establishes specific action items that will make meeting those goals possible."[98]

Opposition

  • A February 2019 article on the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce website highlighted concerns about the city’s in-progress climate action plan. The article said, "In his public testimony [at a public input session], [President and CEO of the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce] Richard Perez conveyed that our members are concerned about how much implementation will cost both small businesses and large businesses, as that is not clearly outlined in the proposed plan. ... In addition, the proposed plan will no doubt drive up the cost of electricity, housing, real estate and transportation, all of which will make San Antonio more expensive and less competitive. This could ultimately drive away jobs."[99]
  • In a guest column in the San Antonio Business Journal, Texas Oil & Gas Association President Todd Staples wrote, "The San Antonio City Council is considering a draft climate action and adaptation plan that includes mitigation strategies that will threaten our reliable, affordable and abundant energy, putting San Antonio’s residents and economy at risk. A call for a complete phase out of fossil fuels will cause electricity prices for families and businesses across Bexar County to skyrocket, just as they have elsewhere. Transportation will become increasingly inaccessible as electric vehicle mandates are enforced. New development will become unaffordable. The city’s growth will be dramatically suppressed."[100]
  • Politico summarized union opposition to Los Angeles' Green New Deal as follows: "Unions argue that Garcetti hasn't considered his plan's effect on jobs. They say reducing in-state petroleum production and refining will simply shift Los Angeles to imported supplies, while forcing workers too old for retraining into retirement. ... Brian D’Arcy, business manager of the powerhouse International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers in Los Angeles, says that Garcetti’s move is just the latest on the environmental front that’s pushing his members toward the GOP — and into the arms of Trump, who effectively wooed blue-collar Rust Belt workers on his way to a 2016 presidential win."[101]

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ City of Atlanta, "Resolution 15-R-4042," accessed August 12, 2019
  2. ↑ Former Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 City of Atlanta, "Resolution 18-R-3783," accessed August 12, 2019
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 AustinTexas.gov, "Austin Climate Equity Plan," accessed Feb. 7, 2022
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Boston.com, "3 things to know about Boston's updated 'Climate Action Plan,'" October 8, 2019
  6. ↑ Former Mayor Martin J. Walsh
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 City of Chicago, "Chicago Climate Action Plan," accessed July 1, 2021
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 City of Cleveland, "City of Cleveland to Launch Updated Climate Action Plan at Sustainable Cleveland Summit Sept. 20-21," September 19, 2018
  9. ↑ Former Mayor Frank G. Jackson
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 'The City of Columbus, "City of Columbus releases first-ever Climate Action Plan," Dec. 10, 2021
  11. ↑ DenverGov.org, "Climate Protection Fund," accessed Feb. 7, 2022
  12. ↑ City of Houston, "Climate Action Plan," accessed Feb. 7, 2022
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 City of Kansas City, "KC Climate Protection & Resiliency Plan," accessed Feb. 2, 2022
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 Office of Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, "Mayor Garcetti Launches L.A.’s Green New Deal," April 29, 2019
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 CleanEnergy.org, "Memphis City Council Adopts Climate Action Plan," Apr. 22, 2020
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 MesaAz, "Mesa City council accepts City of Mesa Climate Action Plan," June 21, 2021
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 City of Miami, "Approved: City Adopts Plan to Achieve Carbon Neutrality by 2050," Nov. 18, 2021
  18. ↑ Greater Miami and the Beaches
  19. ↑ Former Mayor Bill de Blasio
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 The Guardian, "New York City unveils ambitious plan for local steps to tackle climate change," April 18, 2019
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 City of Oakland, "Oakland 2030 Equitable Climate Action Plan (ECAP)," accessed Feb. 7, 2022.
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 City of Oklahoma City Council, "Resolution of the City Council of the City of Oklahoma City receiving adaptokc, the Citywide Sustainability Plan, as an Amendment to the Comprehensive Plan," July 7, 2020
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 City of Philadelphia, "Guide to How the City is Responding to Climate Change," Jan. 15, 2021.
  24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 2021 City of Phoenix, "Phoenix Climate Action Plan," accessed Oct. 12, 2021
  25. ↑ Former Mayor Kevin Faulconer
  26. ↑ 26.0 26.1 SanJoseCA.gov, "Climate Smart San José," accessed Feb. 7, 2022
  27. ↑ Former Mayor Jenny Durkan
  28. ↑ 2021 Albuquerque Climate Action Plan City of Albuquerque, "2021 Albuquerque Climate Action Plan," Apr. 22, 2021 (page 16)
  29. ↑ City of Atlanta, "Climate Action Plan," July 23, 2015 (page 6)
  30. ↑ City of Atlanta, "Resolution 17-R-3510," accessed August 12, 2019
  31. ↑ City of Atlanta Mayor’s Office of Resilience, "Clean Energy Atlanta," accessed August 12, 2019 (page 6)
  32. ↑ AustinTexas.gov, "Resolution No. 20150604-048," accessed Feb. 7, 2022.
  33. ↑ AustinTexas.gov, "Austin Community Climate Plan," accessed August 12, 2019 (page 4)
  34. ↑ AustinTexas.gov, "Austin Community Climate Plan," accessed August 12, 2019 (page 24)
  35. ↑ Baltimore Office of Sustainability, "Baltimore Climate Action Plan," January 15, 2013 (page 4)
  36. ↑ City of Boston, "City of Boston Climate Action Plan 2019 Update," accessed October 24, 2019 (page 10)
  37. ↑ City of Charlotte, "Charlotte Strategic Energy Action Plan: Sustainable and Resilient Charlotte Update July 2019," July 20, 2019
  38. ↑ City of Chicago, "Chicago Action Plan," accessed Feb. 7, 2022 (Page 11)
  39. ↑ Columbus.gov, "Green Memos," accessed August 13, 2019
  40. ↑ Columbus.gov, "The Columbus Green Community Plan: Green Memo III," accessed August 13, 2019 (page 14)
  41. ↑ Ohio State News, "Researchers unveil climate change action plan for Columbus," December 18, 2018
  42. ↑ City of Dallas, "Comprehensive Environmental & Climate Action Plan (CECAP,)" accessed Feb. 7, 2022.
  43. ↑ City of Dallas "Comprehensive Environmental & Climate Action Plan." May 27, 2020 (page 23)
  44. ↑ City of Dallas "Comprehensive Environmental & Climate Action Plan." May 27, 2020 (page 37)
  45. ↑ DenverGov.org, "Denver Releases 80x50 Climate Action Plan," July 17, 2018
  46. ↑ DenverGov.org, "Denver 80 x 50 Climate Action Plan," accessed August 13, 2019 (pages 2-3)
  47. ↑ 47.0 47.1 DenverGov.org, "Climate Action," accessed Feb. 7, 2022
  48. ↑ Detroiters Working for Environmental Justice, "Detroit Climate Action Plan," October 24, 2017 (page 41)
  49. ↑ 49.0 49.1 City of Detroit, "Detroit Sustainability Action Agenda," accessed Feb. 7, 2022
  50. ↑ City of Honolulu, "Climate Action Plan 2020-2025," June 2, 2021 (page 21)
  51. ↑ City of Houston, "Houston Climate Action Plan," Apr. 22, 2020 (page 20)
  52. ↑ City of Houston, "City Launches Houston's First-Ever Climate Action Plan on 50th Anniversary of Earth Day," Apr. 22, 2020
  53. ↑ Metropolitan Development Commission, "Thrive Indianapolis," February 21, 2019 (page 3)
  54. ↑ City of Kansas City, "Climate Protection Plan," accessed Feb. 7, 2022
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