The City of Encinitas’ current Climate Action Plan (CAP), adopted in 2018 and amended in 2020, affirmed the City’s commitment to preserving the natural environment, increasing sustainability efforts, and improving overall quality of life by outlining seven strategies and 20 measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The City is now embarking on updating the CAP to realign our climate priorities.
The 2018 CAP set a target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 13% below 2012 levels by 2020 and 44% below 2012 levels by 2030. Through the implementation of our seven emission reduction strategies, the City has made real progress by surpassing our 2020 goal and reducing emissions by 14.6% below 2012 levels.
Our 2025 CAP determines new emission reduction targets for 2030 and 2045 based on an updated 2016 baseline.
The City is committed to updating the CAP every five years and thus we are developing an updated 2025 CAP. This 2025 CAP includes new and revised strategies and measures for meeting the updated emissions reduction targets for 2030 and 2045.
A draft version of the 2025 CAP document is complete and available for public review.
Comments may be provided by emailing comments to climateaction@encinitasca.gov.
Regular progress reports on the CAP update process will be shared at the City’s Environmental Commission meetings.