Preparing for a Resilient Future
Our globally renowned Sea Level Rise and Climate Action Strategies are blueprints for the green economy – pushing us forward to our goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, and 50% by 2030. And Building Efficiency 305, our initiative to increase energy and water efficiency in large buildings countywide, helps us get there.
We’re aggressively deploying solar energy systems, including at three County buildings, with plans to increase to more than 28 County facilities. And we are doubling down on zero-waste efforts, finding new ways to reduce waste and emissions. We are responding to extreme heat – including, for the first time ever, installing high efficiency air conditioners in public housing units that lacked AC.
This will protect our most vulnerable, particularly older adults, from the impacts of extreme heat and we’re working with public and private partners to achieve our ambitious goal of 30% tree cover by 2030, and to restore urban forests and endangered wild lands.
