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Home My WebLink AboutItem 4b. OVERVIEW AND UPDATE OF THE CLIMATE ACTION PLAN Item 4b Human Relations Commission Agenda Report For Agenda of: 6/4/2025 Item Number: 4b FROM: Samantha Vethavanam, DEI Administrative Specialist Phone Number: (805) 781-7064 E-mail: svethava@slocity.org SUBJECT: UPDATE AND OVERVIEW OF THE CLIMATE ACTION PLAN RECOMMENDATION Receive and file the Climate Action Plan overview and update. BACKGROUND The City of San Luis Obispo (City) first adopted their Climate Action Plan in 2012. In 2020, the City adopted a new Climate Action Plan which also established a goal of carbon neutrality by 2035. In 2022, the City approved a new update to the Climate Action Plan series, which built upon the efforts of the past and consists of three volumes: • Volume 1: Stories from 2035, which includes a summary of the Climate Action Plan through stories told from the future about a post-COVID 19 carbon neutral San Luis Obispo and the foundational actions that were undertaken to get there. • Volume 2: Technical Foundation and Work Program, which describes the Climate Action Plan update process, provides a greenhouse gas emissions inventory summary, describes the foundational actions required to achieve deep reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, and includes a work program for plan implementation. • Volume 3: 2023-2027 Work Program, which provides clear direction on the projects and programs the City will implement from 2023 through 2027 to advance climate action. It also includes a 2020-2022 Climate Action Plan progress update. While the plan is centered around reducing community greenhouse gas emissions, it also focuses on using resources more effectively, improving community equity and well-being, and developing an economy that is set to recover from the impacts of COVID-19 and thrive in a rapidly changing 21st century. The Office of Sustainability and Natural Resources has made a conscious effort to center diversity, equity, and inclusion values in all climate action work. Equity has a strong nexus to climate change and sustainability and is therefore included as a core consideration in every implementation project plan of the Climate Action Plan. This item will include an overview of the Sustainability and Natural Resources team and Item 4b their roles within the City as well as an overview of the Climate Action Plan and its progress, especially highlighting areas where equity has played a role.