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Our Climate, Our Future

To meet the magnitude of the climate crisis, we set an ambitious goal to achieve net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2035. San Diego can and must lead with bold and inclusive steps.

This Climate Action Plan (CAP) is the City’s policy commitment to set clear goals to reduce GHG emissions and details the strategies and actions we will collectively take to make San Diego a more sustainable, healthy and thriving city.

Total City-wide Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Below is a representation of GHG emissions avoided over time as a result of federal, state and regional actions, as well as by the City at the strategy level. The target for 2030 is a science-based, fair share target for 2030 (61% reduction from 2019 per capita emissions).

The City of San Diego's target of reaching Net Zero Emissions has been set for 2035.

On the year 2015 GHG - Total City-wide Greenhouse Gas Emissions was 10000000 MT CO₂e. Latest observed value in 2022 was 8600000 MT CO₂e. The goal for the year 2030 is 4.223e+6 MT CO₂e. Since 2015 reduction is 1400000.0 MT CO₂e. 4377000 MT CO₂e still needs to be reduced before the year 2030.10,000,000 MT CO₂eReduced MT CO₂e8,600,000 MT CO₂eLeft to reduce4,377,000 MT CO₂e4,223,000 MT CO₂eGoal201520222030
GHG - Total City-wide Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Strategies

The City has identified five equity-focused strategies to achieve a goal of net zero emissions by 2035 through reducing and avoiding GHG emissions.

A sixth strategy, Emerging Climate Action, will be added in the future. This strategy will assemble further action, new policies, technological innovation, partnerships and research. This will require monitoring and reporting during implementation to build out and quantify.