Bay Area

City of Berkeley

Building An Eco-Friendly City

In November 2006, Berkeley voters issued a bold call to action on global warming– reduce the entire community’s year 2000 greenhouse gas emissions by 80% by 2050.

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City of Hayward

City's Climate Action Plan Takes Shape

Hayward is known as the “Heart of the Bay” because of its central and convenient location in Alameda County – 25 miles southeast of San Francisco and 26 miles north of San Jose. With its central location, it’s not suprising that 62% of the City’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions come from transportation sources.

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Marin County

Reducing Residents’ Ecological Footprint

In 2001 Marin County became the first local government to calculate its ecological footprint. With a population of 248,000 people, the footprint measured at 27 global acres per person. This is slightly higher than that of the average American’s footprint at 24 acres.

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City of San Francisco

An Eco-Friendly City Plan

In 2002, the City of San Francisco passed a resolution committing the city to an emissions reduction goal that goes beyond the Kyoto Protocol objectives. The resulting Climate Action Plan focuses the City's efforts on transportation, energy efficiency, renewable energy, and solid waste management as the key areas that will have the greatest impact on climate change.

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City of Santa Rosa

City Encourages Renewable Energy

On December 4, 2001 the Santa Rosa City Council took the leadership role in the County and voted to become a member of Cities for Climate Protection, a project of the International Council on Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI).

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Sonoma County

Climate Action Plan Encourages Sustainability

Sonoma County is the first county in the nation to approach climate protection comprehensively. For the past seven years, all nine cities in the County have been working together with the County to protect the climate. In October 2008, the Sonoma County Community Climate Action Plan was released and includes strengthening General Plans and Environmental Impact Reports to promote climate protection.

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