On December 15, the San Diego City Council unanimously voted to approve the final version of a sweeping plan to address climate change.
The plan calls for cutting greenhouse gases in half, and switching the city to using only renewable energy by the year 2035.
San Diego officials took warnings about the impact of climate change on residents' health and area weather seriously, and gave bipartisan support to the measure, which they are calling a “bold environmental strategy”.
The plan would make San Diego the first California city to approve a plan for dealing with climate change that uses the California Communities Environmental Health Screening Tool, or CalEnviroScreen.
Many Californians live in areas that are affected by a number of sources of pollution, and some communities are more vulnerable to pollution than others. CalEnviroScreen shows the areas that have the most pollution, and therefore are likely to need the most help. This evaluation helps communities decide where to allocate scarce resources.
Some of the goals of the plan include replacing half the city's fleet with electric vehicles by the year 2030, and raising that to 90% of the fleet by 2035. San Diego also aims to create green jobs, reduce dependence on imported energy and water, improve water quality and reduce air pollution, plant trees and reduce landfill waste.
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