Develop a Climate Action Plan

By establishing a Climate Action Plan, cities and counties can identify approaches unique to their community to achieve GHG emission reductions.

Key components to “Step 3 – Developing a Climate Action Plan” are: 1) evaluating and selecting emission reduction strategies; 2) vetting strategies through a public process; 3) engaging in the environmental review process (CEQA); and, 4) incorporating selected strategies and measures into a Climate Action Plan and/or General Plan so they will be implemented.

In selecting your GHG emissions reduction strategies, you may want to check out the action areas below:

• Save Energy
• Drive Less and Drive Clean
• Use Green Energy
• Save Water
• Recycle and Cut Waste
• Buy Green
• Build Green

A table of contents at the top of each Take Action page directs you to no-cost, low-cost, and investment opportunities to reduce the impacts of climate change. The resources section on the right hand side of the page provides related sites with additional information.

Another important piece to climate action planning and reducing GHG emissions relates to environmental review, specifically the California Environmental Review Act (CEQA). For more information on how CEQA relates to development of climate action plans, visit the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research website.

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