In 2025, Alameda advanced its climate goals by updating the Climate Action and Resiliency Plan (CARP), expanding EV charging, growing the urban forest, reducing waste, and supporting the shift to clean electric alternatives. The City also earned climate leadership awards and moved key sea level rise and resilience projects forward despite reduced federal funding.
The CARP outlines goals to cut greenhouse gas emissions 50% by 2030, reach net zero by 2045, and prepare for climate impacts.
Read the 2025 Climate Action and Resiliency Annual Report & 2026 Work Plan and learn more at www.alamedaca.gov/CARP.
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City awarded several sustainability and leadership awards from the Institute of Local Governments, Greenbelt Alliance and the Alameda Chamber of Commerce.
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Continued the Youth Climate Ambassadors program to engage and empower young residents in climate action.
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Deployed the City’s first public curbside EV chargers and installed three additional charging ports at Bohol Circle Immigrant Park.
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AMP provided rebates for 159 residential and 9 commercial EV charging ports, along with 55 e-bike rebates and 47 used EV rebates.
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City Council adopted policies to encourage heat pumps in place of air conditioners and require “electric-ready” upgrades for stoves, dryers, water heaters, and outdoor appliances during remodels of single-family homes, duplexes, and townhomes.
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Held second annual Home Electrification Fair, attended by 150 participants, to educate homeowners on transitioning from gas to electric appliances.
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AMP supported electrification efforts by providing 173 rebates for water heaters, furnaces, dryers, panel upgrades, and induction cooktops.
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Council adopted an updated Zero Waste Implementation Plan to advance waste reduction and diversion goals.
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Advanced urban forestry efforts through volunteer-supported tree planting in parks. Planting efforts focused on Main Street Linear Park, transforming it from a grass-only space into a tree-lined walking and biking corridor.
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Supported the Climate Arts Initiative RISING TIDES, which engaged 12,000 participants, blending local and global perspectives while activating public spaces and demonstrating how arts can support resilience planning.
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The Oakland Alameda Adaptation Committee (OAAC) hosted a Sea Level Rise Planning Fair with more than 150 participants engaged in interactive stations and hands-on mapping activities to help identify adaptation priorities.
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Council approved design concepts for the Estuary and Bay Farm Island Adaptation Projects, and secured grant funding to advance the Bay Farm Island project to 60 percent design.
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2.1 miles of bikeways constructed, with 15.2 miles constructed since 2019.
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225,467 free bus pass boardings for seniors and people with disabilities, a 59% increase from 2023.
- Ferry ridership on the Alameda Seaplane and Harbor Bay routes grew 18% from 2023 with 732,000 boardings on these routes in 2025.
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18 new public EV chargers were installed at business and government locations.
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10.8% of all vehicles registered in Alameda were electric, plug-in hybrid or fuel cell vehicles in 2024, up from 8.9% in 2023.
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256 rebates issued by AMP for vehicle and home electrification.
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150 attendees at the City’s second Home Electrification Fair.
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134 new rooftop solar installations.
- Planted 359 and removed 143 street and park trees, which nets 216 more trees in Alameda.
- Sustainability Division staff participated in or presented at 39 public workshops, events and community meetings.
- For sea level rise adaptation projects, Project Partners conducted 43 focus group meetings, 22 committee meetings, 15 tabling events, and 1 community workshop.
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19 email bulletins sent to a total of 27,561 recipients and a 62% average open rate.
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12,557 unique page views on sustainability and resilience webpages.
CARP Metrics Dashboard
The below dashboards show that Alameda is already meeting its 2030 goals in many focus areas. View progress on implementing all the CARP and greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction strategies by visiting the CARP Metrics Hub.
- Develop a municipal greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory and update the communitywide GHG inventory for 2024.
- Continue to deploy public chargers in curbside and city parking lots.
- Consider requiring nonresidential A/C-to-heat pump replacements during renovations and continuing outreach and education to building owners about building electrification and available rebates.
- Request budget and implement the updated Zero Waste Implementation Plan.
- Adopt the Urban Forest Plan, request associated funding and expand volunteer participation for parks tree planting and partnerships to support long-term urban forestry efforts
- Develop a BCDC-required Shoreline Adaptation Plan and advance the design of Bay Farm Island Adaptation Plan with grant funding, continue robust community outreach and education campaigns, and continue to seek funding to advance other priority adaptation projects.
The Public Utilities Board, Transportation Commission, Planning Board, and City Council will hear a presentation and receive public comment on the 2025 Draft Annual Report. See below for the schedule and location to join!
Find meeting agendas and join meetings in person at City Hall, 2263 Santa Clara Avenue, Council Chambers (3rd floor) or by Zoom.
Planning Board | February 23 at 7pm
Transportation Commission meeting | February 25, 6:30pm
City Council | March 17 at 7pm
Contact us
sustainability@alamedaca.gov
www.alamedaca.gov/climateaction
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