Join the Conversation: S/CAP Ad Hoc Committee
On August 12, 2021, 86 participants joined the inaugural meeting of the Sustainability and Climate Action Plan (S/CAP) Ad Hoc Committee meeting, which includes members Vice Mayor Burt and Council Member Cormack. Read the latest blog to learn more about the Ad Hoc kickoff meeting, their workplan over the next several months, and ways to share input on this important community priority. A summary of the public comments and general responses to recurring themes from the public comments can be found here.
The next S/CAP Ad Hoc Committee meeting, with a focus on residential building electrification, is Thursday, September 9 from 9:00 – 11:30 am via Zoom.
Pre-registration is required to view the meeting in real time - Register today!
September meeting topics are:
We welcome your input in advance of the meeting, and would especially appreciate input on the following topics:
- In the Residential Building Electrification Overview, we’ve outlined barriers to residential building electrification. What are your top three barriers?
- Does our draft Three-Year Work Plan address those barriers?
- What should the City’s top three priorities be for advancing residential building electrification?
You can submit comments and questions to sustainability@cityofpaloalto.org.
Residential Building Electrification. Single-family residential building electrification represents one of the largest and most cost-effective opportunities to reduce emissions available to the Palo Alto community. An overview of residential building electrification can be found here. For more information on what it means to electrify your home, please visit www.cityofpaloalto.org/electrification or watch a recording of our All-Electric Homes 101 Webinar. For personalized recommendations on how to switch to electric appliances in your home, visit the Home Efficiency Genie.
AECOM Impact Analysis Memo. The City and AECOM collaborated on modeling key action impact results in three categories of GHG reduction actions: Energy, Mobility, and Electric Vehicles. The AECOM Impact Analysis Memo presents details on the action impact analysis process, including descriptions of the emissions forecasts, key action analysis results, modeling approach, and detailed action results. It also includes the co-benefits analysis of both the GHG reduction actions and the sustainability actions. The memo concludes with recommendations for next steps and an appendix listing the titles and descriptions for the key actions modeled in this impact analysis.
S/CAP Goals and Key Actions. Upon completion of the impact analysis, staff updated the S/CAP Goals and Key Actions to better reflect the outcomes needed to achieve the 80 x 30 goal. The updated S/CAP Goals and Key Actions includes a new Climate Action area with 8 Key Actions. The Goals and Key Actions in Energy, Mobility, and Electric Vehicles were reworked, but the outcomes are the same. Minor changes were made to the Goals and Key Actions in Water, Climate Adaptation and Sea Level Rise, Natural Environment, and Zero Waste, with one significant change in the addition of Goals and Key Actions addressing wildfire protection.
Three-Year Work Plan. The draft Three-Year Work Plan details the actions reflected in the Policy Framework from the April 19, 2021 Council Meeting (see Attachment A here), and includes estimates of staff and funding needs for implementation and potential greenhouse gas reductions. These are actions that can be implemented concurrently while the S/CAP Update is in progress.
Questions? Please contact us at sustainability@cityofpaloalto.org.
The City of Palo Alto launched an update to the Sustainability and Climate Action Plan (S/CAP) in 2020 to help meet our City's sustainability goals, including our goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions 80 percent below 1990 levels by 2030. The S/CAP Ad Hoc Committee was formed by City Council on April 19, 2021 to guide the development, implementation, communication, and future community engagement of the S/CAP. To watch recordings of previous S/CAP topic webinars and S/CAP Ad Hoc Meetings visit our S/CAP Community Engagement page.
The S/CAP Ad Hoc Committee is not subject to the requirements of the Brown Act. There will not be an agenda packet and minutes will not be taken. However, information about future meetings, including Open Town Hall Surveys, will be posted on our S/CAP Community Engagement page.
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