Alameda Greenhouse Gas Emissions Drop 29-Percent In 20 Years

ALAMEDA, CA — Alameda succeeded in lowering total greenhouse gas emissions 29-percent in 20 years —from 2005 to 2025 — despite population and job growth, the City reports.

Furthermore, Alameda is on track to meet its 2030 climate goal, of 50-percent below 2005 levels.

The main driver in the reduction was Alameda Municipal Power’s (AMP) shift to providing 100-percent clean energy in 2020. At the same time, transportation emissions were reduced by about 25-percent.

Natural gas emissions also decreased by about 6-percent due to reduced residential usage.

Alameda’s ultimate goal is net-zero emissions by 2045, in line with State targets, as spelled out in the City's Climate Action and Resiliency Plan (CARP).

"In the coming five years, the City is focused on expanding publicly available EV charging, improving the energy performance of our buildings, expanding the tree canopy of our urban forest, adapting to sea level rise, implementing our existing transportation plans and engaging with youth, businesses, and the whole community to creating a more sustainable, resilient community together," said Sustainability and Resilience Manager Danielle Mieler.

March 18 CARP Update

At its March 18th meeting, Alameda City Council will consider adopting an update to the CARP, following an extensive community engagement process that refines CARP’s vision and goals, updates greenhouse gas reduction strategies, develops detailed action plans, and aligns the CARP with the newly updated hazard mitigation plan and location-based priority flooding strategies.
Read the CARP at www.alamedaca.gov/CARP.

Key CARP Accomplishments

Key CARP accomplishments for the first five years of implementation include:

• 100% clean electricity provided by AMP
• Convened the Oakland Alameda Adaptation Committee (OAAC) to collaboratively accelerate sea level rise adaptation, protect and restore water quality, habitat, and recreation, and promote community resilience of the Oakland and Alameda shorelines
• Concept designs for Oakland Alameda Estuary Adaptation Project and Bay Farm Island Adaptation Project
• Adopted the Active Transportation Plan with pedestrian improvements and a low-stress bicycle network that has completed 13.1 miles of bikeways as of 2024 towards CARP’s goal of 16.54 miles by 2030
• Entered into agreements to help educate, implement, and enforce edible food recovery requirements
• Developed an Equitable Building Decarbonization Plan that lays out the process for transitioning natural gas use in existing buildings toward clean, energy efficient all-electric buildings
• Alameda has 95 publicly available EV chargers and 8.9% of all vehicles registered in 2023 were electric, plugin hybrid, or fuel cell, up from 2.3% in 2017. AMP issued 952 EV charger rebates and 194 used EV rebates between 2019 and 2024. The City is initiating a pilot program to expand public EV charging across the City
• Launched the Alameda Youth Climate Ambassadors to help students get involved in City climate action work, activate the broader student community, and provide a platform for student climate clubs to exchange ideas and share resources

View the CARP 2024 Annual Report.