DATE: March 9, 2020
TO: Council Sustainability Committee
FROM: Director of Public Works
Development Services Director
SUBJECT
Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Goals: Review and Recommend to Council the Proposed Greenhouse Gas Reduction Goals to be Included in the General Plan
RECOMMENDATION
That the Council Sustainability Committee reviews the Proposed Greenhouse Gas Reduction Goals to be included in the General Plan and makes a recommendation to Council.
SUMMARY
Hayward currently has goals for reducing GHG emissions with specific targets for 2020, 2040, and 2050. This report provides recommended GHG reduction goals for 2025 and 2030 and a carbon neutrality goal for 2045, revised based on input from the Planning Commission. This report also presents some of the actions that will be necessary to achieve the new goals as well as potential challenges related to review of new development projects.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment I Staff Report
Attachment II StopWaste Letter of Support