The City of Santa Rosa has set a greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction target of 20% from the 2000 levels by 2010. In addition, the City is also part of Sonoma County’s Community Climate Action Plan, spearheaded by the Climate Protection Campaign, and is working with other local cities to facilitate the reduction of GHG emissions by 25% below 1990 levels by 2015.

The City Council adopted a Climate Action Plan on June 5, 2012

On August 2nd, 2005 the City of Santa Rosa adopted Resolution No. 26341. 

• City of Santa Rosa adopted GHG reduction goals
• GHG Reduction Policies & Projects
• Mayor's Climate Change and Sustainability Task Force
• Department of Community Development Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Work Group
• June 30th, 2009 Staff Report
• March 2, 2010 Staff Report
• City of Santa Rosa Green Building Program
• Department of Energy - Efficiency Conservation Block Grants (EECBG)
• General Plan - Greenhouse gas reduction goals and policies
  

Climate Change Partners

• Climate Protection Campaign (CPC)
• Sonoma County Transportation Authority (SCTA)
  • Building Retrofit Program
• Regional Climate Protection Authority
• Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG)
• Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC)
• Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD)
• ICLEI- Local Governments for Sustainability
• California Air Resources Board (ARB)

California GHG Legislation

• AB 32 - Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006
• SB 97 - CEQA Greenhouse Gas Emissions
• AB 811- Renewable Energy Funding
• SB 375 - Planning and Global Warming

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