Palo Alto [California] struggles to reach key climate goal despite progress
2d 14h ago by slrpnk.net/u/silence7 in climate@slrpnk.net from www.paloaltoonline.com
The city belongs to a small handful of jurisdictions that pledged to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 80% by 2030, relative to a 1990 baseline measurement, as well as maintain complete carbon neutrality by 2030. Staff presented the most recent data on emissions from 2024 to the council, which showed a marginal decrease from the previous year but still a ways out from the 80% reduction target
The last repeat of 2030 in the above is because they're talking about cutting actual emissions by 80% by 2030, and using offsets for the remaining 20%