The City of Alameda has been working on reducing greenhouse gas emissions since it released the Local Action Plan for Climate Protection in 2008. In 2017, the City expanded the focus of its climate program to include climate resilience, building on existing work in urban forestry, stormwater management, and local hazard mitigation.
Below is a list of adaptation projects that are in the CARP and are in process:
Below is a list of plans and reports detailing what the City has done and plans to do to reduce greenhouse gas emissions:
● Local Action Plan for Climate Protection(PDF, 6MB) (2008)
● Community-wide Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventories for 2010(PDF, 3MB) and 2015(PDF, 1MB) (2013/2017)
● Bicycle Master Plan(PDF, 7MB) (1999/2010)
● Pedestrian Plan(PDF, 4MB) (2009)
● AMP Energy Efficiency Report (2016)
● Zero Waste Implementation Plan(PDF, 2MB) and Update(PDF, 3MB) (2010/2018)
● Transportation Choices Plan (2018)(PDF, 21MB)
● AMP Strategic Plan (in progress)
● Economic Development Plan (in progress)
The following list represents climate resilience work done for Alameda - some of it done by the City, some of it by regional governments
● Storm Drain Master Plan and Update(PDF, 10MB) (2008/2017)
● Alameda County Vulnerability and Risk Report (2012)
● ABAG (region-wide report): Stronger Housing, Safer Communities (2012)
● Alameda Point Master Infrastructure Plan(PDF, 28MB) (2014)
● (PDF, 28MB)Oakland-Alameda Resilience Study (2016)
● Local Hazard Mitigation Plan(PDF, 13MB) (2016)
* Social Vulnerability Assessment - Appendix G of CARP(PDF, 847KB) (2019)