CAP Dashboard

City of Foster City Climate Action Plan Dashboard

Foster City's 2024 Climate Action Plan is a strategic guide outlining the city’s approach to tackling climate change, and an update to the City’s first CAP, adopted in 2016. Since completing most of the initiatives in the original Plan, this update charts the course for reaching a new ambitious target. By achieving the objectives outlined in this CAP, we will meet the first milestone target of at least a 50 percent reduction in our emissions below 2005 levels by 2030. This will give us momentum to achieve carbon neutrality well before 2045.

In addition to reducing emissions, we also recognize the need to adjust to our changing climate and prepare for more frequent and intense climate change impacts. This CAP indicates the steps we will take to plan our pathway to increased community resilience and climate readiness. The CAP is a call to action for government, businesses, and residents to engage and support the collective journey to achieving the City’s climate goals.

CAP Action Implementation Dashboard

Each sector has strategies, actions, and methods to encourage community participation. The key actions identified in each sector need to be accomplished within the next five years to stay on pace with achieving the City's climate goals. These sectors were selected based on GHG emissions, community feedback received throughout the engagement process, and climate action best practices.

Click on a sector below to view its strategies and actions.

Energy & Water

Transportation & Land Use

Waste & Consumption

Climate Resiliency & Leadership

Co-Benefits

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Energy & Water

E-W.1.1 Promote and expand participation in residential and commercial energy efficiency programs. Completed:25%
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E-W.1.2 Reduce municipal energy consumption through energy efficiency projects and behavioral and operational changes. Completed:5%
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E-W.2.1 Increase residential and commercial solar installations. Completed:5%
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E-W.2.2 Decarbonize existing commercial and residential buildings to reduce natural gas consumption from existing commercial buildings by 19% and natural gas consumption from existing residential buildings by 25% by 2030 or reduce GHG emissions by 10,792 MTCO2e in existing commercial and residential buildings by 2030. Completed:0%
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E-W.2.3 Support Peninsula Clean Energy in providing 100% carbon-neutral electricity by 2030 and maintain a Peninsula Clean Energy opt-out rate of less than 2% for residential customers and less than 2% for commercial customers by 2030. Completed:20%
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E-W.2.4 Adopt a single source energy score for new residential and commercial construction that exceeds the State's minimum standards by 2026. Completed:0%
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E-W.3.1 Reduce water consumption by 5% by 2030 and 15% by 2045. Completed:0%
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Transportation & Land Use

T-L.1.1. Reduce vehicle miles traveled commuting to work. Completed:15%
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T-L.2.1 Increase passenger ZEV adoption to 31% and commercial ZEV adoption to 25% by 2030. Completed:10%
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T-L.2.2 Decarbonize 18% of gas-powered equipment by 2030. Completed:0%
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T-L.3.1 Increase the community's active transportation mode share by 4% by 2030. Completed:15%
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Waste & Consumption

W-C.1.1 Significantly reduce organic waste to landfills. Completed:15%
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W-C.1.2 Annually procure and apply 2,500 tons of compost by 2030. Completed:10%
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Climate Resiliency & Leadership

C-L.1.1 Collaborate with stakeholders to create Local Climate Action Programs that empower individuals to make behavioral changes. Completed:15%
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C-L.2.1 Develop adaptation strategies to assist the Foster City community with the effects of climate change. Completed:10%
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