2024 CLIMATE ACTION PLAN

2024 CAP Project Documents and Technical Reports

On September 11, 2024, the Board of Supervisors adopted the 2024 Climate Action Plan. This website will be updated to reflect the 2024 CAP. 

Final County of San Diego 2024 Climate Action Plan

Appendix 1 – Community Outreach and Engagement

Appendix 2 – Co-Benefits Evaluation Tool

Appendix 3 – Unincorporated County of San Diego 2019 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory and Projections

Appendix 4 – County of San Diego Local Government Operations Greenhouse Gas 2019 Inventory and Projections

Appendix 5 – County of San Diego Climate Action Plan Update: Greenhouse Gas Reduction Targets and Gap Analysis

Appendix 6 – Carbon Stock Estimates for Unincorporated San Diego County

Appendix 7 – Climate Action Plan Combined Measure Workbook

Appendix 8 – CAP Consistency Checklist and Guidelines for Determining Significance for Climate Change

Appendix 9 – Equity Implementation Framework

Appendix 10 – Implementation Cost Analysis

Appendix 11 – Cost Effectiveness and Disproportionate Cost Analysis

Click here to access the Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Report

Built Environment & Transportation

Energy

Solid Waste

Water & Waste Water

Agriculture & Conservation


Pending adoption of the CAP Update, the County will continue to implement the 26 GHG reduction measures and sustainability initiatives/programs identified in the 2018 CAP to reduce GHG emissions as part of its ongoing commitment to the environment and to meet the State’s 2030 reduction target.

Public Participation

Would you like to learn more about the County’s Climate Action Plan Update? We are offering presentations to community groups, residents, business owners, employees, and other stakeholders in the unincorporated county who would like to learn about the CAP Update and provide feedback. 

Email us at cap@sdcounty.ca.gov to connect with us.

Past Public Workshops

Access all previous CAP Update workshop presentations.

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Project Materials

The CAP Update establishes a new baseline inventory of community and County operations GHG emissions sources and projects these emissions through 2050.

New GHG emission reduction targets were developed for 2030 and 2045, with an additional net zero goal for 2045. Each are based upon State legislated reduction targets and Board direction. A revised set of GHG reduction measures were identified to mitigate emissions from community and County operations emission sources to meet the 2030 and 2045 GHG emission reduction targets. A Supplemental Environmental Impact Report (SEIR) has been prepared for the CAP Update project to evaluate potential environmental impacts of the CAP Update, ways to mitigate those impacts, and alternatives that may lessen those impacts. Access the Draft Final CAP Update project materials.

As part of the CAP Update project, the County has prepared Smart Growth Alternatives for analysis in the CAP Update SEIR.

As part of this process, a Land Use Overlay mapping application was developed to show information from the County that may be considered as the Climate Action Plan Update is prepared.

Board Direction and Staff Reports

Direction received from the Board of Supervisors and subsequent staff reports on the CAP Update are available below.

Board Direction

Staff Reports

County of San Diego

County of San Diego

The County has jurisdiction over the unincorporated areas within the county which are generally east and north of the City of San Diego, noted in dark grey on the map. The unincorporated area encompasses approximately 3,570 square miles with a population of 454,599 residents. The unincorporated area is home to 26 distinct communities that vary from suburban densities adjacent to incorporated cities (i.e., Lakeside, Spring Valley, and Sweetwater), to low density rural communities (i.e., Borrego Springs, Descano, and Pine Valley) surrounded by hillsides, deserts, and agricultural lands. The unincorporated county's most developed communities are located along the unincorporated county's westernmost boundaries where access to public facilities such as water, sewer, roads, and schools is readily available. 

Unincorporated lands are biologically rich and diverse, and are comprised of natural features that include lagoons, foothills, mountain ranges, and deserts. Large federal, state, and regional parklands cover much of the eastern portion of the county. Tribal lands comprise 5.7% of the land area and agricultural lands account for a large proportion of the privately-owned lands. 

Aligning with County Sustainability Efforts

The County's Climate Action Plan is aligned with and builds upon many other County efforts through complementary implementation-focused actions.

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