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Bay Area Regional Climate Action Planning Initiative
Learn about and participate in the Bay Area Regional Climate Action Planning Initiative for the San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley Metropolitan Statistical Area, or MSA.
Final Bay Area Regional Climate Action Plan Workshop
Join us on July 22, from 6:00-7:30 PM PST, for the final Bay Area Regional Climate Action Plan workshop! Take a deep dive into key climate strategies and share your input. Need language interpretation or other accommodations? Email jabraham@baaqmd.gov or call 415-749-8408 by July 17 5:00 PM PST. Register now.
Súmese el 22 de julio, de 6 a 7:30 p. m., hora estándar del Pacífico (Pacific Standard Time, PST), y asista al último taller del Plan Regional de Acción Climática del Área de la Bahía. Realice un análisis profundo sobre las estrategias climáticas clave y comparta sus aportes. ¿Necesita interpretación de idiomas u otras adaptaciones? Envíe un correo electrónico a jabraham@baaqmd.gov o llame al 415-749-8408 antes del 17 de julio. Registro.
歡迎參加我們於7月22日下午6:00-7:30 PST舉辦的灣區區域氣候行動計畫工作會！深入探討關鍵氣候策略並分享您的意見.需要語言口譯或其他便利服務？請在7月17日前發送電子郵件至：jabraham@baaqmd.gov，或致電415-749-8408。報名.
BARCAP Information
Overview
To reduce the Bay Area’s contributions to global climate change and create a healthier breathing environment, the Air District is creating a regional climate action plan. The Air District has received funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Climate Pollution Reduction Grant (CPRG) program to lead the process to develop the regional climate action plan for the Northern and Central Bay Area region. This process will leverage this funding and the extensive ongoing climate work being done at the local level across the region to develop a set of feasible, actionable, and broadly supported strategies to respond to a changing climate—and position the Bay Area well for future implementation funding.
This regional planning effort has two phases. The current phase focuses on developing a Comprehensive Climate Action Plan (CCAP) with measures to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across all sectors of the economy in a way that benefits frontline communities. Frontline communities bear the brunt of the impacts from fossil fuel dependence and often experience the most immediate and worst impacts of climate change.
The CCAP will be finalized and submitted to U.S. EPA in Fall 2025. Input from a broad range of perspectives and stakeholders will be an essential part of this climate action planning process. Engagement with stakeholders and community organizations will begin soon - sign up at the link at the bottom of the page to receive project updates and information on engagement opportunities. Current CCAP engagement opportunities and recordings of former events can also be found on the Comprehensive Climate Action Plan web page.
The previous phase (Priority Climate Action Plan) identified near-term, implementation-ready climate measures in two high-priority sectors that provide significant GHG reductions and benefit frontline communities. The CCAP will propose additional measures and new ones across multiple other sectors that aim to address gaps and/or accelerate local or state actions already identified or in the process of being implemented now.
Timeline:
- Priority Climate Action Plan (PCAP) – Final Plan Submitted to U.S. EPA March 1, 2024
- Funding Implementation Application – Applications due to U.S. EPA by April 1, 2024
- Comprehensive Climate Action Plan (CCAP) – Final Plan Submitted to U.S. EPA in Fall 2025 (in process)
- Status Report – Submitted to U.S. EPA in June 2027
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a climate action plan?
A climate action plan is a plan to reduce a community’s or jurisdiction’s GHG emissions and often prepare people for climate impacts. The CCAP will include GHG emission sources from the region and estimate current and potential future emissions from those sources over the next two decades. The CCAP will then include measures or actions to reduce GHG emissions from these sources to transition to a clean economy and create a wide array of local benefits for Bay Area residents.
What is the planning area?
The CCAP will cover Alameda County, Contra Costa County, Marin County, Napa County, City and County of San Francisco, San Mateo County, and the southern portions of Sonoma County and Solano County that are included in the Air District's jurisdiction. Santa Clara County is considered by the EPA as part of a neighboring but separate planning area for the CPRG program and has received its own planning grant. Air District staff coordinate closely with staff from Santa Clara County on the respective regional planning efforts.
What is the Advisory Work Group?
The Air District has convened an Advisory Work Group of regional agency, county, and city staff to help coordinate development of the PCAP and CCAP. Members include regional agencies (the Bay Area Regional Collaborative, the Association of Bay Area Governments’ Bay Area Renewable Energy Network [BayREN], and Metropolitan Transportation Commission), the counties included in the planning area, the City of Oakland, and several community-serving and community-based organizations.
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Last Updated: 26/06/2025