Attachment A - Climate Action Plan: Executive Summary

City of Phoenix — City Council Policy Session (2021-10-12)
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CLIMATE  
ACTION PLAN 
2021 EDITION 
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021
Attachment A

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Phoenicians have a unique understanding of our 
relationship with our environment. Here in the 
heart of the Sonoran Desert, we know intimately 
the importance of wise water management, living 
with resilience to extreme heat, and the joys and 
dangers of our monsoon season. While we are 
not naïve to the immense challenges posed by 
a warming climate, Phoenicians look with bold 
vision toward the future. In 2015 voters declared 
their commitment to making Phoenix the most 
sustainable desert city on the planet.
This Climate Action Plan outlines actions necessary 
to achieve this vision, charting the path to carbon 
neutrality and zero waste by 2050 or sooner. It is 
data-driven and uses the bi-annual greenhouse 
gas emissions inventory conducted in partnership 
with Arizona State University to establish baseline 
emission levels and track progress. It is designed 
as a living document, able to continuously respond 
to the ever-changing and unique needs of our city 
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actions outlined in this plan will be analyzed and 
modeled with the support of C40 Cities, a global 
network of leading cities working to mitigate  
climate change. 
I’d like to acknowledge the enormous time and 
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dedicated to this project, with special thanks to the 
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and external stakeholders. Phoenix is proud to have 
dedicated public servants who are committed to our 
shared success. We also appreciate the time, ideas, 
and feedback contributed by residents and other 
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on the continued commitment of all collaborators, 
both within the City of Phoenix and throughout  
the community.
Climate action is not only a public health and 
environmental imperative—it is central to ensuring 
equity and accessibility, modernizing our economy, 
fostering new jobs and talent in response to emerging 
markets, and ensuring Phoenix remains competitive. 
Companies in Phoenix are establishing climate goals 
and developing the technologies that will power a 
low-carbon, zero waste economy. We are poised to 
drive the development of solutions that will support 
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Our city got its name from the symbolism of ‘rising 
from the ashes’ of an ancient civilization, the 
Hohokam people, who irrigated this land with canals 
that serve as the foundation for the canal system we 
depend on today. This valley has long been home 
to resilient and enterprising people, and I believe 
Phoenix has the ingenuity and courageous spirit to 
honor this legacy and create a better city, and a better 
world, for future generations to come.
 
Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego
LETTER FROM  
THE MAYOR

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Dr. Matthew Potzler
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Rosanne Albright
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Karen Apple
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Kate Gallego, Mayor
Carlos Garcia, Vice Mayor and Councilmember, District 8
Ann O’Brien, Councilmember, District 1
Jim Waring, Councilmember, District 2
Debra Stark, Councilmember, District 3
Laura Pastor, Councilmember, District 4
Betty Guardado, Councilmember, District 5
Sal DiCiccio, Councilmember, District 6
Yassamin Ansari, Councilmember, District 7
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Cynthia Parker, Aviation Department
Alexa Martin, Budget and Research Department
Monica Gonzalez, City Clerk Department
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Monique Coady, Law Department
Todd Shackleford, Phoenix Public Library
Luis Aguilera, Phoenix Public Library
Sonia Murillo, Phoenix Public Library
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Odette Bakker, Planning and Development Department
Nikki Hicks, Police Department
Joe Bowar, Public Transit Department
Rodney Merrill, Public Transit Department
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
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Thank you to Joe Gibbs, retired Air Quality Specialist, who 
devoted many years of public service in the city of Phoenix and 
Arizona Department of Environmental Quality. Joe initiated 
many programs that have improved the life of the residents of 
Phoenix. We want to recognize Joe and thank him for all the 
climate-related work he did previously that has allowed us  
to reach completion of a climate action plan for all Phoenix. 
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Thank you for your contributions as a 
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Phoenix is a modern desert city with a unique backstory of human ingenuity and the harnessing of natural resources 
to sustain life, dating back thousands of years to the Hohokam. For Phoenix to continue to rise and thrive, we need a 
data-driven guidebook to address and overcome resource challenges and climate threats. This Climate Action Plan 
will lead the way, providing an actionable framework for growth and development, while building a strong, equitable, 
and resilient city. 
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the 4th most desirable city for millennials and the 11th best city to start a business. Its residents enjoy 300 days of 
sunshine and have access to the largest municipal park system in the nation consisting of 48,000 acres of parks and 
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management, the city realized a $158 million surplus in 2021.  
To add to these successes, Phoenix voters supported an ambitious vision in the 2015 General Plan /* *( /# 
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allowing nature to thrive. 
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long-term 2050 goals. In 2020, the city joined C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group, a network of the world’s major 
cities committed to addressing climate change. C40 has asked leading cites to commit to stop any rise in emissions 
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temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius or 2.7 degrees Fahrenheit. 
Climate action planning is not new to Phoenix. Phoenix has invested $600 million in climate actions in recent  
years including:
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•  $16.9 million in a state-of-the-art compost facility 
•  $25 million in a biogas facility 
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extended bus and paratransit operating hours, and increased local bus frequency to every  
30 minutes or less citywide
•  45 miles of cool pavement installed—more than any other city in the world
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This Climate Action Plan was developed based on public and stakeholder input on the Climate Action Plan Framework 
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Significant Climate Actions Included in This Report: 
1.    Create an $)'0.$1 ) ,0$/' $/4, prioritizing investments in previously underserved communities, 
proactively seeking community input on all major climate policy and related budget decisions and embedding 
equity in all climate actions. 
2.    Lead by example by transitioning$/4*+ -/$*). ' /-$'0. /*-*)) 0/-'4ФТХТ through energy use 
reduction and implementation of local and utility scale solar projects.                  
3.    Reduce community carbon emissions  from buildings, transportation, and waste to move toward becoming a 
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net-positive in both energy and materials by 2050.
5.    Attract businesses that turn 2./ $)/*- .*0- . and create a thriving Resource Innovation Campus by 2030 to 
put the city on the path to zero waste by 2050.
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7.    Support new ')0. ) 1 '*+( )//**'., such as the Walkable Urban Code, to prioritize people arriving 
by walking, biking, or using transit, thereby reducing dependence on gasoline-fueled single occupancy vehicles; 
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8.    Become a top tier 	 /ѣ 4$/44ФТФЧ—implementing the Tree and Shade Master Plan by 2030 and 
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The Pathway to Carbon Neutral by 2050
Phoenix has accomplished many initiatives, programs, and projects that have led to GHG reductions and provided 
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underway now and some proposed, that will reduce GHG emissions in Phoenix. Many actions described in this plan 
aim at strengthening community resilience and growth. This Plan is dynamic: it is built on community input and data. 
Because the plan’s very foundation relies on new information, this plan will be updated at least every other year as 
new information is available, technological innovations are made, and market conditions change.

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GHG EMISSIONS IN PHOENIX
The city has completed GHG inventories for both city operations and community wide for several years. The most recent 
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also decreased from 2012 to 2018. The map below shows the per capita emissions in large American cities.
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GHG reductions have been estimated using Phoenix data in C40’s Pathways model. According to C40 guidance, the 
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expected market changes to estimate potential GHG emissions reductions by sector.
Actions modeled in stationary energy include electric utilities’ grid decarbonization and solar goals and a national 
executive order to have a carbon pollution-free electricity sector no later than 2035 along with increased use of green gas 
to power businesses and homes. 
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by 2030 and will strive to go beyond that toward achieving net-zero emissions by 2050. 
Getting Beyond 50% GHG Emissions Reductions by 2030
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changes in policy or state legislation to occur. The city has initiated regional discussions with other cities, local and state 
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Stationary Energy
All buildings will be powered with 
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terms of energy and materials. At the 
community scale, we will enhance 15 
compact centers where the services 
are provided locally. Residents will be 
able to live, work and play, all within 
walking or biking distance.
Transportation
All forms of transportation will be fueled 
with net-zero GHG sources of energy. 
Make walking, cycling, and transit 
commonly used, enjoyed, and accessible 
for every Phoenix neighborhood, 
including our disabled community. This 
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Waste as a Resource
Phoenix will create zero waste 
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are repeatedly used in products, 
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Air Quality
Phoenix will achieve a level of air 
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Local Food System
Maintain a healthy, sustainable, 
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culturally appropriate food for 
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Water
Provide a clean and reliable 
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through green infrastructure as well as 
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or open space by adding new parks 
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adding 150 miles of paths, greenways, 
and bikeways throughout the city, and 
transforming an additional 150 miles 
of canals into vibrant public space.
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THE PATH FORWARD: GREENHOUSE GAS  
EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS GOALS
Stationary Energy Sector (SES)
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three new community-wide conservation and renewable-energy programs including 
educational programs and incentives to conserve energy by 2025. 
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 Promote development of community-wide energy projects, including microgrids, that improve  
the sustainability and resilience of the surrounding community’s electricity grid. 
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 Design and construct all new buildings within the city to Living Building Challenge, Net-Positive 
Design, or equivalent design standards by 2050. 
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 Support policies and projects that that help shape an electricity grid that is net-zero GHG 
emissions by 2050.
Transportation Sector (TS)
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 Implement the city’s Complete Streets Policy and Active Transportation program to encourage 
multiple modes of transportation, particularly within and connecting to Transit Oriented 
Development Districts, Village Cores and Centers.
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use and transportation investments that encourage walkable and transit oriented communities 
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Waste as a Resource (WR)
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natural gas as a substitute for fossil natural gas. Have contract executed and facility  
constructed and operational by March 2023.
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Increase waste-diversion participation by all residents and businesses.
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Transition to green alternatives from environmentally hazardous materials.
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 Reduce GHG from water and wastewater treatment by capturing biogas from treatment 
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Air Quality (AQ)
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local, and culturally appropriate food.
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 Businesses that produce, process, distribute, and sell local and healthy food will be recognized 
as integral to the economy and encouraged to grow and thrive in Phoenix.
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 Growing food in Phoenix and the region will be easy and valued, for personal or business use.
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 Food-related waste will be prevented, reused, or recycled via sustainable food production 
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 Develop food policies and actions that address local and global challenges posed by climate 
change, urbanization, political and economic crises, population growth and other factors.
Heat (H)
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 Create a network of 100 cool corridors in vulnerable communities by 2030 to facilitate 
movement of people walking, biking and using transit, particularly within and connecting to 
Transit Oriented Development Districts, Village Cores, and Centers.
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prioritizing communities most vulnerable to heat, particularly within and connecting to Transit 
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Provide resources and services to residents to manage heat.
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Water (W)
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Identify and implement infrastructure projects to ensure water security.
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 Improve conservation of water resources by improving stormwater management, optimizing 
water use, conducting water audits, and utilizing wastewater.
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 Increase outreach and provide programs to residents and businesses to reduce water use to  
155 GPCD by 2030.
THE PATH FORWARD: RESILIENCY GOALS