“Hayward’s Climate Action Plan (CAP) was adopted by the City Council on July 28, 2009. The purpose of the CAP is to make Hayward a more environmentally and socially sustainable community by reducing Greenhouse Gas emissions – the primary contributor to global warming, decreasing the community’s dependence on non-renewable resources, increasing Hayward’s potential for “green” economic development, and enhancing the health of all who live and work in Hayward” -City of Hayward website

Award Winning Service: The Hayward Water Pollution Control Facility

About Hayward

• Incorporated: March 11, 1876
• Population: 153,104 (2010)
• Location: 25 miles southeast of San Francisco in Alameda County
• Area: 62.55 square miles

Climate Action Activities

• Climate Action Plan, adopted in 2009
• ICLEI member
• HEAL Cities Campaign Participant
• U.S. Conference of Mayor Climate Protection Agreement Signatory
• Alameda County Climate Protection Project member
• Tree City USA
• Established City Council Sustainability Committee, 2007
• Established Keep Hayward Clean & Green Task Force, 2007
• Established Climate Action Management Team, 2010
• Completed Community Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory, January 2009
• Completed Agency Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory, February 2009
• Adopted “Private Development Green Building Ordinance”
• Adopted “Municipal Sector Green Building Ordinance”, 2008
• Adopted “Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance”

Climate Action Resources

• Green Hayward webpage
• Climate Action Plan
• Climate Action Plan Appendices (including Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventories)
• Private Development Green Building Ordinance
• Municipal Sector Green Building Ordinance
• Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance
• Residential Energy Conservation Ordinance project webpage

Awards

Gold Level Beacon Award (2017)

Silver Level Beacon Award (2015)

Agency Energy Savings

• Platinum Level, 25% (2015)
• Gold Level, 10% (2013)

Agency Natural Gas Savings

• Gold Level, 10% (2016)
• Silver Level, 8% (2015)

Agency Greenhouse Gas Reductions

• Platinum Level, 43% (2015)

Community Greenhouse Gas Reductions

• Platinum Level, 21% (2015)

Sustainability Best Practices

• Platinum Level (2017)
• Gold Level (2015)