“The Climate Change Element requires preparation of a Climate Action Plan for the City for 2020 within 2 years of adoption of the Climate Change Element. As discussed below, the goal of the Climate Change Element is to reduce City GHG emissions by 28% relative to BAU emissions in 2020.” -City of Livermore General Plan Proposed Climate Change Element

About Livermore

• Incorporated: April 1, 1876
• Population: 83,604
• Location: 30 miles southeast of Oakland in Alameda County
• Elevation: 480 feet
• Area: 24.1 square miles (city) as of June 30, 2001

Climate Action Activities

• HEAL Cities Campaign Participant
• Tree City USA
• Adopted “Civic Green Building Ordinance” effective June 28, 2004
• Alameda County Climate Protection Project member
• Adopted “Commercial and Residential Green Building Ordinance” effective January 1, 2008
• Completed “Greenhouse Gas Emissions Analysis”, October 2008
• Climate Action Plan, adopted 2012

Climate Action Resources

• City of Livermore Climate Action Plan webpage
• Green Building in Livermore 
• Greenhouse Gas Emissions Analysis
• Solar Cities Livermore/Pleasanton/Dublin Website

Awards

Agency Energy Savings

• Silver Level, 8% (2013)

Agency Natural Gas Savings

Agency Greenhouse Gas Reductions

Community Greenhouse Gas Reductions

Sustainability Best Practices

• Silver Level (2013)
• Gold Level (2017)