Climate Action and Resilience

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Sustainability is a general concept used to describe a community that considers the long-term effects of its decisions on future generations and the natural world. It is a tool that helps individuals and communities focus on what needs to be done to ensure that future generations and natural communities are stable and thrive. In practice this means that a community recognizes that economy, society, and environment are mutually dependent and need to be balanced. To move toward sustainability, communities and individuals must incorporate this concept into both long-term and day-to-day decisions.

For Davis this means a continued focus on established core community values of innovation and conservation to build on climate action and resilience programs. This allows Davis to take positive steps toward sustainability and provide an even stronger example of a community designed to address and adapt to the environmental challenges on the horizon.

Home Energy Score Pilot

The City of Davis partnered with Cool Davis to offer 50 Davis households a free Home Energy Score assessment in this pilot program. Under this program, eligible homes in Davis received a free assessment and home report with a score and action recommendations.

This nationally recognized home energy assessment originating from the U.S. Department of Energy shows how much energy your house uses compared to others. The Home Energy Score pilot program has been implemented in the San Francisco Bay Area where success has led to the creation and upcoming implementation of a voluntary statewide program.

The assessment provides:

A score from 1 to 10 (10 being the most efficient).
Detailed recommendations for cost-effective energy improvements.
Estimates of potential energy cost savings.

The HES assessment is available for:

Homes located within the City of Davis.
Homes smaller than 3,100 square feet.
Detached single-family homes, side-by-side attached single-family (e.g. townhomes), and side-by-side duplexes

How to Apply?

The Home Energy Score Pilot application period is now closed. Information regarding the upcoming statewide program will be posted once available. More information can be found through the Cool Davis website: https://www.cooldavis.org/cool-solutions/home-energy-score/

2020-2040 Climate Action and Adaption Plan (CAAP)

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Adopted April 18, 2023, the 2020-2040 CAAP, is a living document that shares how the City will address climate change and collaborate with residents and businesses. The CAAP establishes a roadmap of carbon reduction actions to achieve carbon neutrality by 2040.

The plan and the proposed actions will be regularly reviewed through community engagement, progress monitoring through an online dashboard, and exploration of emerging opportunities. CAAP implementation is intended to provide achievable, measurable GHG emission reductions and responses to climate risk, including energy efficiency, transportation and land use, waste, stormwater, water management, facilities, open space, parks and urban forestry policies. The CAAP document provides a framework for further developing and elevating these efforts, incorporating innovative and creative approaches for implementing sustainable GHG reductions along with diverse co-benefits, attracting new investment to provide opportunities for current and future residents, and celebrating a culture of respect, diversity, equity, inclusivity.

2020 Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (CAAP)

Declaration of Climate Emergency: March 5, 2019

There have been significant recent climate events that have impacted California and our Sacramento/Yolo communities in a direct manner. Scientific evidence shows that climate change is continuing to occur in California and is having significant, measurable impacts on the state and its people. An increasingly troubling story of accelerating rates of warming, record-breaking events, and species responses that have the potential to cause ecosystem disruptions has emerged.

With this in mind, the Davis City Council declared a climate emergency on March 5, 2019. Along with the climate emergency, the resolution also included proposals for mobilization efforts to restore a safe climate.

Resolution 19-023 - Declaring Climate Emergency Mobilization

Climate action and resilience isn't just a plan, it's how the City functions. Explore additional City services and operations in the links below to see how climate resilience is built into all we do.