Climate Action and Sustainability

Long Beach Climate Action Plan Implementation & Reporting

The City Council unanimously voted to adopt the Long Beach Climate Action Plan (LB CAP) and certify the Environmental Reports (EIR) on August 16, 2022. The LB CAP provides a framework to reduce the City's greenhouse gas (GHG) footprint and ensure the community and physical assets are better protected from the impacts of climate change. To oversee the implementation of the LB CAP, the Office of Climate Action & Sustainability was established by the City Council as part of the City’s Fiscal Year 2023 Budget. The new Office was an expansion of the existing Office of Sustainability (est. 2008) and its mission is to advance environmental stewardship and equity in the City of Long Beach.  

The vision of the LB CAP is to create a more sustainable, resilient, and equitable city by addressing climate change in a way that remedies existing environmental health disparities while also improving health, quality of life, and economic vitality throughout Long Beach. One of its primary goals is for the city to reach net-zero emissions by 2045. The City is tracking GHG emissions and progress towards that goal through our Climate Portal. LB CAP implementation updates are provided through annual Climate Portal updates, biannual GHG inventory reports, LB CAP Annual Reports, and at regular meetings of the Climate Resilient & Sustainable City Commission. The Planning Bureau reviews the LB CAP Checklist for existing and new development projects.

• LB CAP Annual Reports

  Year Published	Report
  2025	Long Beach Climate Action Plan 2024 Annual Report
  2024	Long Beach Climate Action Plan 2023 Annual Report

• Greenhouse Gas Inventory Reports

  Year Published	Inventory
  2026	2024 Local Government Operations Greenhouse Gas Inventory
  2026	2022 Inventory of Government Operations Greenhouse Gas Emissions
  2025	2023 Inventory of Community-Wide Greenhouse Gas Emissions
  2024	2021 Inventory of Community-Wide Greenhouse Gas Emissions
  2020	2015 Greenhouse Gas Inventory Methodology and 2030 Reduction Target Pathway

  Access the Climate Portal

• Office Work Plan

  Office of Climate Action & Sustainability Annual Work Plans

  2026 Work Plan

  2025 Work Plan

  2024 Work Plan

• Climate Resilient & Sustainable City Commission Annual Reports

  Year Published	Report
  2026	Climate Resilient & Sustainable City Commission 2025 Annual Report
  2025	Climate Resilient & Sustainable City Commission 2024 Annual Report
  2024	Climate Resilient & Sustainable City Commission 2023 Annual Report

• Other Reports

  The following documents and resources provide a Long Beach-specific summary of current and future GHG emissions, GHG emissions reduction target options, local climate hazards, and vulnerability assessments.
  
  Additional LB CAP Documents:

  • Climate Change Vulnerability Maps

    • Sea Level Rise (1 of 2)

    • Sea Level Rise (2 of 2)

    • Extreme Heat, Precipitation, and Social Vulnerability

  • Video: This is How the City is Tackling Climate Change in Long Beach (English, Spanish, Khmer)

  • Video: Longer Days of Extreme Heat are Impacting Long Beach (English, Spanish, Khmer)

  • Mitigation Actions (English, Spanish, Khmer, Tagalog)

  • Adaptation Actions (English, Spanish, Khmer, Tagalog)

  • Presentation: Sea Level Rise in Long Beach – Jerry R. Schubel

  • Presentation: Preparing Your Home for Sea Level Rise in the Floodplains of Long Beach – Jeff Jeannette, AIA

  Year Published	Report
  2021	Cooling Long Beach: Urban Heat Island Reductions Strategies
  2021	Sustainable City Action Plan 10-Year Report
  2019	Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions Reduction Target Options Memo
  2018	LB CAP GHG Inventory
  2018	Long Beach Climate Hazards Summary
  2018	Long Beach Vulnerability Assessment Results
  -	Long Beach Environmental Reports