Portland begins to check things off its 47-item action plan to slow climate change, report says

Portland’s multibureau climate action work plan is off to a slow but steady start and could meet most of its goals by the end of 2025, a new report says.

The city is one year into a three-year Climate Emergency Workplan, a 47-action item list intended to reduce emissions from buildings, industry and transportation, among other sectors. The plan, a collaboration between multiple city bureaus led by the Bureau of Planning and Sustainability, was created to ensure Portland stays on track to decarbonize from fossil fuels by 2050 and advance climate action, resilience and equity. The action items include installing more public electric vehicle chargers, planting more trees in areas where there is a lack of tree canopy and creating emergency centers for people to shelter in during extreme weather events, among many other goals.