Mayor Eric Garcetti said the city of L.A. is on its way to achieving ambitious climate goals set in 2019.
on Tuesday, highlighting where the city has made progress to curb emissions.L.A. has reduced its planet-heating emissions to 36% below 1990 levels.
The city now gets more than 60% of its energy from carbon-free sources such as solar, wind and nuclear. The goal is 100% carbon-free energy by 2035, which is far faster than the nation's overall goal and international goals. The council recently voted to ban most gas appliances in all new construction. Buildings account for more than 40% of L.A.’s emissions.
The city has also surpassed its local solar installation goals, invested more than promised in low-income energy efficiency programs and installed more electric vehicle chargers than any other U.S. city, according to the report update.
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