San Francisco Climate Action Plan2026 plan · progress dashboard

SFE

SF Environment

Leads
70 actions
Supports
0 actions
Sectors
5
Earliest target
2026

Energy Supply 2

  1. 1-3

    By 2026, implement and phase in the adopted requirement for large commercial buildings to utilize 100% renewable and/or GHG-free electricity services to all buildings over 250,000 sq ft, expand to buildings over 50,000 sq ft in 2030, and report annually on compliance and impact. SFE

    By 2026

  2. 5-3

    In 2026, begin community outreach to potential SB1221 gas decommissioning pilot sites. SFE

    By 2026

Building Operations 19

  1. 1-1

    Continue to implement the all-electric new construction ordinance and monitor exemptions to ensure its effectiveness. DBI, SFE

    Ongoing

  2. 2-1

    By 2027, explore and advance, in coordination with regional and state entities, a building performance policy requiring large buildings to achieve zero-operational GHG emissions by 2040 at the latest. SFE

    By 2027

  3. 2-2

    In 2026, align local permitting and communications to reinforce Bay Area Air District and California Air Resources Board zero-emissions appliance regulations. SFE, DBI

    By 2026

  4. 2-3

    By 2027, update the Residential Energy Conservation Ordinance (RECO) to modernize efficiency requirements, incorporate building decarbonization at time of sale, and align property transactions with the City's climate and public health goals. SFE, DBI

    By 2027

  5. 2-4

    By 2027, allow single-family residential heat pump water heaters and heat pump HVAC systems to be installed with a single, low-cost, instant permit and streamlined inspection. SFE, DBI

    By 2027

  6. 2-5

    By 2027, launch a citywide electrification campaign to communicate the benefits of electrification to renters and property owners, increase awareness of zero-NOx regulations, and share financial and technical tools and resources, particularly among low-income residents. SFE

    By 2027

  7. 2-6

    By 2027, expand the online Climate Equity Hub to include a physical location where residents receive assistance and resources for decarbonizing their homes. SFE

    By 2027

  8. 2-7

    By 2027, expand city notification processes to engage renters about the benefits of electrification and share existing tenant protections from “renovictions” and cost pass-throughs. DBI, RENT BOARD, SFE, SFPUC

    By 2027

  9. 2-9

    By 2028, provide technical assistance to equity-priority multifamily and commercial building decision makers to support compliance with local, regional, and state policies and regulations. SFE

    By 2028

  10. 2-10

    By 2027, assist deed-restricted affordable housing sponsors in decarbonizing their building stocks through portfolio-level planning assistance, technical resources, and identification of financial support. SFE, MOHCD

    By 2027

  11. 2-12

    Track and publicly report progress toward goals on building electrification in private and public buildings. SFE

    No date set

  12. 2-13

    By 2027, notify property buyers of Bay Area Air District Zero-NOx Emission Standards and begin recording and disclosing the age of gas-fired equipment for each property at time of sale. SFE, ASR

    By 2027

  13. 2-14

    By 2027, complete municipal department decarbonization plans and monitor progress toward full 2040 decarbonization via ongoing updates to the natural gas equipment and greenhouse gas inventories. SFE

    By 2027

  14. 2-17

    By 2027, apply for San Francisco to receive assistance as a pilot zonal decarbonization project under Senate Bill 1221. SFPUC, SFE

    By 2027

  15. 3-1

    By 2027, explore the development of a green workforce strategy and funding opportunities to integrate green career pathways into pre-apprenticeship and other workforce training programs, with a focus on ensuring that workers—especially those from disadvantaged communities—are trained, reskilled, and certified to participate in the green economy. OEWD, SFE

    By 2027

  16. 3-2

    By 2026, engage contractors and manufacturers to develop and scale electrification training programs that upskill workers, with a focus on enabling local, small, minority-owned, and women-owned businesses to participate in the green transition. SFE, BayREN

    By 2026

  17. 3-3

    By 2028, scale SF Environment's heat pump direct install program to include additional equipment and serve 1,000 households each year while creating high-quality jobs for employed workers. SFE

    By 2028

  18. 4-1

    By 2026, launch a new refrigerant replacement program that offers incentives to help smaller businesses transition to lower-global-warming-potential (GWP) refrigerants, repair refrigerant leaks, and optimize refrigeration systems. SFE

    By 2026

  19. 4-2

    By 2027, complete an inventory of municipal refrigerant use to ensure all city departments comply with new federal and state requirements for low-GWP refrigerants. SFE

    By 2027

Transportation 9

  1. 2-7

    By 2030, pilot e-micromobility storage/ charging infrastructure and shared electric fleet projects (e.g., bikeshare, e-bike lending, carshare), prioritizing protected lockers at public transit hubs, destinations, and multifamily sites, and considering offering valet and bike repair services. SFCTA, SFE

    By 2030

  2. 3-1

    By the end of 2026, establish a streamlined curbside electric vehicle (EV) charging permitting and provider management process to facilitate publicly accessible chargers in the public right-of-way in neighborhoods with a prevalence of multifamily units. SFMTA, SFPW, SFE, DBI

    By 2026

  3. 3-3

    By 2030, provide technical assistance and/or incentives to bring all privately owned, publicly accessible large commercial garages into compliance with the local mandate to provide EV charging for at least 10% of parking spaces. SFE

    By 2030

  4. 3-4

    By 2026, establish a citywide urban freight team to implement truck and other medium-/ heavy-duty vehicle decarbonization strategies, including outreach to and technical assistance for small- and medium-sized fleets. SFE, SFCTA

    By 2026

  5. 3-5

    By 2027, streamline land use policy to facilitate charging projects, particularly for small- and medium-sized fleets. Planning, SFE

    By 2027

  6. 3-6

    Conduct a Site Suitability Study to identify up to five pilot locations for logistics microhubs by 2028 in collaboration with partners from the urban freight industry and begin implementation of recommendations. SFCTA, SFE

    By 2028

  7. 3-12

    By 2027, establish and maintain an EV Help Desk to field EV- and emerging mobility-related inquiries from the public, property owners, and charging providers, and fund ongoing, targeted education on the benefits of EVs and available incentives. SFE

    By 2027

  8. 3-13

    By 2027, revise Chapter 25 of the Environment Code, Clean Construction to align with availability of zero-emission technologies. SFE, Planning

    By 2027

  9. 4-9

    By the end of 2026, complete the Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Strategic Plan and identify policies and programs to increase walking, biking, and transit use. SFCTA, SFMTA, SFE

    By 2026

Circular Economy 25

  1. 1-1

    By 2028, adopt amendments to San Francisco's building code to require embodied carbon reductions in the approximately 60% of the newly constructed buildings that are not otherwise covered by State code. SFE

    By 2028

  2. 1-2

    By 2027, develop resource reclamation and reuse specifications and design and construction guidelines, then pilot at least two municipal reclamation and reuse projects. SFE, SFPW

    By 2027

  3. 1-4

    By 2026, develop material specifications and design and construction guidelines for municipal buildings and infrastructure that standardize circular procurement standards by piloting the use of low-carbon and less-toxic materials such as concrete, steel, asphalt, and wood. SFE, SFO, SFPW, Port

    By 2026

  4. 1-5

    By 2026, publish a strategy, leveraging SFO's existing standards, for achieving net-zero embodied carbon for all new buildings, infrastructure, and renovations by 2050. SFE, SFO

    By 2026

  5. 1-6

    By 2028, amend the Environment Code to require deconstruction of buildings and increase the source separation of specific materials. SFE

    By 2028

  6. 1-7

    By 2026, co-create guidelines for tenant improvements, working with tenant-serving community-based organizations, designers, landlords, and lessees, to reduce excess material purchases and support reuse distribution channels. SFE, SFO

    By 2026

  7. 1-8

    By 2028, develop policies, programs, and partnerships to expand and cultivate regional building material reuse markets that support workforce development, small business enterprises, and entrepreneurial innovation. SFE

    By 2028

  8. 1-9

    By 2030, develop “Design for Disassembly” and “Buildings as Material Banks” implementation resources to maximize the value of carbon already invested in buildings. SFE

    By 2030

  9. 1-10

    By 2030, increase year-over-year compliance with mandatory construction and demolition debris recovery requirements (Environment Code Chapters 7 and 14, and CalGreen) to increase resource recovery and reduce disposal, while providing local jobs and reducing illegal dumping. SFE

    By 2030

  10. 1-11

    By 2030, establish a Building Resource Innovation Center that provides space for commercial building deconstruction and reuse. SFE

    By 2030

  11. 2-1

    By 2030, reduce food waste 50% (from 2019) by piloting and implementing food waste reduction best practices, household education campaigns, and technology in partnership with commercial food retailers, distributors, and manufacturers. SFE, SFO

    By 2030

  12. 2-2

    By 2026 and annually afterwards, educate 100% of Commercial Edible Food Generators (CEFGs) of their obligation to donate excess edible food, inspect 100% of newly identified CEFGs, and reinspect at least 15% of existing CEFGs, in alignment with California's State Bill 1383 and Chapter 32 Mandatory Edible Food Recovery. SFE

    By 2026

  13. 2-3

    By 2026, launch a Sustainable Food Procurement dashboard featuring Laguna Honda, Zuckerberg SF General, and SFUSD to track progress implementing the Good Food Purchasing Program five core values (Carbon, Water, and Waste reduction, Local Economies, Community Health & Nutrition, Animal Welfare, and Valued Workforce). SFE, DPH, SFUSD

    By 2026

  14. 2-4

    By 2028, expand the Sustainable Food Procurement dashboard to include all City departments, community organizations, and commercial kitchens. SFE, DPH, SFUSD

    By 2028

  15. 2-5

    By 2028, working with community and City partners, conduct a landscape analysis of the food system in San Francisco that identifies opportunities to support all residents' equitable access to growing and purchasing healthy, affordable, climate-friendly food. SFE

    By 2028

  16. 3-1

    Evaluate opportunities for a safe reusable foodware and refillable cup ordinance that requires reusables for onsite consumption and supports expanded reuse. SFE

    No date set

  17. 3-2

    By 2028, implement SB 707, California's textile stewardship law, to cut San Francisco's textile waste by 30% by 2035 from 2024 level (~19,000 tons). SFE

    By 2028

  18. 3-3

    By 2027, conduct community repair workshops in partnership with San Francisco Public Library by hosting 20 events annually at library branches, then investigate pathways for implementing neighborhood-scale tool exchange opportunities. SFE, SFPL

    By 2027

  19. 3-4

    By 2030, pilot scalable reuse and refill services citywide to help achieve the statewide goal of 25% source reduction of single-use plastics and 15% generation reduction (from 2015) by 2030. SFE

    By 2030

  20. 3-5

    By 2030, increase compliance with Environment Code Chapter 19 Mandatory Recycling and Composting regulations by maintaining a 99.5% minimum refuse service subscription rate that supports proper source separation throughout the City. SFE

    By 2030

  21. 3-6

    By 2030, double the rate of material reuse (from 2024) through the City's digital reuse platform by City departments and non-profit organizations. SFE

    By 2030

  22. 3-7

    By 2030, provide technical and/or financial assistance to 500 small and medium-sized businesses to help them conserve water, use renewable energy, reduce waste, and purchase more environmentally friendly products, through participation in the Green Business Program. SFE

    By 2030

  23. 3-8

    By 2030, identify additional recycling and repair options for e-waste and batteries to prevent battery-related fires and keep valuable materials in circulation; increase e-waste collection by 20% and battery collection by 30% from 2020 levels. SFE

    By 2030

  24. 3-9

    By 2030, increase by 10% (from 2019) the number of San Francisco residents who use at least one of the City's Household Hazardous Waste collection programs annually to keep toxic household products out of the recycling, composting, and waste streams. SFE

    By 2030

  25. 5-1

    By 2027, deliver a Circular Economy Roadmap that enhances thriving and resilient neighborhoods, local businesses, and public spaces. The roadmap will be developed in a collaborative public process. SFE

    By 2027

Healthy Ecosystems 15

  1. 1-11

    By 2027, all City department lands will be managed in accordance with the Healthier, Cleaner, Quieter Communities Act, transitioning to electric landscaping equipment for all products in which replacement technology exists. SFE

    By 2027

  2. 2-2

    By 2030, implement pilot project with CalTrans, Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Authority, and/or other state agencies to revegetate degraded expressway, highway, and/or rail corridors with native trees and shrubs. SFPW, SFE

    By 2030

  3. 2-3

    By 2030, create a City-owned local native plant nursery for projects in the built environment. SFE

    By 2030

  4. 2-5

    By 2030, build one or more pilot, scalable, pollinator-habitat landscapes at affordable housing sites. SFE

    By 2030

  5. 3-1

    By 2027, City agencies will compile tree management procedures into one accessible public document that incorporates climate resilience, ecosystem services, and biodiversity, and deploy them by 2028. SFE, SFPW, RPD, Port, SFPUC URBAN FORESTRY COUNCIL: SFE, SFPW, RPD, PORT, SFPUC

    By 2027

  6. 3-2

    By 2027, update the San Francisco Urban Tree Canopy Analysis map and then regularly update every five years. SFE

    By 2027

  7. 3-3

    By 2030, pending availability of resources, complete the Urban Forest Master Plan Phase 2 (Parks and Open Space) and Phase 3 (Private Lands and Backyards). RPD, Port, SFPUC, Planning, SFE Phase 2: RPD, PORT, SFPUC; Phase 3: PLANNING, SFE

    By 2030

  8. 3-5

    By 2027, inventory suitable locations for planting coast live oak, other native trees, and arborescent shrubs in public spaces beyond sidewalks. SFPW, SFE

    By 2027

  9. 4-1

    By 2026, develop and maintain baseline map of citywide biodiverse greenspace to measure progress toward “30X30” goals, to help prioritize strategic nature conservation actions, inform the Share Nature website, and help create a walking score metric. SFE

    By 2026

  10. 4-2

    By 2028, develop and implement a standardized, science-based protocol to measure changes in biodiversity across the city's greenspaces. SFE, RSF

    By 2028

  11. 4-5

    By 2027, extend compliance with the Biodiversity Guidelines to commercial and multi-family development projects. SFE, Planning

    By 2027

  12. 4-6

    By 2027, offer new incentives for non-commercial private property owners to preserve existing and create new green space; protect mature trees and shrubs; and plant local natives. SFE

    By 2027

  13. 4-7

    By 2027, develop the Bee-Friendly Nursery program, which incentivizes commercial nurseries to sell local native plants, and use tools like Share Nature to help San Francisco residents create more wildlife habitat. SFE

    By 2027

  14. 4-8

    By 2028, produce a citywide biodiversity atlas and restoration roadmap and establish diverse species and ecosystem conservation targets. SFE

    By 2028

  15. 4-9

    By 2030, develop a geographic-based tool to catalog SFO's softscape and quantify on-site, nature-based carbon sequestration potential. SFO, SFE

    By 2030