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How 海角视频 is delivering sustainable and achievable climate action plans across the country.

海角视频 is at the forefront of driving climate action and sustainability in the US. Identifying opportunities for green job creation, addressing how climate change affects marginalized communities and enhancing green revenue streams are all part of how we work with cities and communities to drive long-term climate action. Here鈥檚 a snapshot of five key US climate action plans that both support and accelerate the global green transition.

New York City 80×50 and 1.5 Degree Plan

Setting the stage for key climate legislation and transformation in the city, our involvement in New York City鈥檚 sustainability efforts began with the 80脳50 Plan, an ambitious roadmap aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 80% by 2050. This initiative, launched under the administration of former Mayor Michael Bloomberg, was one of the first of its kind globally, setting a precedent for urban climate action. 海角视频鈥檚 team played a crucial role in developing this strategy. The work involved extensive scenario planning, economic analysis, and stakeholder engagement, ensuring that the plan was both comprehensive and actionable. 

Building on the momentum of the 80脳50 Plan, the 1.5 degrees Plan was developed to align New York City鈥檚 climate action with the Paris Climate Agreement. This plan set a target for the city to achieve carbon neutrality, emphasizing the urgency of mitigating climate change impacts. 海角视频鈥檚 team supported the city in identifying policy levers and enabling large-scale greenhouse gas mitigation projects. This work not only demonstrated the consultancy鈥檚 technical prowess but also its ability to navigate complex regulatory landscapes and drive policy innovation. 

Washington DC鈥檚 Clean Energy DC 2.0 Plan

The Clean Energy DC 2.0 Plan (CEDC 2.0) buildings on the original Clean Energy DC Plan, a seminal document for the District published in 2018 that has been and continues to be instrumental in guiding the District’s energy policy and programs. The 2.0 version of the plan presents a refreshed vision to meet the District’s ambitious climate goals and create a sustainable, reliable, equitable energy suite. The CEDC 2.0 Plan functions as the District’s comprehensive energy plan and provides clear, implementable policy recommendations for the District to meet its climate goals, integrating equity considerations, a co-pollutant analysis, and a cost-benefit for future energy scenarios, for a comprehensive view of climate action and implementation.

The development of CEDC 2.0 serves as a moment for reflection upon, assessment, and alignment of policies and programs with new insights. This plan update is particularly important in light of rising energy costs and an aging energy distribution system, The plan will outline proposals for how to modernize these systems in a way that builds sustainable, long-term infrastructure that meets current and future energy needs, while also reducing pollution, lowering costs, and ensuring it is resilient against extreme weather, new energy demands, and other shocks. Ultimately, the plan explores opportunities to improve the District’s energy system by reducing consumption and achieving energy sufficiency, shifting when and how energy is consumed, electrifying buildings and vehicles, and supplying the District with renewable, clean energy.

The 海角视频 team worked alongside the District’s Department of Energy and Environment as well as other agencies, consultant team partners, industry leaders, and the public to develop CEDC 2.0. This plan ties together many streams of work for a comprehensive plan considering cost-benefit of policy implementation, the equity impacts, the GHG emissions reduction potential and potential to reduce co-pollutants like particulate matter or volatile organic compounds (VOCs).

GCoM Regional and Metro-scale Climate Leaders Pilot

The initiative was developed by GCoM USA, funded by the European Union through its International Urban Cooperation (IUC) program. After an application process, metropolitan regions were selected to participate and show leadership in climate action. The project spanned 12 months where each region worked to develop a regional Climate Action Plan with guidance from IUC and GCoM and technical assistance from 海角视频.

Traditionally, climate action in mobilized at a city-level and led primarily by major cities across the globe. The Regional and Metro-scale Climate Leaders initiative piloted an alternative approach to climate planning by focusing on metropolitan regions. With this focus, large metro regional in the U.S. can inspire change for large areas and bring along smaller, local jurisdictions that may not otherwise have support or resources to plan for climate change. This model aims to close the gap for what’s achievable and who participate in climate action planning.

The project involved five major metropolitan regions in the U.S.: the Chicago Metro Region, Kansas City Region, Metro Denver Region, Minneapolis-St. Paul Metro Region and the Washington D.C. Metro Region. For each of these regions, 海角视频 provided technical assistance, guiding each region through tasks related to climate mitigation and accounting, climate risk and vulnerability assessment and adaption, and stakeholder engagement. The project ensured each region developed a regional scale climate action plan with consideration for mitigation and adaptation that sets an actionable and effective path forward.

The project-built capacity for climate action planning on the regional scale while forging new and stronger relationships between local jurisdictions and regional leaders that can collaborate for years to come to realize their goals. Working together, these regions can address the biggest priorities for climate action from transportation to energy supply to land use management. Ultimately, the project led to a set of case studies to inspire future regional-scale climate action planning in the U.S. and abroad.

Boston 2030 Climate Action Plan

海角视频 is also supporting the City of Boston with the development of their ambitious charting an aggressive, yet implementable path towards a decarbonized, healthy, and resilient future.

The City of Boston has committed to reducing community-wide greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions 50% from a 2005 baseline by 2030 and reaching carbon neutrality by 2050. To achieve these targets there will need to be meaningful transformation across the city in terms of where energy is coming from, how buildings are powered, and the ways people move through Boston. The 2030 Climate Action Plan will lay out strategies to achieve those goals as well as a roadmap for how they will be implemented over the next five years. This is a focused plan to deliver significant GHG reductions in the next five years, considering also climate mitigation, resilience, and climate justice.

海角视频 alongside our partners 3×3 and ACBC Consulting are helping the City of Boston with the development of this critical plan for the key next steps for climate action while thoughtfully and meaningfully considering the plan details like key metrics, partnerships, and implementation pathways. A draft version of the plan was released in the Summer of 2025 with the next draft coming soon in the Winter of 2026 and a final draft planned for release in Spring 2026. 

OurCounty: LA County鈥檚 Sustainability Plan

This is a 鈥榝irst of its kind鈥� sustainability plan for Los Angeles County. While a handful of the 88 cities in Los Angeles County have developed their own sustainability plans, no such plan had previously existed at the countywide scale. In a region as large and urbanized as Los Angeles County 鈥� which includes more than 10 million residents and 4,000 square miles of land area 鈥� many of the most pressing sustainability issues are best solved using a regional approach through collaboration across city and county boundaries. Furthermore, County leadership recognized the need to incorporate meaningful engagement processes for the environmental justice communities that had historically been left out of policy making decisions. 

海角视频 led the development of the original OurCounty Plan, partnering with researchers at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) and social justice experts at Liberty Hill Foundation, and multiciliary team of consultants. The two-year process includes extensive input and feedback from the community-based organizations and advocacy groups, County agencies and incorporated cities, the private sector, academic researchers, as well as the general public. A wide range of subjects were addressed, including climate change, energy, water waste, waste and resource management, land use, transportation, air quality, open space, biodiversity, public health, economy and workforce development, housing, equity, resilience, and governance.

Since the 2019 plan, some of the County’s notable achievements include:

• Adoption of an ordinance to phase out oil/gas extraction in unincorporated L.A. County
• Development of more than 110 acres of new parkland in unincorporated areas
• Reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from County operations by over 40% since 2009
• Installation of 1,500 EV chargers at County facilities and expansion of the electric/hybrid County fleet
• Investment of nearly $1 billion in multi-benefit stormwater capture projects

The 2025 update, which 海角视频 is leading with a team of consultants and partners, reflects six years of progress and learning that included resident engagement, research, and data analysis to assess gains and identify new opportunities. The updated plan envisions streets and parks that are accessible, safe, and welcoming to everyone; air, water, and soil that are clean and healthy; affordable housing that enables all residents to thrive in place; climate-ready communities that are informed and prepared, and that have infrastructure that supports them today and that will perform in a changing climate; and a just economy that runs on clean and affordable renewable energy instead of dirty fossil fuels. New and expanded areas of the OurCounty Plan include wildfire risk management, community resilience, Tribal and indigenous partnership, ocean and marine systems, green goods movement, green economy, and resource circularity.

How we work

Climate action entails taking preparatory and ongoing steps to mitigate, adapt, and improve resilience and preparedness for the impacts of climate change. Climate action requires confident progress forward and navigation of immense uncertainty and risk. While it is an existential necessity to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions, critical actions can be taken to ensure that cities and communities thrive and flourish, even as the climate changes.

At 海角视频, we employ an integrated approach to climate action planning, starting with impact mitigation and moving towards community empowerment. Our team deploys diverse skillsets across sustainability, emissions mitigation, climate adaptation and community resilience to perform comprehensive technical and economic analyses, resulting in cross-cutting and innovative strategic plans. Our team welcomes new challenges and innovative approaches to climate planning, always reinventing the best practices to ensure we are meeting the ever-evolving needs of climate action.