Sustainable City

Starting in 2015, the City of Los Angeles committed to renewable energy generation and use. It’s outlined here in the City’s Green New Deal pLAn.
Goals include securing clean air and water and a stable climate, improving community resilience, expanding access to healthy food and open space, and promoting justice for all.

Los Angeles Green New Deal pLAn Targets:

LA’s Green New Deal is pretty aggressive. In fact, it is sometimes referred to as the City’s Sustainability “Moon Shot.”

But Mayors past and present (Garcetti and Bass) are pushing to lead in climate-change responsiveness and social justice. Here are a few specifics:

Renewable Energy

  • LADWP will supply 55% renewable energy by 2025; 80% by 2036; and 100% by 2045
  • Increase cumulative Megawatts (MW) by 2025, 2035, 2050, respectively of:
    • Local solar to 900-1,500 MW, 1,500-1,800 MW, 1,950 MW
    • Energy storage capacity to 1,654-1,750 MW, 3,000 MW, 4,000 MW
    • Demand response (DR) programs to 234 MW (2025) and 600 MW (2035)

Local Water

  • Source 70% of L.A.’s water locally* and capture 150,000 acre ft/yr (AFY) of stormwater by 2035
  • Recycle 100% of all wastewater for beneficial reuse* by 2035
  • Build at least 10 new multi-benefit stormwater capture projects by 2025; 100 by 2035; and 200 by 2050
  • Reduce potable water use per capita by 22.5% by 2025; 25% by 2035; and maintain or reduce 2035 per capita water use through 2050
  • Install or refurbish hydration stations at 200 sites, prioritizing municipally-owned buildings and public properties such as parks, by 2035

Clean and Healthy City Buildings

  • All new buildings will be net zero carbon by 2030; and 100% of buildings will be net zero carbon by 2050 
  • Reduce building energy use per sq.ft. for all building types 22% by 2025; 34% by 2035; and 44% by 2050

Housing & Development

  • End street homelessness by 2028
  • Increase cumulative new housing unit construction to 150,000 by 2025, and 275,000 units by 2035
  • Ensure  57% of new housing units are built within 1,500 feet of transit by 2025, and 75% by 2035
  • Create or preserve 50,000 income-restricted affordable housing units by 2035 and increase stability for renters

Mobility and Public Transit

  • Increase the percentage of all trips made by walking, biking, micro-mobility / matched rides or transit to at least 35% by 2025; 50% by 2035; and maintain at least 50% by 2050
  • Reduce VMT per capita by at least 13% by 2025, 39% by 2035, and 45% by 2050
  • Ensure Los Angeles is prepared for Autonomous Vehicles (AV) by the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games

Zero Emission Vehicles

  • Increase the percentage of zero emission vehicles in the city to 25% by 2025, 80% by 2035, and 100% by 2050
  • Electrify 100% of Metro and LADOT buses by 2030
  • Reduce port-related GHG emissions by 80% by 2050