San Francisco’s new Climate Action Plan

From SPUR:

San Francisco Department of the Environment has been working on an update to the City’s 2004 Climate Action Plan, which will be completed this spring and contains ways for the city to reduce greenhouse gas and other air pollution emissions. Find out what’s new in this briefing from SF Environment Director Melanie Nutter and Climate Action Plan coordinator Calla Ostrander.

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