‘A wake-up call for all of us’: San Jose losing ground on city’s 2030 carbon neutrality goal

HALFWAY THROUGH THE DECADE and the clock continues to tick down on San Jose’s ambitious climate target of reaching carbon neutrality by 2030. The road to success is looking steeper than ever.

The City Council has formally acknowledged the city is not on track to hit the climate milestone. The admission came as part of an administrative update, approved Dec. 2, to the city’s plan to cut down carbon emissions, known as Climate Smart San Jose. It reflects San Jose’s most recent greenhouse gas inventory, which found emissions actually increased slightly between 2021 and 2023.