Leadership now for a sustainable tomorrow.

We are creating a job-rich and innovative economy that benefits all residents and leads the world in fighting climate change.
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Since 2008…

we have reduced greenhouse gas emissions while growing the regional economy.

  • 73% 73%

+73%

Growth in our regional gross domestic product (GDP)

  • 15% 15%

-15%

Decline in region-wide greenhouse gas emissions

We are accelerating the transformation of energy systems, buildings, transportation, and food waste management.

Pacific Coast Food Waste Commitment

We are committed to reducing wasted food 50% by 2030 across the region. Between 25 to 40 percent of all food grown or imported into the U.S. and Canada for human consumption is never eaten, costing consumers and businesses $218 billion annually in the U.S., and $31 billion in Canada. The impact of food waste is felt not only in our landfills and our wallets, but also in its carbon footprint, amounting to 2.6 percent of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. Through actions like the PCC’s Pacific Coast Food Waste Commitment, the carbon footprint of unsold food in the region has decreased by 30% since 2019 and the water footprint has decreased by 37%. Join us.

Transforming Transportation

Together, our governments, utilities, businesses, and residents are creating the transportation system of the future, from working at the local level to improve transit and active transportation in cities to advancing low carbon fuels and accelerating the adoption of zero-emission cars and trucks. Our shared low carbon fuels policies have replaced over 20 billion gallons of petroleum fuels with clean, low-carbon alternatives, eliminating 150 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions and generating new clean energy jobs and businesses. More than 1 in 5 new cars purchased in our region are zero-emission vehicles, served by over 20,000 public ZEV charging stations that make up the West Coast Electric Highway from California to British Columbia.

Creating a Low-Carbon and Resilient Economy

As we pursue strategies to build a thriving low carbon economy, we are also advancing climate resilience by helping communities protect themselves from wildfire, smoke, and heat. We are protecting coastal communities by working together on a coordinated approach to ocean acidification, which has allowed our local seafood industry to adapt and recover—an effort that launched the International Alliance to Combat Ocean Acidification.

Transitioning to Clean Energy

We have more than tripled non-hydroelectric renewable energy generation in Pacific Coast jurisdictions through investments in wind and solar and policies like Renewable Portfolio Standards. in Pacific Coast jurisdictions through investments in wind and solar and policies like Renewable Portfolio Standards.

Decarbonizing Buildings

Through collaboration and aligned policies, we are advancing the use of low carbon building materials, accelerating markets for energy efficient and low carbon appliances and systems, and improving the energy performance of buildings. At the COP26 meeting in Glasgow, Scotland, PCC leaders announced the launch of the Low Carbon Construction Task Force, a regional initiative to advance low carbon materials and methods in building and construction projects.