Description
Achievement of King County GHG emission targets is dependent on critical, ambitious climate policies adopted by local jurisdictions, regionally by the GMPC, Washington State, and at the federal level. The County will convene partners to protect against the weakening or repeal of critical climate policies. King County will advocate to protect provisions that require allocation of benefits to frontline communities. As shown in the GHG wedge analysis, successful implementation of the following policies is critical to achieving GHG targets, including: the Seattle Building Emissions Performance Standard, VISION 2050 (limits on growth outside of the Urban Growth Area combined with a Regional Transportation Plan); state legislation such as CETA, CCA, Clean Buildings Act, Clean Fuel Standards, Energy Codes, Zero Emission Vehicle Standards, Hydrofluorocarbon Policies; and federal legislation such as Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) Vehicle Standards, and the Inflation Reduction Act. King County will convene partners to support efforts at the federal and international level to regulate emissions from air travel.