Ascent is assisting the City of Elk Grove with an update to its 2019 CAP, the Climate Compass. The Climate Compass will serve as a CEQA-qualified roadmap for reducing local GHG emissions across various sectors while building resilience to future impacts posed by climate change. It aligns local efforts with Assembly Bill 1279, which requires California to achieve net-zero GHG emissions by 2045 and an 85 percent reduction in anthropogenic GHG emissions by 2045.
The Climate Compass identifies GHG reduction strategies across key sectors, including energy use, transportation, land use, and solid waste. It also outlines sustainable and adaptive infrastructure, technologies, policies, and programs Elk Grove will implement to address climate change impacts. The Climate Compass intends to enhance the quality of life for all residents, promote equity, and strengthen community resilience in the face of a changing climate. The project features an inclusive and collaborative process that actively engages all Elk Grove residents, particularly those in hard-to-reach communities, by addressing common engagement barriers, tailoring communication tools, and working to rebuild trust to engage diverse perspectives.
Once the Climate Compass is adopted, the City will use ClearPath 2.0 to better coordinate monitoring activities across departments, tracking both implementation status and performance outcomes. Ascent prepared Elk Grove’s ClearPath 2.0 dashboard, which serves as a comprehensive climate planning platform that integrates quantitative emissions modeling with action tracking and reporting capabilities. The Climate Compass identifies specific key performance indicators for each strategy to establish measurable benchmarks for evaluating progress and reporting over time.
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