Tigard Climate Action Report
Climate Mitigation Plan
Tigard centres racial equity in climate action
Client
City of Tigard
Population
53,312
Schedule
2021-2022
The Problem
Tigard’s BIPOC residents, who make up 25% of the community, have historically been excluded from shaping policies that directly affect their lives. The City of Tigard was looking for a way to avoid repeating this problem with its climate action plan aiming for carbon neutrality by 2035.
The Problem
How can Tigard combine bold climate action with a focus on improving life for historically excluded communities?
10.3MT
2019 per capita emissions
60%
of low-income householdes live in areas vulnerable to climate hazards
The Solution
Early in the project, SSG and the City co-developed a Racial Equity Toolkit with BIPOC community members and the Asian Pacific American Network of Oregon. The toolkit details six steps for incorporating the concerns and priorities of historically marginalized communities into climate action decisions. It guided the public engagement process as well as the development of every action in the Tigard Climate Action Report.
This process produced a report that reflects community guidance on how to implement climate action equitably. For example, the report recommends improving building energy efficiency and transit connectivity first in disadvantaged and BIPOC communities. This will ensure that these communities are the first to benefit from the resulting lower energy bills and better access to transit.
The Outcome
The Tigard Climate Action Report identified:
17
actions to make Tigard a net-zero community
3.2M
tonnes emissions to eliminate by 2050
Outcome
Key Takeaways
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