The Santa Barbara City Council unanimously passed one of the most ambitious climate goals in the nation: Carbon Neutrality by 2035 at its Sept. 29 meeting. 
The city council received dozens of letters of support and live public comments in support of the aspirational goal from the Sierra Club, Community Environmental Council, Clean Coalition and American Institute of Architects. The meeting ran late into the evening.
This bold goal is for the entire community, not just City operations, and will put the City on track to develop one of the most visionary Climate Action Plans in the country by:
~ Building on the City's commitment to 100% renewable energy by 2030,
~ Making more strides on zero emission transportation and buildings,
~ Developing policies to sequester remaining carbon in our region's working lands,
~ Energizing climate resilience efforts
With climate crisis impacts compounding more rapidly than expected, we have no time to waste. We must redouble our efforts and continue the Central Coast's climate leadership.
-- Katie Davis, Los Padres Sierra Club Chair