Beacon Award Participant Profile
City of Livermore
November 23, 2010
“The Climate Change Element requires preparation of a Climate Action Plan for the City for 2020 within 2 years of adoption of the Climate Change Element. As discussed below, the goal of the Climate Change Element is to reduce City GHG emissions by 28% relative to BAU emissions in 2020.” -City of Livermore General Plan Proposed Climate Change Element
About Livermore
- Incorporated: April 1, 1876
- Population: 83,604
- Location: 30 miles southeast of Oakland in Alameda County
- Elevation: 480 feet
- Area: 24.1 square miles (city) as of June 30, 2001
Climate Action Activities
- ICLEI member
- HEAL Cities Campaign Participant
- Adopted “Civic Green Building Ordinance” effective June 28, 2004
- Alameda County Climate Protection Project member
- Adopted “Commercial and Residential Green Building Ordinance” effective January 1, 2008
- Completed “Greenhouse Gas Emissions Analysis”, October 2008
- Climate Action Plan in process
Climate Action Resources
- Green Building in Livermore
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions Analysis
- Livermore General Plan Proposed Climate Change Element (January 2009)
- Solar Cities Livermore/Pleasanton/Dublin Website
The Beacon Award program is funded by California utility ratepayers and administered by Southern California Gas Company, San Diego Gas & Electric Company, Pacific Gas and Electric Company and Southern California Edison, under the auspices of the California Public Utilities Commission.

