2020 Strategic Climate Action Plan (SCAP)
On this page:
- Introduction
- Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- Sustainable & Resilient Frontline Communities
- Preparing for Climate Change
- Download the 2020 SCAP
- Past King County Climate Plans and Reports
- How to cite the 2020 SCAP
Introduction
King County’s Strategic Climate Action Plan (SCAP) is a five-year blueprint for County climate action, integrating climate change into all areas of County operations and work with King County cities, partners, communities, and residents. The SCAP outlines King County’s priorities and commitments for climate action to residents and partners.
King County updated its Strategic Climate Action Plan (SCAP) in 2020. The 2020 SCAP – the guiding policy document for King County actions and investments on climate - was proposed by Executive Constantine in August 2020 and unanimously adopted by the King County Council in May 2021.
King County’s SCAP is updated every five years to reflect the County’s continuous learning approach to climate action. The updates to the 2020 SCAP were rooted in the understanding that climate change is an urgent local and global challenge and that climate change is a threat multiplier that creates complex challenges, particularly for communities affected by historic and current inequities.
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Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Sustainable & Resilient Frontline Communities – A Climate Justice Framework
Preparing for Climate Change
Download the 2020 SCAP
Executive Summary – King County 2020 SCAP - 3.6 MB PDF
How to cite the 2020 SCAP
Complete Plan:
King County Climate Action Team (eds.). 2020. King County 2020 Strategic Climate Action Plan. King County, Washington.
Section I. Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions:
Kuharic, M. (ed.) and the Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions Team. 2020. Section I: Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions. In: King County 2020 Strategic Climate Action Plan. [King County Climate Action Team (eds.)]. King County, Washington.
Section II: Sustainable & Resilient Frontline Communities:
Stroble, J., S. Rahman (eds.), and the Climate Equity Community Task Force. 2020. Section II: Sustainable & Resilient Frontline Communities. In: King County 2020 Strategic Climate Action Plan. [King County Climate Action Team (eds.)]. King County, Washington.
Section III. Preparing for Climate Change:
Whitely Binder, L.C. (ed.), and the Climate Preparedness Steering Committee. 2020. Section III: Preparing for Climate Change. In: King County 2020 Strategic Climate Action Plan. [King County Climate Action Team (eds.)]. King County, Washington.
For more information about King County's 2020 Strategic Climate Action Plan Update, please contact climatechange@kingcounty.gov.