The need to address the climate crisis is clear. Portlanders experienced record-shattering heat, choking smoke from increasing wildfires, more frequent floods, and other extreme climate events over the past several years. Scientists also recently published a warning that the next five summers will be the hottest on record. In fact, Earth is likely to pass 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming over pre-industrial levels, a key climate threshold, by 2027.
The City adopted the CEW as a three-year roadmap in response to the 2020 Climate Emergency Declaration. It outlined strategies including immediate actions as well as long-term, structural shifts in how we plan, invest, and operate. Climate work doesn’t follow a simple timeline; it demands steady, ongoing commitment.
This third and final progress report captures the complexity of this work, identifying areas real gains and areas of opportunity to build a more just and resilient future for all Portlanders:
Now or Never
There is still time to avert the worst impacts of climate change. Portland has the tools, knowledge, and resolve to lead – but it’s going to require a good amount of discipline and hope to fully realize our climate actions, and align them with our community’s prosperity, economic opportunity, and stability for future generations.
Prior Progress Reports
2024 Progress Report
2023 Progress Report
View the 2023 report and learn more about the City’s progress during fiscal year 2023-24: