San Francisco Readies for Climate Week

San Francisco is using Climate Week to roll out a new climate plan and a week of public events across the city. (sf.gov) Mayor Daniel Lurie’s office said the city released a five-year update to its Climate Action Plan on April 17, 2026, just ahead of San Francisco Climate Week. The plan targets net-zero emissions by 2040 and lays out actions across seven sectors, including transportation, buildings and waste. (sf.gov) (sfenvironment.org) San Francisco Climate Week began April 18 and runs through April 24, with organizers listing hundreds of events around the Bay Area. The official events site showed flagship programs on energy, policy, food systems, finance and neighborhood resilience. (sfclimateweek.org) (sfcw.climate-week.org) The city is tying the week to specific local programs, not just panels. Lurie’s office said San Francisco will expand curbside electric-vehicle charging and launch a program aimed at lowering household costs while improving indoor air quality for families. (sf.gov) Regional agencies are also using the week to push local policy. The Metropolitan Transportation Commission, San Francisco Estuary Partnership and Bay Area Regional Collaborative said they will host events at Bay Metro Center from April 20 through April 24 focused on adaptation, resilience and emissions cuts. (abag.ca.gov) The updated city plan is San Francisco’s first climate-plan refresh in five years. The Environment Department says the document is updated every five years and the 2025 update maps actions through 2030 on the way to the city’s 2040 net-zero target. (sfenvironment.org) (media.api.sf.gov) Transportation remains a central fight because it is one of the city’s biggest emissions sources. The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency said the new plan again leans on biking, walking, transit and cleaner vehicles as core strategies. (sfmta.com) Outside organizers have scaled the week into a much larger convening than a city-run program alone. SF Climate Week said this year’s gathering includes more than 650 events, over 1,000 speakers and more than 60,000 attendees across a decentralized network of hosts. (marketwatch.com) (sfclimateweek.org) Mercury News reported April 18 that city officials pitched the new plan as a way to cut emissions, reduce household costs and improve public health at the same time. That gives San Francisco Climate Week a clear local frame: a global issue, translated into transit, housing, power and air quality decisions residents will see this year. (mercurynews.com)