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New 2024 Seattle Greenhouse Gas Inventory Shows Decline in Climate Pollution as Population and Economic Activity Increased

August 25, 2026

Today, we released Seattle’s 2024 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions inventory. The findings show core emissions decreased approximately 6% from 2022. The buildings sector saw a decline in emissions, while transportation remained the largest emissions source and was relatively flat. Population increased 4% and economic activity rose 11% during that same… [ Keep reading ]

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Mayor Harrell Announces Earth Day Executive Order to Update Seattle’s Climate Action Plan and Reduce Transportation Emissions 

April 22, 2025

On Earth Day at Mini Mart City Park in Georgetown joined by nearly 75 community, governmental, and business partners, Mayor Bruce Harrell issued an Executive Order directing City departments to respond to Seattle’s current and future climate challenges with a focus on building resilience, growing a green economy, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions (GHG)… [ Keep reading ]

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New 2022 Seattle Greenhouse Gas Inventory Finds Climate Pollution Slowly Rising, but Still Below Pre-Pandemic Levels

December 17, 2024

Update August 2026: Our 2024 greenhouse gas emissions inventory is now available with updated data. View the latest inventory on our webpage. Seattle, WA- Today, the City of Seattle’s Office of Sustainability & Environment (OSE) released the 2022 Greenhouse Gas (GHG) inventory. The findings show core City emissions increased approximately 4%… [ Keep reading ]

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Mayor Harrell Signs Executive Order Directing City Departments to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions from the Transportation Sector and Support Those Most Impacted by the Climate Crisis 

December 9, 2022

READ: One Seattle Transportation and Climate Justice Executive Order Two-Pager  On Wednesday, December 7, Mayor Bruce Harrell signed a new Executive Order directing City departments to work together to prioritize and expand actions that equitably reduce or eliminate greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) within the transportation sector. Actions are designed to… [ Keep reading ]

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Seattle Releases 2020 Greenhouse Gas Inventory Report Showing Pandemic-Spurred Declines in Building and Transportation Sector Emissions

October 17, 2022

Seattle’s 2020 Greenhouse Gas (GHG) inventory finds a marked decrease in greenhouse gas emissions since the prior 2018 report, the majority of which are likely temporary and primarily attributed to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Seattle GHG inventory tracks emissions over three key sectors: transportation, buildings, and waste…. [ Keep reading ]

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Seattle’s Building Emissions are Rising – Here’s What the Data Tells Us

May 12, 2021

Seattle’s buildings are responsible for more than one-third of the city’s core greenhouse gas emissions – and rising. According to the most recent greenhouse gas inventory, climate-polluting emissions in buildings increased 8% between 2016 and 2018, driven by burning fossil fuels like fracked gas and oil for heat, hot water,… [ Keep reading ]

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Seattle releases greenhouse gas inventory

September 9, 2016

On September 7, the Seattle Office of Sustainability & Environment released the 2014 Seattle Community Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory. A greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory is an accounting of the climate change pollution generated in the city over a specific period of time. This is Seattle’s fourth GHG report and the… [ Keep reading ]

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