Long Beach Airport (LGB) will enter the Airport Carbon Accreditation (ACA) program and pledges to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions on a per passenger basis by 20% in 2025 and 40% in 2030. Administered by Airports Council International (ACI), the ACA program helps airports identify, manage and reduce their carbon emissions.
“This is a huge milestone in our efforts to make Long Beach Airport a sustainability leader among airports,” said Mayor Robert Garcia. “Entering this program is another huge step towards ultimately achieving our goal of carbon neutrality.”
In preparation for ACA certification, last year LGB began inventorying its Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions from 2016 to 2019. The emissions reduction targets are based on the 2016 baseline year. Scope 1 emissions are airport-owned or controlled sources, such as airport vehicles, on-site waste management and power generation. Scope 2 emissions are indirect emissions from the consumption of purchased ene
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The outcry came in response to a swastika and what appeared to be SS bolts that police say were graffitied on the statue at Central Long Beach’s Martin Luther King Jr. Park some time before 3:18 p.m. Friday, which is when police were called.
A statue of Martin Luther King Jr. in Long Beach was vandalized with symbols resembling a swastika and SS bolts. Photo courtesy Antira Joiner.
“We are very aware that the desecration that happened is hateful, disrespectful, it’s disgusting and it should bother every single person in the city,” Mayor Robert Garcia said Tuesday at the beginning of a City Council meeting.
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The city on Monday said in a statement said the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has indicated it would like to move ahead with the plan for Long Beach, as convention centers in Dallas and San Diego have already been converted to emergency shelters.
The Long Beach City Council will review the proposal in a closed-session meeting at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The discussion can happen behind closed doors because state open meeting rules allow for real estate negotiations to be discussed privately.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is expected to lease the property from the city, but the terms have yet to be set.
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