Resolution 3768 directs the Port of Seattle's Executive Director to implement a Sustainable Evaluation Framework Policy Directive aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions and integrating sustainability into the Port's capital, operational, procurement, and leasing decisions. The policy establishes targets aligned with the Paris Climate Agreement, including carbon neutrality for directly controlled emissions by 2050 and a 15% reduction in direct emissions by 2020. It also emphasizes public transparency, requiring the Port Commission to openly review sustainability trade-offs and annually assess upcoming large projects.Open full document
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Resolution No. 3768 directs the Port of Seattle Executive Director to implement the Sustainable Evaluation Framework Policy Directive. The resolution establishes a framework for integrating sustainability considerations into capital, operational, procurement, and leasing decisions, with a focus on greenhouse gas emissions reductions aligned with the Paris Climate Agreement. It emphasizes public transparency, equity, and the Port’s long-term environmental goals including carbon neutrality by 2050.