Back to SantaBarbaraCA.gov How Do You Live Sustainably in SB? Share With Us! Natural Gas Prohibition Ordinance for New Buildings Read the proposed Ordinance and watch the informational webinar in English and Spanish Learn More Here! On Demand Permitting: Solar & Solar + Storage Skip the plan check for solar and solar + storage projects! Apply for your permit on Accala Citizen Access today! Workforce & Resident EV Charging Permits Discounted permits for rooftop charging at the Granada garage for commuters and residents. Get Your Permit Here Our Commitment We support a sustainable, healthy, and safe Santa Barbara through reducing the City’s carbon footprint, managing energy and materials use, transitioning to renewable energy sources, and building local climate resilience. This city-wide effort involves designing and implementing innovative policies, initiatives, and projects to address nearer-term sustainability strategies and longer-term resiliency and adaptation efforts. Through its sustainability initiatives, the City is working tirelessly to improve the quality of life and environment for all! Contact Us! The City of Santa Barbara’s Sustainability and Resilience Department currently consists of the Energy & Climate Division and the Materials Management Division. These divisions are responsible for such things as energy efficiency and renewable energy, reducing City-wide greenhouse gas emissions, recycling, compost and keeping our City clean from litter and waste. The Sustainability and Resilience Department programs: Energy The City has an ambitious goal of sourcing electricity only from renewable sources. Climate Addressing the City's role in climate change and building a resilient community. Materials Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Compost! How Do I? Access sustainability and resilience resources! Though the department currently focuses on energy, climate and materials management there are so many efforts around the City organization to improve sustainability and resilience. Here are just a few: Other sustainability initiatives happening in the City: Water Transportation Urban Planning Habitat Restoration Interested in the City’s sustainability progress so far? Check out the 2018 progress report card! Sustainability@SantaBarbaraCA.gov Energy & Climate Santa Barbara Clean Energy 805-564-5474 Materials Management 805-564-5631 © 2021 City of Santa Barbara