Annual updates on how the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are meeting their emissions goals are being presented this week, with the latter issuing its report on Monday, Oct. 13 — saying it had outperformed goals that were set for air quality.
The Port of L.A. will present its most recent findings during the Thursday, Oct. 16, harbor commission meeting; officials said they could not publicly comment on the findings until the report is presented to the harbor commission.
While both ports, however, still have much work ahead to reach zero-emissions goals set out in a joint Clean Air Action Plan adopted in 2005, they have shown progress through the years.
“When the Port of Long Beach started this sustainability journey two decades ago,” Port of Long Beach CEO Mario Cordero said in a sta