New dashboard ​shows progress toward Portland’s climate goals and provides unprecedented transparency into carbon emissions and energy data 

Portland, Ore.— Last month, the Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability (BPS) published a Climate and Energy Dashboard. This interactive data visualization tool shares energy use and greenhouse gas emissions for the region and makes data available for download.

Portland and Multnomah County have been tracking local carbon emissions for more than 30 years using an annual sector-based emissions inventory. The new dashboard data is current through calendar year 2022, unless otherwise noted, and will be updated annually to reflect the latest data available. 

Over the coming year, additional data resources will be added and will ultimately include data on climate actions, emissions from government operations and consumption-based emissions.

Portland gathers and uses data for Multnomah County for its emissions inventory, which is compliant with the Global Protocol for Community Scale Greenhouse Gas inventories. This is done for a variety of reasons, including a long history of climate action collaboration with Multnomah County.

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About the City of Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability 

The Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability (BPS) oversees a world-renowned waste and recycling system and leads the country in its commitment to digital equity, open data, and protecting communities in the application of technologies. Staff collaborate with partners on neighborhood, economic, historic, and environmental planning and provide research, policy, and technical services to advance energy efficiency and renewable energy, as well as policies and actions to address climate change. The bureau also oversees the innovative Portland Clean Energy Community Benefits Fund (PCEF).