Environment
Environmental Stewardship
The Port’s Environmental Programs & Planning division oversees projects that support the Port’s commitment to environmentally sustainability and its zero-emissions operations goal.
Maritime Air Quality
Program information about the Port of Oakland’s efforts to reduce criteria pollutants, notably diesel particulate matter, associated with maritime (seaport) activities at the Port.
Clean Water Programs
The Port of Oakland (Port) is committed to conducting its operations in the most sustainable and environmentally sensitive manner possible. The Port’s Clean Water Program is one example of this commitment to environmental stewardship.
Climate Resiliency
Climate change is projected to increase or raise sea level (sea level rise or SLR), storm intensity, and groundwater levels. SLR and storm intensity could lead to shoreline flooding and damage to Port infrastructure. Groundwater intrusion (GWI) is a condition where subsurface groundwater levels are elevated by the encroaching subsurface sea levels. SLR and GWI could damage or destroy subsurface utilities and ground-level Port infrastructure.
Habitat Restoration and Park Development
The Port of Oakland is committed to environmental restoration as part of its developments and operations. The Port has completed a number of wetland projects around San Francisco Bay.
Airport Air Quality
The OAK participates in an institutionalized carbon management certification program to assess and manage airports in reducing its carbon emissions. There are 6 levels of certification (Mapping, Reduction, Optimization, Neutrality, Transformation, and Transition) that OAK achieves towards comprehensive carbon management with the goal of lowering the airport’s carbon footprint.
Zero Emissions Symposium
The Port and Oakland Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, held Oakland’s first environmental symposium. The event brought together maritime, aviation, commercial real estate, environmental, business, government, and community leaders to collaborate on innovative zero-emissions solutions.
Oakland Airport Business Park Land Use and Development Code Revision Efforts
The existing Land Use and Development Code (LUDC) for the Oakland Airport Business Park (OABP) divides the non-Park and Open Spaces as Commercial Corridor and Business Park Interior Land Use Designations. In March 2025, the Port of Oakland (Port) conducted an assessment of the market and uses at the OABP to understand the market demand and potential future uses with the goal to modernize and revitalize the OABP.