The Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach will host a meeting to update the progress of their Clean Air Action Plan that aspires to a zero-emissions future.

The agenda for the Oct. 3 meeting includes updates on the clean truck program, updates on emissions and reductions made from at berth vessels as well as updates on current technology used at the port and a report back on cargo handling equipment, all facets of the port complex’s plan to further reduce pollution created by port activities.

The plan, which was adopted in November 2017, aims to tender new strategies for reducing air emissions at the Los Angeles and Long Beach Ports. Combined, the two ports handle a fourth of the country’s exports. A cornerstone of the updated plan was a goal of reaching zero emissions at both ports by 2035.

The plan calls for bringing down port-related greenhouse gases by 40% from 1990 levels by 2030, and 80% by 2050.

To meet those goals, the ports have implemented assessments and initiatives for trucks, ships and equipment entering the port. Notable accomplishments include the ports’ new project that would deploy 50 to 100 zero-emission trucks for short-distance transport, and a new rule dictating all trucks entering the port to be at least a 2014 model-year or newer.

Since the implementation of the original CAAP in 2005, both ports have posted notable drops in pollution emissions levels. Nitrogen oxides have dropped 58%, diesel particulate matter has fallen by 87% and sulfur oxides are down by 97%, according to figures released by the Port of Long Beach.

The public meeting will be held at the Port of Long Beach Administration Building in the Multi-Purpose room at 10 a.m. The advisory meetings will include a round of public comments to get feedback on the plan’s initiatives and any implementation issues the public has concerns about.