Climate Change in Santa Cruz 12 indicators covering climate change for Santa Cruz. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - Cities 17.02 Degrees celsius 2025 up 17.9% 301st Air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - Cities 3.81 Degrees celsius 2025 up 211.3% 169th Climate projections by scenario, 2030–2060 – Cities and FUAs 17.14 Degrees celsius 2060 up 1.2% 391st Climate projections by scenario, 2030–2060 – Cities and FUAs 2.34 Degrees celsius 2060 up 9.8% 148th Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from 0 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2024 — 1017th Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from 0.33 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2024 unchanged 317th Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from 0.26 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2024 up 8.3% 518th Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from 0.24 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2024 up 4.3% 511th Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from power 0.17 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2024 up 70.0% 421st Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from road 0.52 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2024 down 1.9% 312th Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions total 1.37 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2024 up 5.4% 456th Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from 0.55 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2024 unchanged 305th