The Long Beach harbor commission this week approved a cooperative agreement with the South Coast Air Quality Management District that commits its port — and the neighboring Port of Los Angeles, whose commissioners will vote on the agreement next week — to developing and implementing zero-emissions infrastructure.

Long Beach commissioners approved the agreement unanimously.

Port of Los Angeles commissioners will take up the issue at their Nov. 20 meeting, after which the three parties are expected to execute the agreement.

The air quality district’s Governing Board approved the agreement on Friday, Nov. 7. It commits the two ports to developing and implementing plans for zero-emissions infrastructure for equipment types in three phases, starting with a draft plan in May 2027. That would

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