Cities for Climate Protection Campaign
I will support setting climate protection targets for the City. At the national level, our leadership has simply refused to address climate change and is
not stepping up to the challenge. As a result, addressing climate change on a local level is imperative. The Cities for Climate Protection Campaign is
a well-documented step-by-step approach that sets up an elegant framework for undertaking this vital work.
Actions
After analysis, we need to move onto the other steps including:
• Setting reduction targets
• Developing a local action plan
• Implementing a local action plan and
• Monitoring progress and reporting results.
By recently passing the Cities for Climate Change resolution, the city of Mill Valley added its voice to the growing number of cities calling on our
federal government to step up to the urgent need for addressing climate change. So far, the U.S. ~ the largest contributor of greenhouse gases in
the world ~ has been absent on the world stage and has refused to sign the Kyoto Accord and to participate in the current effort underway at the
United Nations. Mill Valley spoke up by joining this initiative. It is time to put a program in place for the City’s greenhouse gas reduction. A Draft
Report has been undertaken by the City in the fall of 2006.
I applaud the current council for doing this work and I will support taking the next step. I will ask the council to work with staff to get this issue
on the city’s front burner and made a part of the city’s official work plan. Then, I will ask the council to convene a citizen task force to work
collaboratively to set the stage for arriving at a successful community-supported action plan for greenhouse gas reduction. The goal is to develop a
local action plan that sets forth the policies and programs that the city will take to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and achieve the targets. As
with all strategic plans, this one must include a timeline, financing, and the party responsible for taking action. A broad public education and
awareness outreach would include a process for dynamic public input and involvement with the goal of building the kind of commitment that
brings success.
I will support setting climate protection targets for the City. At the national level, our leadership has simply refused to address climate change and is
not stepping up to the challenge. As a result, addressing climate change on a local level is imperative. The Cities for Climate Protection Campaign is
a well-documented step-by-step approach that sets up an elegant framework for undertaking this vital work.
Actions
After analysis, we need to move onto the other steps including:
• Setting reduction targets
• Developing a local action plan
• Implementing a local action plan and
• Monitoring progress and reporting results.
By recently passing the Cities for Climate Change resolution, the city of Mill Valley added its voice to the growing number of cities calling on our
federal government to step up to the urgent need for addressing climate change. So far, the U.S. ~ the largest contributor of greenhouse gases in
the world ~ has been absent on the world stage and has refused to sign the Kyoto Accord and to participate in the current effort underway at the
United Nations. Mill Valley spoke up by joining this initiative. It is time to put a program in place for the City’s greenhouse gas reduction. A Draft
Report has been undertaken by the City in the fall of 2006.
I applaud the current council for doing this work and I will support taking the next step. I will ask the council to work with staff to get this issue
on the city’s front burner and made a part of the city’s official work plan. Then, I will ask the council to convene a citizen task force to work
collaboratively to set the stage for arriving at a successful community-supported action plan for greenhouse gas reduction. The goal is to develop a
local action plan that sets forth the policies and programs that the city will take to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and achieve the targets. As
with all strategic plans, this one must include a timeline, financing, and the party responsible for taking action. A broad public education and
awareness outreach would include a process for dynamic public input and involvement with the goal of building the kind of commitment that
brings success.