HomeMy WebLinkAbout1997-097-07/01/1997-AUTHORIZING CITY CLIMATE PROTECTION CAMPAIGN JOIN CITIES RESOLUTION 97-97
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS TO JOIN
THE CITIES FOR CLIMATE PROTECTION CAMPAIGN
WHEREAS, based on scientific evidence that carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse
gases (ghg) released into the atmosphere will have a profound effect on the earth's climate, the
United States joined with 160 countries and signed the United Nations Framework Convention on
Climate Change which calls on industrialized nations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 1990
levels by the year 2000; and
WHEREAS,energy consumption, specifically the burning of fossil fuels, e.g., coal, oil and
gas, accounts for more than 85% of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions; and
WHEREAS local governments greatly influence their communities' energy usage by
exercising key powers over land use,transportation,building construction, waste management, and,
in many cases, energy supply and management; and
WHEREAS,local government actions taken to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase
energy efficiency provide multiple local benefits by decreasing air pollution,creating jobs,reducing
energy expenditures, and saving money for the city government, its businesses and its citizens; and
WHEREAS, the Cities for Climate Protection Campaign(the "Campaign"), sponsored by
the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives, Public Technology, Inc. and the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency has invited the City of Fort Collins to become a partner in the
Campaign; and
WHEREAS,the Fort Collins Air Quality Policy Plan,approved by Council in 1993,contains
the goal of "continually improving air quality as the City grows"; and
WHEREAS, the 1996 Air Quality Action Plan specifically calls for participation in the
Campaign, as an important intergovernmental partnership that will strengthen Fort Collins' ability
to meet the goal of continually improving air quality; and
WHEREAS,the Council intends for the City to take a leadership role in increasing energy
efficiency and reducing greenhouse gas emissions from municipal operations; and
WHEREAS, the Council further seeks to join with cities from all over the world in the
Campaign.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS, that the City Manager be
authorized and directed to proceed on behalf of the City to participate in the Cities for Climate
Protection Campaign;to develop a local action plan which describes the steps our community will
take to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, including a greenhouse gas audit, or baseline and future
emission analysis;to determine the source and quantity of greenhouse gas emissions within the City;
to establish a CO2 or greenhouse gas emission reduction target; and to develop of a strategy for
meeting the greenhouse gas reduction target.
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council held this 1 st day of July, A.D.
1997.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk