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TO: Mayor Richard C. Irvin
FROM: Alex Minnella, Planner
DATE: February 8, 2019
SUBJECT:
A Resolution of the City of Aurora Pledging to the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy to Reduce Emissions and Adapt to Climate Change in a Consistent and Complimentary Manner to National Level Climate Protection Efforts. (19-0102 / KDWK-18.015-PZ/S - AM - Ward)
PURPOSE:
Staff is requesting to authorize the acceptance of the Global Covenant of Mayors pledge to achieve an emissions reduction target.
The details of the proposal include the collaboration on climate protection with the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy (aka Compact of Mayors), a Mayor-to-Mayor network of US Mayors.
BACKGROUND:
In June 2005, Aurora endorsed and signed the U.S. Mayors Climate Protection Agreement making a commitment that as a City, it would strive to meet or beat the United Nations Kyoto Protocol greenhouse gas emission reduction targets.
The City of Aurora is also a case study municipality in the 'Go To 2040' Regional Energy Profile and Regional Greenhouse Gas Inventory commissioned by the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP).
This resolution supports the common goal of the City of Aurora and other municipalities across the globe of reducing greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) and adapt to climate change. The City of Aurora currently holds membership in many environmentally minded organizations including U.S. Conference of Mayors, Chicago Area Clean Cities, Clean Air Counts, Cool Cities, Cool DuPage, U.S. Green Buildings Council, Illinois Recycling Organization, and Tree City USA.
The Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy (GCoM) is a global coalition of mayors, city officials, and local governments committing to reduce local GHG, enhance resilience to climate change and track their progress publicly. It is a coalition endorsed by the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus to further take climate actions.
The GCoM formally brings together the European Uni...
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