File #: R-22-17    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Resolution Status: Adopted
File created: 6/14/2017 In control: City Council
On agenda: 7/31/2017 Final action: 7/31/2017
Title: United Nations Paris Climate Agreement - For the purpose of adopting, honoring, and upholding the commitments to the goals enshrined in the United Nations Paris Climate Agreement as they apply in the City of Annapolis.
Sponsors: Jared Littmann, Ian Pfeiffer, Ross Arnett, Joe Budge, Sheila Finlayson, Rhonda Pindell Charles
Indexes: Environmental Matters Committee, Public Hearing
Attachments: 1. R-22-17 Paris Climate Agreement Reaffirmation.pdf, 2. Handout for presentation.pdf, 3. R-22-17 Littmann Proposed Amendments.pdf, 4. R-22-17 Environmental Matters Committee Proposed Amendments.pdf, 5. R-22-17 Fiscal Impact.pdf, 6. R-22-17 SIGNED.pdf
Title
United Nations Paris Climate Agreement - For the purpose of adopting, honoring, and upholding the commitments to the goals enshrined in the United Nations Paris Climate Agreement as they apply in the City of Annapolis.
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CITY COUNCIL OF THE
City of Annapolis

Resolution 22-17 Amended

Introduced by: Aldermen Littmann, Pfeiffer, Arnett and Budge
and Alderwomen Finlayson and Pindell Charles

Referred to
Environmental Matters Committee


A RESOLUTION concerning

United Nations Paris Climate Agreement

FOR the purpose of adopting, honoring, and upholding the commitments to the goals enshrined in the United Nations Paris Climate Agreement as they apply in the City of Annapolis.

WHEREAS, the City of Annapolis desires to protect and enhance the quality of life for all those who live, work, learn and play in our community, as well as for our children and grandchildren; and

WHEREAS, there is scientific consensus regarding the reality of climate change and the recognition that human activity, especially the combustion of fossil fuels that create greenhouse gases, is an important driver of climate change; and

WHEREAS, climate change has been widely recognized by government, business and academic leaders as a worldwide threat with the potential to harm our economy, safety, public health, and quality of life; and

WHEREAS, members of our community and others are already feeling the effects of climate change through increased temperatures, more extreme weather events, and other disruptions that affect our residents, economy, and way of life. In the City of Annapolis this has been demonstrated with the storm surge from Hurricane Isabel in 2003; the derecho during a massive heatwave in the summer of 2012; frequent flooding downtown; and other natural disaster events; and

WHEREAS, climate change affects all residents and businesses, but communities that already face socioeconomic and health inequities will be most severely impacted, including youth, elders, peopl...

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