CED regions in USA

Below are the local council and other regions in the US that have declared a Climate Emergency, in chronological order. Click the “motion text” links to see details of the motions they passed.

1 November 2017, Hoboken City Council, New Jersey, USA, population 55,131

First US local council to declare a Climate Emergency Mobilisation. After a year of work by members of the Climate Mobilization Hoboken, a resolution passed unanimously through the Hoboken City Council on November 1 calling for mobilization to city-wide carbon neutrality by 2027.

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The bipartisan resolution, co-sponsored by council members and mayoral candidates Ravinder Bhalla and Jennifer Giattino, concludes:

WHEREAS, Hoboken must be a leader in the fight to protect our country by embarking on a climate mobilization;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of Hoboken will officially endorse a citywide mobilization to attempt carbon-neutrality by 2027 and initiate an effort to reduce and remove greenhouse gas emissions.

See the pdf showing the full City of Hoboken resolution.

5 December 2017, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA, population 1,050,688

Thanks to the efforts of TCM organizers, the County Council of Montgomery County, Maryland unanimously passed a resolution declaring climate emergency – making it the first county in the US to do so.

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The resolution:

The Montgomery County Council calls upon the national Administration, the Congress,
the State, and other local governments to join Montgomery County, to use all available
powers and resources to:
1. declare a climate emergency and initiate a massive global mobilization to
restore a safe climate and build a sustainable economy;
and
2. transform the climate by reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 80% by 2027 and reaching
100% elimination by 2035, and initiate large-scale efforts to remove excess carbon from the atmosphere.

See the full text of the Montgomery County resolution.

27 April 2018, Los Angeles City Council, California, USA, population 3,999,759

Los Angeles did not issue a climate emergency declaration as such, but have jumped straight to setting up a Climate Emergency Mobilization Department.

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In October 2017 Los Angeles City Council announced the formation of a Climate Justice Mobilization 2025 working group, its mission being to achieve a carbon-neutral Los Angeles by 2025. Then, in April 2018 it became the first US city to set up a Climate Emergency Mobilization Department to oversee a citywide mobilization on climate change, including interdepartmental, intergovernmental and citywide coordination. Per the motion, the mobilization will be directed under the banner of a “just transition”.

12 June 2018, City of Berkeley, California, USA, population 112,580

City of Berkeley ‘declares that we face an existential Climate Emergency’ and ‘endorses a just citywide emergency mobilisation effort’. It also established an Ad-Hoc Sub-Committee on the Climate Emergency Declaration.

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The Subcommittee is charged with the integration of prevention, mitigation and adaptation efforts in response to climate change across the City of Berkeley departments, programs and commission and to coordinate a regional Climate Emergency Mobilization Town Hall.

See the pdf showing the full text of the Berkeley Climate Emergency Declaration.

24 July 2018, City of Richmond, California, USA, population 103,701

The 5th region in the US to declare a climate emergency with one of the strongest declarations to date.

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Excerpt from the Richmond declaration:

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Richmond declares that we face a Climate Emergency that threatens our city, region, state, nation, civilization, humanity and the natural world; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City of Richmond calls for a Regional Just Transition and Climate Emergency Mobilization Collaborative Effort, inviting all leaders, agencies, and organizations in our regional community to initiate a climate emergency mobilization effort to restore a safe climate; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City of Richmond calls for an emergency mobilization effort to end citywide greenhouse gas emissions, educate residents about climate change, and work to advocate for a mass mobilization at the local, state, national, and global levels; and

See the pdf showing the full text of the Richmond USA declaration.

18 September 2018, Cupertino City Council, California, USA, population 60,777

Declared a Climate Emergency and called for an ’emergency mobilization effort’.

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Meeting minutes are here.

30 October 2018, City of Oakland, California, USA, population 428,827

The City of Oakland passed a “Resolution Endorsing the Declaration of a Climate Emergency and Requesting Regional Collaboration on an Immediate Just Transition and Emergency Mobilization Effort to Restore a Safe Climate.”

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27 November 2018, City of Santa Cruz, California, USA, population 64,725

The seventh US local council and the fifth in California to declare a climate emergency, thanks to the efforts of Santa Cruz Climate Action Network.

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Extract from the resolution:

NOW BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED, the City of Santa Cruz declares that an existential climate emergency threatens our cities, towns, region, state, nation, civilization, humanity and the natural world.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City of Santa Cruz commits to consider revising its existing policy, priorities, processes, and distribution of resources to enable emergency climate action measures in the City.

See the full Santa Cruz resolution.

15 January 2019, Hayward City Council, California, USA, population 158,937

The full minutes of the motion can be downloaded here.

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Excerpt from the resolution text:

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council, the City of Hayward declares that a climate emergency threatens our city, region, state, nation, civilization, humanity and the natural world.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City of Hayward commits to a citywide just transition and urgent climate mobilization effort to reverse global warming, which, with appropriate financial and regulatory assistance from the County of Alameda and State and Federal authorities, reduces citywide GHG emissions as quickly as possible towards zero net emissions, immediately initiates an effort to safely draw down carbon from the atmosphere, and accelerates adaptation and resilience strategies in preparation for intensifying climate impacts.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City of Hayward commits to educating our residents about the climate emergency and working to catalyze a just transition and urgent climate mobilization effort at the local, state, national, and global levels to provide maximum protection for our residents as well as all the people and species of the world.
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23 January 2019, New Britain City Council, Connecticut, USA, population 72,710

The full resolutioni text is here.

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Motion excerpt:

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of New Britain declares that a climate emergency threatens our city, region, state, nation, civilization, humanity and the natural world: and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVEDthat the City of New Britain commits to a citywide just transition and climate emergency mobilization effort by creating a task force that will work to reverse global warming, which with appropriate financial and regulatory assistance from State and Federal authorities, end citywide greenhouse gas emissions as quickly as possible and no later than 2030, immediately initiates an effort to safely draw down carbon from the atmosphere, and accelerates adaption and resilience strategies in preparation for intensifying climate impacts; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVEDthat the City of New Britain and its task force commits to educating our residents about the climate emergency and working to catalyze a just transition and climate emergency mobilization effort at the local, state, national and global levels to provide maximum protection for our residents as well as all the people and species of the world; and
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28 January 2019, Amherst Town Council, Massachusetts, USA, population 37,819

Declared a Climate Emergency and set up an Energy and Climate Action Committee

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Minutes are here.

Preamble
Climate change is a global emergency.
….
ORDERED By the Town Councilof the Town of Amherst:
The establishment of a committee called the Town of Amherst Energy and Climate Action Committee (ECAC) to guide the Town in meeting its climate mitigation and resilience goals.
That the Energy and Climate Action Committee, within 90 days of its first meeting, submit to the Town Council for adoption initial recommendedtarget dates, benchmarks and/or annual/interannual targets to achieve the climate action goals adopted in Article 16 passed by the Fall 2017 Special Town Meeting [100% renewable energy/electricity] and other emissions reductions goals recommended by the ECAC and that the Town Council act by voting to adopt the recommendationssubmitted with or without amendments within 90 days of receipt from the ECAC.

29 January 2019, Santa Cruz County Council, California, USA, population 273,213

This declaration by the Santa Cruz County follows an earlier resolution by the Santa Cruz City Council.

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Full text of the resolution is here.
Very short excerpt from a long and detailed resolution:

RESOLUTION ENDORSING THE DECLARATION OF A CLIMATE EMERGENCY NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the County of Santa Cruz declares that an existential climate emergency threatens our cities, towns, region, state, nation, civilization, humanity and the natural world.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the County of Santa Cruz commits to consider revisions to its existing policy, priorities, processes, and distribution of resources to enable emergency climate action measures in the County.

5 March 2019, Davis City Council, California, USA, population 68,986

Declared that we face an existential Climate Emergency that threatens our city, region, state, nation, civilization, humanity and the natural world.

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Full motion is here.
Excerpt:

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of City of Davis that we face an existential Climate Emergency that threatens our city, region, state, nation, civilization, humanity and the natural world; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City of Davis commits to taking significant action to move toward
net municipal and community carbon neutrality in the short term, with maximum efforts to implement carbon reduction actions by 2030; and accelerate the existing 2050 Davis carbon neutrality goal to a 2040 target; and

6 March 2019, Fairfax Town Council, California, USA, population 7,598

Declared a Climate Emergency and committed to a town wide just transition and climate emergency mobilization effort.

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The full motion is here.

12 March 2019, Crystal Bay Township, Minnesota, USA, population: 607

Crystal Bay Township passed a resolution at its annual township-wide meeting March 12 to declare a climate emergency and call for efforts to restore a safe climate.

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Full text of the resolution is here.
Excerpt:

NOW BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED, the Crystal Bay Township declares that a climate emergency threatens our community, our region and the world;

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the Crystal Bay Township commits to a climate emergency mobilization effort to reverse global warming, and end greenhouse gas emissions as quickly as possible, immediately initiating efforts to safely draw down carbon from the atmosphere, and accelerates adaptation and resilience strategies in preparation for intensifying climate impacts to the best of our ability;

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the Crystal Bay Township commits to educating ourselves and others about the climate emergency and working to catalyze a just transition and climate emergency mobilization effort to provide maximum protection for our residents as well as all the people and species of the world; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the Crystal Bay Township joins a nation-wide call for a regional just transition and climate emergency mobilization collaborative effort focused on transforming our region and rapidly catalyzing a mobilization at all levels of government to restore a safe and lasting safe climate and environment.

13 March 2019, Takoma Park City Council, Maryland, USA, population 17,768

Declared a Climate Emergency

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Resolution text is here.
Excerpt:

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT the City of Takoma Park joins with 49 communities across the US and the world to declare that we are in a climate related emergency 50 which threatens our community and others in our nation and worldwide, and which requires 51 mobilizing more aggressive action on all our parts; and 52 53 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT t he City of Takoma Park calls on our county, state and 54 federal governments to take more aggressive action on climate change mitigation, adaptation and 55 resiliency to move rapidly toward net zero GHG emissions, and the City will continue to 56 advocate at all levels of government for adoption of policies to achieve these goals; and57 58 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT t he City of Takoma Park Sustainability Manager will 59 accelerate an update of its Sustainable Energy Action Plan (Plan) and GHG inventory for all 60 sectors of the City, to identify the most aggressive local actions its authorities and resources will 61 allow, along with costs and benefits of these actions; and 62 63 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT t he Plan update should identify what steps the City can 64 take to move toward net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2035, including near term 65 implementation steps and achievable interim goals and dates; and66 67 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT t he Plan should: 68 •Focus on dramatically improving efficiency of all our buildings (single family, 69 multifamily, commercial and institutional), by far the largest sector of local GHG 70 emissions, as well as a transition to renewably generated energy in electricity and 71 heating/cooling, and new construction and renovation;72 •Propose actions that integrate with other City Council priority goals, such as housing 73 affordability and racial equity; 74 •Offer methods that consider equity, affordability, and access for all members of our 75 community, especially renters and low income and energy-burdened residents;76 •Consider opportunities for reducing GHG emissions in the transportation sector through 77 local initiatives and collaboration region-wide;78 •Include a transparent and inclusive public process to gather public input, increase 79 community engagement, and ensure that community members and local businesses have 80 opportunities to participate; and81 •Examine leading policies around the country and build on them to propose nation-leading 82 policies for our community; and83 84 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT t he City Council seeks results of this planning effort and 85 recommendations from the City Sustainability Manager on specific methods (as well as budget 86 implications, and costs and savings for affected stakeholders) to accelerate the City’s sustainable 87 energy action program by December 31, 2019; and88 89 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT t he City of Takoma Park will address a strategy for local 90 actions for climate adaptation and resiliency, with a focus on managing stormwater from 91
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19 March 2019, Alameda City Council, California, USA, population 79,177

The revised full resolution can be downloaded from Item 5-G here. (Minutes of the meeting say the resolution was passed but without noting the resolution text.)

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Excerpt:

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED
that the City of Alameda declares that a climate emergency threatens our city, region, state, nation, civilization, humanity and the natural world; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Alameda commits to citywide action that is rooted in equity, self-determination, culture, tradition, deep democracy, and the belief that people locally and around the world have right to clean, healthy and adequate air, water, land, food, education and shelter; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that an urgent global climate mobilization effort to reverse global warming is needed as quickly as possible towards zero net emissions no later than 2030, and that the City of Alameda should actively participate in an effort to safely draw down carbon from the atmosphere, and accelerate adaptation and resilience strategies in preparation for intensifying climate impacts; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Alameda commits to educating our residents about the climate emergency and working to catalyze a just transition and urgent climate mobilization effort at the local, state, national, and global levels to provide maximum protection for our residents to include Alameda’s unhoused population, indigenous, low-income, and/or communities of color specifically, as well as all the people and species of the world; and

2 April 2019, San Francisco City and County, California, USA, population 881,549

The Board of Supervisors, which acts as the county government as well as the San Francisco city council, declared a Climate Emergency.

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The full motion is here.
Excerpt:

RESOLVED, That the Board of Supervisors hereby declares a state of climate emergency, given that the climate crisis poses a serious and urgent threat to the well-being of San Francisco, its inhabitants, and its environment; and, be it

FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Board of Supervisors urges the Department of the Environment, in collaboration with the Mayor’s office and all other relevant City agencies, to develop and deliver a technical report within 100 days; and, be it

FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Board of Supervisors intends to schedule a public hearing for the Department of the Environment in coordination with partner City agencies, to present high-priority strategies to achieve deep emission reductions at emergency speed; and, be it

FURTHER RESOLVED, That to meet the City and County of San Francisco’s ambitious greenhouse gas emission reduction targets, the Department of the Environment is urged to review Chapter 9 of the City’s Environment Code and recommend updates or new policies to the City’s Climate Action Strategy, and to take into account the impact on workers and jobs in San Francisco that these policies will have; and, be it

FURTHER RESOLVED, That labor unions and frontline environmental justice communities must be equitably and actively engaged in the City’s transition to a fossil-fuel free economy and prioritized through local climate mitigation and adaptation planning, policy, and program delivery, ensuring a just transition for all people; and, be it

FURTHER RESOLVED, That any legislation or projects started through the climate emergency process should consider union career opportunities, including training and retraining, and investments in working-class, low-income communities, and communities of color historically and disproportionality impacted by pollution, high unemployment, poverty and environmental injustice; and, be it

FURTHER RESOLVED, That as the City works on climate mitigation, it shall continue to advance climate adaptation efforts to address unavoidable current and future climate change impacts; and, be it

FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Board of Supervisors will work with the Mayor’s office, the Controller, and the Capital Planning Committee to develop a budget that enables urgent climate action, avoids further investment of public dollars in fossil-fuel reliant infrastructure when there are clean energy alternatives, supports public sector employees, and ensures a climate resilient future for all San Franciscans.

2 April 2019, City of Chico, California, US, population 93,293

The Sustainability Task Force passed a resolution declaring a Climate Emergency in February, then Council voted in support of that resolution in April.

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Full text of the reolution is here. Minutes of the April meeting are here.
Excerpt:

NOW BE IT RESOLVED: the City of Chico declares a Climate Emergency threatening our city,
region, state, nation, humanity, and the natural world; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: the City of Chico commits to update its Climate Action Plan
2020, to eliminate citywide greenhouse gas emissions as quickly as possible and no later than 2030, and accelerate adaptation and resilience strategies in preparation for intensifying climate impacts; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: the City of Chico commits to establish a staff supported Climate
Emergency Commission with a diverse and inclusive representation of residents; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: the City of Chico commits to a just transition, along with any
available financial assistance or grants from the Butte County, State, and Federal authorities, with a vision of a 100% reduction of citywide greenhouse gas emissions and to become 100% fossil-free as quickly as possible and no later than 2030; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: to effectuate this transition, the City of Chico commits to an
Implementation Plan, either embedded in or in conjunction with Climate Action Plan 2030; which specifies time-lines, benchmarks, and accountability with annual review; and
….

6 May 2019, Petaluma City Council, California, USA, population 60,780

Declared a Climate Emergency
PROGRESS SO FAR
Establishing the first public body in Sonoma County designed to directly address the community’s impact on global warming. The city council unanimously approved an ordinance last week that established Petaluma’s Climate Action Commission, an appointed body that will help craft policies and engage residents on issues related to climate change.

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Minutes Item 4C are here.
Resolutioin text can be viewed here.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED,
The City of Petaluma declares that a climate emergency threatens the world;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City of Petaluma will elevate climate issues to the highest priority in its goal-setting process; give precedence to climate mitigation and adaptation when evaluating policies and purchases, planning projects, and allocating resources; and will seek financial and regulatory aid to support these efforts;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City of Petaluma commits to reducing citywide GHG emissions to carbon neutrality as quickly as possible and no later than 2045—the goal set by Governor Brown’s Executive Order B-55-188—and to accelerating climate adaptation and resilience strategies;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City of Petaluma will direct the Regional Climate Protection Authority (RCPA) to immediately make a comprehensive assessment of current citywide GHG emissions—including those from consumption of goods and services—and to track GHG emissions and publicly report annually on its progress toward the goal of zero net emissions;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED,the City of Petaluma will create a Climate Cabinet and partner with local and regional agencies to act immediately—including meeting commitments made in the RCPA’s Climate Action 20209and fully integrating climate actions in its2045General Plan;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City of Petaluma supports full public participation toward zero net emissions—including input from and participation by disenfranchised communities—and recognizes that Petaluma residents, community organizations, labor, business, and schools are integral to leading this effort;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City of Petaluma calls for emergency action at all levels of government to restore a safer climate,safeguard against the results of climate change, and support the just transition to a sustainable economy with good-paying, high-quality jobs.

26 June 2019, New York City Council, New York, USA, population 8,398,748

Declared a Climate Emergency.

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A record of the resolution is here.
The full motion text is here.
Excerpt:

Resolved, The City Council declares a climate emergency and calls for an immediate emergency mobilization to restore a safe climate.

22 July 2019, Ojai City Council, California, USA, population 7,461

Declared a Climate Emergency

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Agenda item is here. Minutes P1-32 are here.
Excerpt:

NOW BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED, by the Ojai City Council that the City of Ojai declares that we face an existential Climate Emergency that threatens our city, region, state, nation, civilization, humanity and the natural world.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City of Ojai commits to help educate our residents about the climate emergency to protect our residents as well as all the people and species of the world.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City of Ojai underscores the need for full community participation and support, and recognizes that the residents of Ojai and community organizations will be integral to this effort.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City of Ojai commits to keeping the consideration of disadvantaged communities central to all climate emergency actions and to inviting and encouraging such communities to actively participate in order to advocate directly for their needs.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City of Ojai will form a Climate Emergency Mobilization Committee to present high-priority strategies to achieve emission reductions at emergency speed.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City of Ojai seeks to partner with local and regional agencies to participate in a regional emergency effort and to intensify support of a comprehensive just transition to restore a safe climate.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City of Ojai calls on the County of Ventura to initiate a just county-wide emergency mobilization effort to reverse global warming by reducing greenhouse gas emissions and safely draw down carbon from the atmosphere as quickly as possible.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City of Ojai calls on the State of California to initiate a just state-wide emergency mobilization effort to reverse global warming by reducing greenhouse gas emissions and safely draw down carbon from the atmosphere as quickly as possible.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City of Ojai calls on the United States of America to initiate a just national emergency mobilization effort to reverse global warming by reducing greenhouse gas emissions and safely draw down carbon from the atmosphere as quickly as possible.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City of Ojai calls on all governments and peoples worldwide to initiate a just global emergency mobilization effort to reverse global warming by reducing greenhouse gas emissions and safely draw down carbon from the atmosphere as quickly as possible.

23 July 2019, Boulder County Council, Colorado, USA, population 326,196

Declared a Climate Emergency

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Minutes of meeting are here.
Excerpt:

To support a countrywide climate emergency mobilization and just transition effort to reverse global warming, including reducing countrywide greenhouse gas emissions 45% below 2005 levels by 2030 and 90% below 2005 levels by 2050, and implementing adaptation and resilience strategies in preparation for intensifying climate impacts, the Board of Boulder County Commissioners hereby proclaim a climate emergency.

23 July 2019, Boulder City Council, Colorado, USA, population 107,353

Declared a Climate Emergency. News article is here. Action Plan is here.

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Minutes of meeting are here.
Excerpt:

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BOULDER, COLORADO, THAT:
1.The City of Boulder hereby declares that a climate emergency threatens our city, ourregion, our state, our nation, civilization, humanity and the natural world and reaffirms itscommitment to local climate action;
2.The City of Boulder commits to a citywide climate mobilization action effort in supportof a global effort to address climate change, and immediately prioritizes efforts to safelydraw down carbon from the atmosphere and accelerate adaptation and resiliencestrategies in preparation for intensifying climate impacts;
3.The City of Boulder re-commits to ensuring that the City’s actions remain in alignmentwith the most current scientific findings regarding climate change;
4.The City of Boulder will update its current Climate Commitment and implement moreambitious but achievable goals consistent with or exceeding state goals and objectives,integrated into a new 2030 Climate Mobilization Action Plan;
5.The City of Boulder underscores the need for full community participation and inclusionin and support for the Climate Mobilization Action Plan and recognizes that the residentsof Boulder, along with community organizations that work with our faith, youth, labor,and business, academic , homeowner, environmental, economic, racial, gender, family,disability justice, indigenous, immigrant and women’s rights communities, among others,will be integral to and in the leadership of the mobilization effort;
6.The City of Boulder commits to take immediate actions to safeguard against the current,inevitable and potential consequences of climate change and to invite the fullparticipation of all communities in climate resilience efforts, including those mostvulnerable to the effects of climate change;
7.The City of Boulder commits to keeping the concerns of vulnerable communities centralto all just transition and climate emergency mobilization planning processes and toinviting and encouraging such communities to actively participate in order to advocatedirectly for their needs;
8.The City of Boulder commits to educating our residents about the climate emergency and organizing and advocating for a just transition and climate emergency mobilization effort at the local, regional, state, national, and global levels to provide maximum protection for our residents as well as all the people and species of the world;
9.The City of Boulder commits to calling on higher levels of government to provide all necessary financial and regulatory assistance in support of its efforts to end citywide greenhouse gas emissions as quickly as possible and no later than 2030;
10.The City of Boulder calls on the State of Colorado, the United States Federal Government, and all governments and peoples worldwide to initiate an immediate social and economic mobilization to reverse global warming and ecological overshoot thatrestores near pre-industrial global average temperatures and greenhouse gas concentrations, immediately halts the development of all new fossil fuel infrastructure,rapidly phases out the use of fossil fuels and the technologies which rely upon them, ends greenhouse gas emissions as quickly as possible, initiates an effort to safely draw down the excess carbon from the atmosphere, transitions to regenerative agriculture, ends the sixth mass extinction of species, protects and expands workers’ right to organize, creates and guarantees high-quality, high-paying jobs with comprehensive benefits for all those who will be impacted by this emergency response; and
11.That the City Manager is directed to send a copy of this resolution to the city’s congressional delegation.

8 August 2019, Austin City Council, Texas, USA, population 964,254

Declared a Climate Emergency

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Decision record 78 is here. Full motion text is here.

78. Approve a resolution declaring a climate emergency and calling for immediate and coordinated mobilization by the City to address the causes and consequences of climate change and directing the City Manager to take appropriate action.
Approved

20 August 2019, Saugerties Town Board, New York, USA, population 19,097

Declared a Climate Emergency

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Motion text is here. Minutes are here.
Excerpt:

NOW BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED, the Town of Saugerties declares that a climate emergency threatens our town, county, state, nation, and world;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the Town urges leaders at every level of government to commit to a climate emergency mobilization effort to reverse global warming and end greenhouse gas emissions as quickly as possible;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the Town urges governmental leaders to commit to educating our residents about the climate emergency and the mobilization effort at the local, state, national, and global levels;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the Town underscores the need for full community participation, inclusion, and support, and recognizes that the residents of Ulster County and members of community organizations, faith-based, youth, labor, business, academic institutions, and other such community allies will be integral to and provide leadership of the mobilization effort;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the Saugerties Town Clerk shall forward this resolution to the Chair of the Ulster County Legislature, County executive Patrick Ryan, Ulster County legislators, Mary Wawro, Joseph Maloney and Dean Fabiano, NY Senator George Amedore, NY Assemblyman Chris Tague, Congressman Antonio Delgado, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Senator Charles Schumer, Governor Andrew Cuomo.

20 August 2019, El Cerrito City Council, California, USA, population 25,515

Declared a Climate Emergency

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Full minutes are here.
Excerpt:

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the City Council of the City of El Cerrito does hereby declare that a climate emergency threatens our City, region, state, nation, civilization, humanity and the natural world.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City of El Cerrito endorses and will support climate emergency mobilization and collaboration efforts to reverse global warming at the City , region,state, national, and global levels to protect our residents.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City of El Cerrito reiterates its commitment to reducing GHG emissions through implementation of the City’s Climate Action Plan.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City of El Cerrito supports an increase in our Citywide GHG emissions reduction rate and will strive for zero GHG emissions Citywide as quickly as possible within the forthcoming Climate Action Plan update.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City of El Cerrito will continue working with various agencies to actively educate our residents, businesses, and visitors about the climate emergency and inform residents about local actions they can take to transition to a zero GHGemissions existence.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City of El Cerrito will continue to educate and inform residents, businesses, and visitors on preparedness actions we can all take to address impacts of the climate emergency in the form of disasters including droughts, wildfire, air pollution, heat stress, power outages, increased risk of lowland flooding, and other climate-related disasters.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City of El Cerrito supports full public participation toward GHG reduction goals—including input from and participation by disenfranchised communities—and recognizes that El Cerrito residents, community organizations, labororganizations, businesses, and schools are integral to leading this effort.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City of El Cerrito commits to keeping the concerns of vulnerable communities central to all climate emergency mobilization planning processes and to inviting and encouraging such communities to actively participate in order to advocate directly for their needs.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City of El Cerrito calls on the State of California and the United States of America to initiate an emergency mobilization effort to reverse global warming, reducing GHG emissions as quickly as possible.

20 August 2019, Fort Collins City Council, Colorado, USA, population 167,830

Declared a Climate Emergency

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Agenda item and decision record can be downloaded here.
City Council acknowledged the climate emergency in this portion of the resolution:

“…the City Council recognizes the global climate emergency threatens Fort Collins, the State of Colorado, the United States of America, all other nations and indeed, the entire world.”

20 August 2019, Travis County, Texas, USA, population 1,273,954

Declared a Climate Emergency

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Minutes are here.

WHEREAS, on April 22, 2016, 174 countries and the European Union signed the Paris Climate Agreement, recognizing the threat of climate change and agreeing to pursue efforts to limit the global temperature increase to 1.5 degrees Celsius;
and
WHEREAS, on November 7, 2017, Travis County agreed to join the We Are Still In Coalition as a sign of ongoing local commitment to combating the threat of climate change by supporting the Paris Climate Agreement; and
WHEREAS, on October 8, 2018 the United Nations International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) projected that
limiting the global temperature increase to 1.5 degrees Celsius will require unprecedented transitions in all aspects of society over the next 12 years; and
WHEREAS, over 700 governmental jurisdictions across the world have recently declared or officially acknowledged the existence of a global climate emergency; and
WHEREAS, the impacts and risks of the climate crisis include increased and intensifying extreme weather events,
including those that Travis County is particularly vulnerable to, such as wildfires, flooding, and drought; and
WHEREAS, NASA’ s Goddard Institute for Space Studies reported global temperatures in 2018 were .83 degrees Celsius
warmer than the average temperature between 1951 and 1980, and the past five years are collectively the warmest in
modern history; and
WHEREAS, on June 24, 2019 more than 70 health organizations including the American Medical Association and the
American Public Health Association declared climate change to be a health emergency and issued a call to action for government, business, and civil society leaders to recognize climate change as a health emergency; and
WHEREAS, building a climate-resilient and adaptive society will have a positive impact on the health and well-being of residents, and will offer protections from the adverse potential consequences of climate change to Travis County’s ecosystems and economies;
THEREFORE, The Travis County Commissioners Court declares a climate emergency and calls for an immediate
emergency mobilization to restore a safe climate.
Be It Further Resolved that the Travis County Commissioners Court charges relevant staff to develop a Climate Action Plan that will address ways to reduce the County’s inwact on climate and how best to engage with residents of Travis County with actions they can take to reduce their impact on the environment and prepare for increasingly deadly and destructive weather.

27 August 2019, Santa Clara County Council, California, USA, population 1,927,852

Declared a Climate Emergency

motion text

Minutes Item 10 are here.

Adopt Resolution declaring a climate emergency that demands immediate action to halt, reverse, restore and address the consequences and causes of global warming. (Cortese)

27 August 2019, Basalt Town Council, Colorado, USA, population 4,166

Declared a Climate Emergency

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Motion in agenda is here. Minutes Item 7B are here.

Adopted a resolution endorsing the declaration of a climate emergency and requesting regional collaboration on an immediate just transition and emergency mobilization effort to restore a safe climate.

3 September 2019, New Haven City Council, Connecticut, USA, population 129,934

Declared a Climate Emergency and resolved to establish a Climate Emergency Mobilization Task Force

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The adopted motion text is in this article.
Excerpt:

NOW BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED that the City of New Haven declares an existential climate emergency that threatens our city, region, state, nation, civilization, the natural world, and humanity.
1. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the New Haven Board of Alders will work with the Mayor to establish a Climate Emergency Mobilization Task Force no later than 120 days after the effective date of this order.
2. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Climate Emergency Mobilization Task Force will be charged with leading an emergency mobilization effort that, with appropriate financial and regulatory assistance from state and federal authorities, will aim to end community-wide greenhouse gas emissions by or before December 31, 2030, and to initiate an effort to safely draw down carbon from the atmosphere.
3. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Mayor directs all City Departments and proprietaries to report to the Climate Emergency Mobilization Task Force no later than 6 months after the effective date of this order on maximum emergency reductions in greenhouse gas emissions from their operations feasible by the end of 2021, with the highest priority placed on an equitable and just transition to all sectors.
4. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Climate Emergency Mobilization Task Force commits to educating New Haven residents about the climate emergency and the broader ecological crisis and to helping to catalyze a climate emergency mobilization at the local, state, national, and global levels to protect local residents as well as all the people and species of the world.
5. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Climate Emergency Mobilization Task Force commits to work with local organizations and communities to include job creation, environmental justice, and public health in project development and to prioritize equitable outcomes, particularly for poor and marginalized communities.

4 September 2019, Windsor Town Council, California, USA, population 27,849

Declared a Climate Emergency

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Minutes and actions initiated so far are here.
Excerpt:

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Town Council of the Town of Windsor, declares that a climate emergency threatens our town, region, state, nation, civilization, humanity and the natural world; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that, notwithstanding previously adopted targets, the scientific evidence indicates that an urgent global climate mobilization effort to reverse global warming is needed as quickly as possible towards zero net emissions by 2030, and no later than 2045, and that the Town of Windsor should actively participate in an effort to safely draw down carbon from the atmosphere, and accelerate adaptation and resilience strategies in preparation for intensifying climate impacts; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Town of Windsor commits to town wide action that is rooted in equity, self-determination, culture, tradition, democracy, and the belief that people locally and around the world have a right to clean, healthy and adequate air, water, land, food, education, and shelter; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Town of Windsor commits to educating our residents about the climate emergency and working to catalyze a just transition and urgent climate mobilization effort at the local, state, national, and global levels to provide maximum protection for our residents to include Windsor’s unhoused population, indigenous, low-income, and/or communities of color specifically, as well as all the people and species of the world; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Town of Windsor underscores the need for full community participation, inclusion, and support, and recognizes that all people living inWindsor, community organizations, faith, youth, labor, business, homeowners’ associations, and environmental, economic, science-based, racial, gender, family and disability justice and indigenous, immigrant and women’s rights organizations and other such allies will be integral to the leadership of the mobilization effort; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Town of Windsor acknowledges that there is still time to act and that as a town, known to come together in support of overcoming challenges and committed to addressing this crisis, we can work together to make the necessary change in order to do so; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Town of Windsor joins a nationwide call for a regional just transition away from fossil fuels and urgent climate mobilization through a collaborative effort focused on transforming our region, enacting policies that dramatically reduce GHG emissions, and rapidly catalyzing a mobilization at all levels of government to restore a safe climate; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Town Council supports the Town’s ongoing adaptive implementation of its GHG Plan with further support for regional development and implementation of a countywide 2030 Climate Emergency Mobilization Strategy in partnership with the RCPA and other Sonoma County jurisdictions; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the Town Council of the Town of Windsor recognizes that in order to meet these goals, the Town must rapidly formulate and implement subsequent phases of mitigation and resiliency plans as soon as practicable, with priority programs and projects implemented locally and with regional partners to secure a sustainable environment, infrastructure, commerce and living conditions for all residents, including the unhoused; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Town Council of the Town of Windsor directs the Town Manager to work with the Town’s Sustainability Coordinator and other staff to develop aninternal structure to support ongoing climate action and accountability and identify a reporting timeline and process for charting progress in meeting the Town’s plans, goals and policies addressing the reduction of GHG emissions, including; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the Town Council of the Town of Windsor establishes the development and implementation of the 2030 Climate Emergency Mobilization Strategy as Council priority, in alignment with statewide climate goals, and directs staff to work with the RCPA and coalition members to integrate climate change considerations into all policies; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Town has identified an initial list of actions toward achieving zero net emissions by 2030 as detailed in Exhibit A; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that these actions are consistent with General Plan 2040 and the Town Council certified EIR, dated April 4, 2018.

9 September 2019, Malibu City Council, California, USA, population 12,777

Declared a Climate Emergency

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Minutes P14 are here.

The City Council of the City of Malibu does hereby find, order and resolve as follows:
SECTION 1.Recitals.
A.In April 2016, world leaders from 175 countries, including the United States, recognized the threat of climate change and the urgent need to combat it by signing the Paris Agreement, agreeing to keep warming “well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels” and to “pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5°C.”
B.The death and destruction already wrought by global warming of approximately 1°C demonstrate that the Earth is already too hot for safety and justice as attested by increased and intensifying wildfires, floods, rising seas, diseases, droughts and extreme weather.
C.Climate change and the global economy’s overshoot of ecological limits are driving the sixth mass extinction of species, which could devastate much of life on Earth for the next 10 million years.
D.The United States of America has disproportionately contributed to the climate and ecological crises and has repeatedly obstructed global efforts to transition toward a sustainable economy, and thus bears an extraordinary responsibility to rapidly solve these crises.
E.Restoring a safe and stable climate requires an emergency mobilization on a scale not seen since World War II to reach zero greenhouse gas emissions across all sectors at wartime speed, to rapidly and safely drawdown or remove all the excess carbon from the atmosphere, and to implement measures to protect all people and species from the consequences of abrupt climate change.
F.Justice requires that frontline communities, which have historically borne the brunt of the extractive fossil-fuel economy, participate actively in the planning and implementation of this mobilization effort at all levels of government and that they benefit firstfrom the transition to a renewable energy economy.
G.Fairness demands a guarantee of high-paying, good-quality jobs with comprehensive benefits for all and many other tenants of a Green New Deal effort as the mobilization to restore a safe climate is launched.
H.The City of Malibu can act as a global leader by both converting to an ecologically, socially and economically regenerative economy at emergency speed, and by catalyzing a unified regional just transition and climate emergency mobilization effort this year.
2.The City Council does endorse the declaration of a climate emergency and requests regional collaboration on an immediate just transition and emergency mobilization effort to restore a safe climate.SECTION
3.The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this resolution and enter it into the book of original resolutions.

10 September 2019, Santa Fe County Council, New Mexico, USA, population 150,056

Declared a Climate Emergency

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Agenda motion is here.
[Minutes here soon]

11 September 2019, Cloverdale City Council, California, USA, population 8,878

Declared a Climate Emergency and set a 2030 carbon neutral target date

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Text in Agenda P260 is here. Minutes Item 9 are here.
Excerpt:

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, the City Council of the City of Cloverdale declares that a climate emergency threatens humanity and the natural and built environments; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City of Cloverdale joins a nationwide call for a just transition away from fossil fuels and an urgent collaborative climate mobilization effort focused on enacting policies that dramatically reduce heat-trapping emissions, and rapidly catalyzing a mobilization at all levels of government to restore a safe climate; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that an urgent global climate mobilization effort to reverse global warming is needed to achieve zero net emissions as quickly as possible and that full community participation, inclusion and support is integral to our efforts to safely draw down carbon from the atmosphere and accelerate adaptation and resilience strategies in preparation for intensifying climate impacts; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City of Cloverdale acknowledges that successful climate action and a just transition at scale requires that we work both within and outside of our regional boundaries and across sectors to accelerate the necessary systems change required to address the climate emergency; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City of Cloverdale, commits to contributing to the development of a countywide 2030 Climate Emergency Mobilization Strategy that focuses on identifying key local actions – including a ten-year Emergency Policy Package prioritizing a short list of the most impactful local policies that will drive systems change and identify the key areas for state level advocacy; and

17 September 2019, Sonoma County Council, California, USA, population 494,336

Declared a Climate Emergency

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Minutes are here.
Excerpt:

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, the COUNTY OF SONOMA declares that a climate emergency threatens humanity and the natural and built environments; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the COUNTY OF SONOMA joins a nationwide call for a just transition away from fossil fuels and an urgent collaborative climate mobilization effort focused on enacting policies that dramatically reduce heat-trapping emissions, and rapidly catalyzing a mobilization at all levels of government to restore a safe climate; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that an urgent global climate mobilization effort to reverse global warming is needed to achieve zero net emissions as quickly as possible and that full community participation, inclusion and support is integral to our efforts to safely draw down carbon from the atmosphere and accelerate adaptation and resilience strategies in preparation for intensifying climate impacts; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the COUNTY OF SONOMA acknowledges that successful climate action and a just transition at scale requires that we work both within and outside of our regional boundaries and across sectors to accelerate the necessary systems change required to address the climate emergency; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the COUNTY OF SONOMA, commits to contributing to the development of a countywide 2030 Climate Emergency Mobilization Strategy that focuses on identifying key local actions – including a ten-year Emergency Policy Package prioritizing the most impactful local policies that will drive systems change while also identifying the key areas for state level advocacy; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, while the COUNTY OF SONOMA commits to coordinate with RCPA on the 2030 Climate Emergency Mobilization Strategy, the County is not precluded from taking its own actions, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the COUNTY OF SONOMA re-commits to ensuring that our actions remain in alignment with the most current scientific findings regarding climate change; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the COUNTY OF SONOMA will collaboratively develop and implement more ambitious but achievable goals consistent with or exceeding state goals and objectives, integrated into a new 2030 Climate Emergency Mobilization Strategy; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the COUNTY OF SONOMA commits to identifying a Climate Emergency Mobilization Liaison to drive this effort in our jurisdiction and to provide financial resources to support the participation of this County staff member in the RCPA coalition of local governments to further mobilize regional climate action; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the Board of Supervisors of the COUNTY OF SONOMA establishes the climate emergency and development and implementation of the 2030 Climate Emergency Mobilization Strategy as a top Board priority, and directs staff to work with the RCPA and coalition members to reevaluate all existing policies through the lens of the climate emergency; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the COUNTY OF SONOMA commits to educating its employees and residents about the climate crisis and the work needed to catalyze an equitable emergency climate mobilization effort at the local, regional, state, national and global levels.

17 September 2019, San Mateo County Council, California, USA, population 766,573

Declared a Climate Emergency

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Full resolution text is here. Minutes are here.
Excerpt:

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Mateo declares a climate emergency that threatens the economic and social well-being, health and safety, and security of the County of San Mateo.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the County will continue to educate residents about the seriousness of climate change, invest in climate solutions, and address the current and future impacts of climate change.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that health, socio-economic and racial equity considerations should be included in policymaking and climate solutions at all levels and across all sectors as the consequences of climate change have significant impacts on all County residents, but especially the young, the elderly, low income or communities of color, and other vulnerable populations.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that County commits to completing the Government Operations and Unincorporated Area Climate Action Plans that will include measurable climate-related goals and actions to attain carbon neutrality in advance of the State of California’s 2045 goal.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the County will develop and enact resiliency policies and plans to ensure continuous operation of County services and facilities.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the County will achieve its climate action and resiliency goals through cross departmental partnerships within the County.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the County will collaborate and coordinate with the 20 cities in the County, and other local partners like Peninsula Clean Energy and the Flood and Sea Level Rise Resiliency District, to achieve carbon neutrality throughout San Mateo County and to implement other actions to address climate change.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board directs the Office of Sustainability to report annually to the Board, starting in April 2020, on progress towards meeting resiliency goals and achieving carbon neutrality in advance of 2045.

17 September 2019, Taos County Council, New Mexico, USA, population 32,835

Declared a Climate Emergency

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Agenda Item is here. Minutes P7 are here.
Excerpt:

NOW, THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVEDthat the Board of County Commissioners of Taos County, hereby:
1.Declares that a climate emergency threatens our region, state, nation, civilization, humanity,and the natural world;
2.Joins other counties and cities of the United States in support of the youth led Global Climate Strike on Friday, September 20, 2019;
3.Commits to a countywide just transition and climate emergency mobilization effort to expeditiouslyreducecountywide greenhouse gas emissions; to adaptresilience strategiesin preparation for intensifying climate impacts;and to provide maximum protection forCountyresidents as well as all the people and species of the world;
4.Commits to the continued education of Countyresidents about the climate emergency;
5.Underscores the need for full community participationin addressing the climate emergency, includingthe residents of TaosCountyandall communityorganizationsand institutions that tendto needs of faith, youth, labor, business, education, homeowners,environment, economy, race, gender, family, disability, indigenous, immigrant, and women,and who will be integral to and in the leadership of the mobilization effort;
6.Commits to keeping the concerns of vulnerable communities central to the just transition and climate emergency mobilization effort planning processes and to inviting and encouraging such communities to actively participate in order to advocate directly for their needs;
7.Joins a nation-wide call for a regional just transition and climate emergency mobilization collaborative effort focused on transforming our region and rapidly catalyzing a mobilization at all levels of government to restore a safe climate; and
8.Calls on the State of New Mexico, the United States of America, and all governments and peoples worldwide to declare a climate emergency; and to initiate a just transition and climate emergency mobilization effort to reverse global warming by rapidly phasingout fossil fuels and the technologies which rely upon them;
ends greenhouse gas emissions as quickly as possible;
initiates an effort to safely draw down carbon from the atmosphere;
transitions to regenerative agriculture;limitsthe sixth mass extinction;
and creates high-quality, good-paying jobs for those who will be impacted by this transition.

17 September 2019, San José City Council, California, USA, population 1,030,119

Declared a Climate Emergency

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Full text of motion from Minutes is here.
Excerpt:

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN JOSE THAT:
1. The City of San José urges there be a regional just transition and emergency climate action mobilization collaborative effort consisting of concerned residents, youth, faith, labor, business, environmental, economic, racial and social justice organizations as well as other community groups , and all elected officials in and from San José and nearby Counties and especially all mayors who have signed on to enact the Paris Agreement.
2. The City of San José commits to pursuing all-electric, zero net carbon new municipal facilities.
3. The City of San José commits to pursuing a goal of prohibiting natural gas in new construction projects citywide by January 1, 2023.
4. The City of San José commits to exploring the general concept of future federal taxes on carbon-based fuels, and directs staff to analyze and bring to Council analysis relating to carbon-based fuel taxes, including H.R. 763.
5. The City of San José commits to prioritize the equitable and active engagement of environmental justice communities who have traditionally borne the brunt of environmental degradation including communities of color, monolingual communities, children, the elderly, the physically disabled, low-wage workers, immigrants, indigenous communities, and low-income communities in planning, policy, program development and delivery so that environmental policies benefit all communities in the City.
6. The City of San José commits to prioritize efforts to become a zero-waste city and the City Manager should explore enhancement of Climate Smart San José to include an additional zero waste element evaluating the City’s net greenhouse gas emissions resulting from the solid waste sector, assessment and evaluation of the City’s zero waste strategies, and further address critical solid waste management challenges.
7. The City of San José commits to reviewing the City’s investment portfolio to identify holdings that include direct investments in fossil fuel companies , to determine whether to cease new investments in fossil fuel companies, and prioritize investment in opportunities that would mitigate or limit the effects of burning fossil fuels, such as renewable energy, clean technology, and sustainable communities.

17 September 2019, Worcester City Council, Massachusetts, USA, population 185,877

Declared a Climate Emergency

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Approved declaration text is here.
Excerpt:

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the City of Worcester declares that a climate emergency threatens our city, region, state, nation, civilization, humanity and the natural world;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City of Worcester commits to a citywide just transition and climate emergency mobilization effort to combat glob al warming, which, with appropriate financial and regulatory assistance from State and Federal authorities, ends citywide greenhouse gas emissions as quickly as possible and no later than 2030;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City of Worcester commits to educating our residents about the climate emergency and working to catalyze a just transition and climate emergency mobilization effort at the local, state, and national levels to provide maximum protection for our residents as well as all the people and species of the world;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City of Worcester underscores the need for full community participation, inclusion, and sup port, and recognizes that the residents of Worcester, community organizations, academic institutions, and faith, youth, labor, business and homeowners associatians and groups, as well as groups focused on environmental, food, economic, racial, gender, family, disability, indigenous, and immigrant rights and justice will be integral to and in the leadership of the mobilization effort;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City of Worcester commits to keeping the concerns of vulnerable communities central to all just transition and climate emergency mobilization effort planning processes and to inviting and encouraging such communities to actively participate in order to advocate directly for their needs;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City of Worcester joins a nation-wide call for a regional just transition and climate emergency mobilization collaborative effort focused on transforming our region and rapidly catalyzing a mobilization at al I levels of government to restore a safe climate; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City of Worcester calls on the State of Massachusetts, the United States of America, and peoples worldwide to initiate a just transition and climate emergency mobilization effort to reverse global warming by restoring near pre-industrial global average temperatures and greenhouse gas concentrations, that immediately halts the development of al I new fossil fuel infrastructure, rapidly phases out all fossil fuels and the technologies which rely upon them, ends greenhouse gas emissions as quickly as possible, initiates an effort to safely draw down carbon from the atmosphere, transitians to regenerative agriculture, ends the sixth mass extinction, and creates and guarantees high-quality, good-paying jobs with comprehensive benefits for those who will be impacted by this transition.

18 September 2019, Albuquerque City Council, New Mexico, USA, population 560,218

Declared a Climate Emergency

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Full text of motion from Minutes is here.
Excerpt:

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL, THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE:
Section 1. The City declares that a climate emergency threatens our city, region, state, nation, civilization, humanity and the natural world, and recognizes the need for an exponential increase in its ambition to combat climate change, so that it meets or exceeds the current recommendations of the foremost climate scientists working around the world.
Section 2. The City commits to its own city-wide just transition and climate emergency mobilization effort, utilizing the 2009 CAP as the basis and framework to reformulate and fully update the plan in recognition of the changes over the past decade.
Section 3. The City commits to educating our residents and especially our students about the current climate emergency.
Section 4. The City underscores the need for full community participation, and recognizes that the residents of Albuquerque, and community organizations and other such allies who will be integral to and in the leadership of the mobilization effort;
Section 5. The City commits to keeping the concerns of vulnerable communities central to all just transition and climate emergency mobilization efforts and to facilitate the active participation of such communities.
Section 6. The City joins a national wide-call for a regional just transition and climate emergency mobilization collaborative effort, in full partnership with surrounding Tribal nations and traditional agricultural communities, focused on transforming our region and rapidly catalyzing a mobilization at all levels of government to restore a safe climate; promising its citizens to consider climate change in all government decisions.
Section 7. The City calls on the State of New Mexico, the United States of America, and all governments and peoples worldwide to initiate a just transition and climate emergency mobilization effort to reverse global warming and creates high-quality, good-paying jobs with comprehensive benefits for those who will be impacted by this transition.

18 September 2019, Washtenaw County Council, Michigan, USA, population 367,601

Declared a Climate Emergency

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Full text of motion from Minutes is here.
Excerpt:

NOW BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED, Washtenaw County acknowledges that a climate emergency threatens our city, region, state, nation, civilization, humanity and the natural world;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the Washtenaw County commits to a countywide just transition and climate emergency mobilization effort to reverse global warming, which, with appropriate financial and regulatory assistance from and State and Federal authorities, ends countywide greenhouse gas emissions as quickly as possible and no later than 2035, immediately initiates an effort to safely draw down carbon from the atmosphere, and accelerates adaptation and resilience strategies in preparation for intensifying climate impacts;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, Washtenaw County commits to educating our residents about the climate emergency and working to catalyze a just transition and climate emergency mobilization effort at the local, state, national, and global levels to provide maximum protection for our residents as well as all the people and species of the world;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, Washtenaw County underscores the need for full community participation, inclusion, and support, and recognizes that the residents of Washtenaw County and community organizations, faith, youth, labor, business, academic institutions, homeowners’ associations and environmental, economic, racial, gender, family and disability justice and indigenous, immigrant and women’s rights organizations and other such allies who will be integral to and in the leadership of the mobilization effort;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, Washtenaw County commits to keeping the concerns of vulnerable communities central to all just transition and climate emergency mobilization effort
planning processes and to inviting and encouraging such communities to actively participate in order to advocate directly for their needs;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, Washtenaw County joins a national-wide call for a regional just transition and climate emergency mobilization collaborative effort focused on transforming our region and rapidly catalyzing a mobilization at all levels of government to restore a safe climate; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, Washtenaw County calls on the State of Michigan, the United States of America, and all governments and peoples worldwide to acknowledge and declare a Climate Emergency; and to initiate a just transition and climate emergency mobilization effort to reverse global warming by restoring near pre-industrial global average temperatures and greenhouse gas concentrations, that immediately halts the development of all new fossil fuel infrastructure, rapidly phases out all fossil fuels and the technologies which rely upon them, ends greenhouse gas emissions as quickly as possible, initiates an effort to safely draw down carbon from the atmosphere, transitions to regenerative agriculture, ends the sixth mass extinction, and creates and guarantees high-quality, good-paying jobs with comprehensive benefits for those who will be impacted by this transition.

18 September 2019, Arcata City Council, California, USA, population 18,257

Declared a Climate Emergency

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Agenda Item P56 is here. Minutes are here.
Excerpt:

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the City Council of the City of Arcata does
– Hereby declare that a climate emergency threatens our City, region, state, nation, civilization, humanity and the natural world.
– Hereby endorse and will support and participate in climate emergency mobilization and collaboration efforts to reverse global warming at the City, region, state, national, and global levels to protect our residents.
– Hereby reiterate its commitment to further reducing GHG emissions through active implementation of the City’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Plan, Zero Waste Plan, Building Reach Code and All Electric Initiative as well as the development of a local and regional Climate Action Plan.
– Hereby resolve to continue to actively work on renewableenergy development, work to fuel switch from natural and liquid gas fuel to electric each year and supply 100% of the City’s operational electricity through renewable sources. Further the City will continue to track and monitor greenhouse gas emissions towards the goal of elimination.
– Hereby continue to educate and inform residents, businesses, and visitors on preparedness actions we can all take to address impacts of the climate emergency in the form of disasters including droughts, wildfire, air pollution, power outages, increased risk of lowland flooding, and other climate-related disasters
– Hereby support full public participation toward GHG reduction goals-including input from and participation by disenfranchised communities-and recognizes that Arcata residents, community organizations, labor organizations, businesses, and schools are integral to leading this effort.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Arcata hereby calls on the State of California and the United States of America to initiate an emergency mobilization effort to reverse global warming, reducing GHG emissions as quickly as possible.

23 September 2019, Burlington City Council, Vermont, USA, population 42,239

Declared a Climate Emergency

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Full motion text is here. Minutes are here.
Excerpt:

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Burlington declares that a climate emergency threatens our city, region, state, nation, civilization, humanity and the natural world; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Burlington commits to a citywide just transition and climate emergency mobilization effort to mitigate the climate crisis, which gets Burlington to net zero greenhouse gas emissions as quickly as possible and no later than 2030, including increased efforts to safely draw down carbon from the atmosphere, and accelerates adaptation and resilience strategies in preparation for intensifying climate impacts; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Burlington commits to educating our residents about the climate emergency and working to catalyze a just transition and climate emergency mobilization effort at the local, state, national, and global levels to provide maximum protection for our residents as well as all the people and species of the world; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Burlington calls on the State of Vermont, the United States of America, and all governments and peoples worldwide to initiate a just transition and climate emergency mobilization effort to reverse global heating by restoring near pre-industrial global average greenhouse gas concentrations, that immediately halts the development of all new fossil fuel infrastructure, rapidly phases out all fossil fuels and the technologies which rely upon them, ends greenhouse gas emissions as quickly as possible, initiates an effort to safely draw down carbon from atmosphere, takes essential actions to end the sixth mass extinction, transitions to regenerative agriculture, creates and guarantees high-quality, good-paying jobs with comprehensive benefits for those who would otherwise be negatively impacted by this transition, and provides communities with appropriate financial and regulatory assistance to address the climate crisis locally; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Burlington, in all formal communications, shall refer to “climate change” as “climate crisis” or “climate emergency,” and “global warming” as “global heating,” and recommends that the State of Vermont and the United States of America adopt said terms; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Burlington underscores the need for full community engagement, participation, inclusion, and support, and recognizes that the residents of Burlington, and diverse community organizations including faith, youth, labor, business, academic institutions, environmental, economic, racial, gender, family and disability justice and indigenous, immigrant and women’s rights organizations and other such allies will be integral to the leadership of the mobilization effort; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Burlington commits to keeping the concerns of vulnerable communities central to all just transition and climate emergency mobilization effort planning processes and to inviting and encouraging such communities to actively participate in order to advocate directly for their needs; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council of Burlington requests a report on or before December 18th, 2019 from the Chief Accounting Officer in consultation with the Chief Innovative Officer, the Department of Human Resources and any other relevant departments regarding the financial impact of compensating every municipal employee, meaning a person who is employed for any purpose by the City of Burlington on a full-time, part-time, seasonal, or temporary basis a minimum wage of $15 an hour, $20 an hour, and $25 an hour and, given the City’s commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion, any other available information regarding the demographics of people currently exempted by the City’s livable wage ordinance, including but not limited to: age, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and gender.

25 September 2019, Pitkin County Council, Colorado, USA, population 17,767

Declared a Climate Emergency

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Agenda text P8 is here.
Excerpt:

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Pitkin County, Colorado that it hereby adopts an Endorsement of the Declaration of a Climate Emergency and the Request for Regional Collaboration to Counter Climate Change and Preserve a Flourishing Natural and Built Environment and authorizes the Chair to sign the Resolution and upon the satisfaction of the County Attorney as to form, execute any other associated documents necessary to complete this matter.

1 October 2019, Alameda County Government, California, USA, population 1,671,329

Declared a Climate Emergency. County news is here. http://www.acgov.org/sustain/how/policies.htm

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Minutes are here.
Excerpt:

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Supervisors of the County of Alameda, State of California, that:
1.Global climate change caused by human activities has resulted in a climate emergency that urgently and severely impacts the economic and social well-being, health and safety, and security of the County of Alameda, the State of California, and the United States;
2.Global climate change demands immediate mobilization of resources and labor at a massive scale at every level – local, state, national, international, social, industrial, and economic – to halt, reverse, mitigate, and prepare for the consequences of the climate emergency and to restore the climate for future generations;
3.In the face of global climate change, Alameda County reaffirms its commitment to climate change mitigation and adaptation through greenhouse gas emissions reduction and resilience efforts. The County will continue to formulate and implement subsequent phases of mitigation and resiliency plans throughout our agencies. The County will put into effect priority programs and projects to support resilience efforts within our most vulnerable communities who will be the first affected;
4. The County will set new carbon reduction targets, aggressively pursue emission reduction strategies in its own operations and invest in resilient service delivery;
5. The County will leverage regional collaboration to meet the unprecedented challenges and consider how the County can support a just transition to a carbon-free economy, and
6. The County further reaffirms its support for the Paris Climate Agreement and the role of local governments in meeting global goals for greenhouse gas emissions reductions.

7 October 2019, Healdsburg City Council, California, USA, population 11,254

Declared a Climate Emergency

motion text

Agenda Item P 95 is here. Minutes P10 are here.
Excerpt:

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED,the City Council of the City of Healdsburg declares that a climate emergency threatens humanity and the natural and built environments;and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED,that the City Council of the City of Healdsburg joins a nationwide call for a just transition away from fossil fuels and an urgent collaborative climate mobilization effort focused on enacting policies that dramatically reduce heat-trapping emissions, and rapidly catalyzing a mobilization at all levels of government to restore a safe climate; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED,that an urgent global climate mobilization effort to reverse global warming is needed to achieve zero net emissions as quickly as possible and that full community participation, inclusion and support is integral to our efforts to safely draw down carbon from the atmosphere and accelerate adaptation and resilience strategies in preparation for intensifying climate impacts; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED,that the City Council of the City of Healdsburg acknowledges that successful climate action and a just transition at scale requires that we work both within and outside of the City’s boarders and across sectors to accelerate the necessary systems change required to address the climate emergency; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED,that the City Council of the City of Healdsburg, as a priority,will strongly consider including environmental stewardship in the City’s Strategic Plan and collaborating with the Sonoma County Regional Climate Protection Authority in the establishment and implementation of a2030 Climate Emergency Mobilization Strategy in alignment with statewide climate goals and integrating climate change considerations into all policies; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City of Healdsburg underscores the need for full community participation, inclusion, and support, and recognizes that all people living in Healdsburg, community organizations, faith, youth, labor, business, homeowners’ associations, and environmental, economic, science-based, racial, gender, family and disability justice and indigenous, immigrant and women’s rights organizations and other such allies will be integral to the leadership of the mobilization effort; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Councilof the City of Healdsburg commits to educating its employees,residents, visitors,and businessesabout the climate crisis and the work needed to catalyze an equitable emergency climate mobilization effort at the local, regional, state, national and global levels.

8 October 2019, Longmont City Council, Colorado, USA, population 94,341

Declared a Climate Emergency

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Agenda Item 8H is here. Minutes P9 are here.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LONGMONT, COLORADO, RESOLVES:
Section 1
That the City Council of Longmont hereby declares a state of climate emergency and that the global climate crisis poses a serious, urgent, and pressing threat to the well-being of Longmont, its inhabitants, economy, and environment; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that it is the intent of the City of Longmont to do everything in its power to swiftly convert to an ecologically, socially, and economically sustainable economy and to reduce community-wide carbon emissions as much and as quickly as possible; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City re-affirms its goal of supporting 100% electric energy generation by 2030 or earlier, and further directs City staff and PRPA to shorten the time period to the earliest technologically feasible date, to more adequately address the severity of the climate crisis; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City government must work and partner with residents, businesses, and community groups to educate our communityabout the climate emergency, including holding public meetings about the crisis, and must work to catalyze a just transition and climate emergency mobilization effort at the local, state, national and global levels, to provide maximum protection to our residents; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Longmont City Council will convene a climate working group composed of City staff, other subject matter experts, partners, concerned residents, including those most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, to discuss further steps the City
should take to promote a carbon-free, sustainable city, with the goal of creating and submitting a report outlining such steps within 120 days of this resolution, and quarterly thereafter, and;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City of Longmont calls upon the State of Colorado, the United States of America, and all governments and peoples worldwide to initiate a Climate Emergency Mobilization and Just Transition effort to reverse global warming by restoring near pre-industrial global average temperatures and greenhouse gas concentrations;that halts the development of new fossil fuel infrastructure;rapidly phases out all fossil fuels and the technologies which rely upon them;transitions to regenerative agriculture;works to end the sixth mass extinction of species;creates high-quality, well-paying jobs with comprehensive benefits;mitigates the potentially adverse impacts to those who will be most impacted by this transition;and results in an equitable, inclusive and resilient community for all.
Section2
The Council repeals all resolutions or parts of resolutions in conflict with this resolution, but only to the extent of such inconsistency.

8 October 2019, South Portland City Council, Maine, USA, population 25,606

Declared a Climate Emergency and set a 2030 carbon neutral target date

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Resolution text is here.
Excerpt:

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of South Portland hereby declares that a climate emergency threatens our city, our region, our state, our nation, humanity, and the natural world and reaffirms its commitment to local climate action; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the South Portland City Council continues to support immediate actions to safeguard against the current, inevitable and potential consequences of the climate crisis; and will set specific policy goals, provide emergency funding to address these goals, and mobilize our community to implement these goals once the One Climate Future plan is completed in 2020; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Council directs staff to continue its development of the One Climate Future plan, and provide options for aggressive interim targets to accelerate the reduction pathway by 2030.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, The City of South Portland re-commits to ensuring that the City’s actions remain in alignment with the most current scientific findings regarding climate change; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the members of the South Portland City Council commit to keeping the concerns of vulnerable communities central to the One Climate Future planning process, and invites and encourages those communities to actively participate in order to advocate directly for their needs; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Manager is directed to incorporate climate resilience policies identified in the One Climate Future plan in all updates of the South Portland Comprehensive Plan, Economic Development Plan, Waterfront Master Plan, and other City plans to ensure climate change and resiliency efforts are strong, effective, and aligned; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Manager is directed to promote inter- departmental coordination to ensure that emergency management plans offer an aligned approach to the threats of the climate crisis and natural hazards, including but not limited to sea level rise and flooding; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the members of the South Portland City Council commit to educating our residents about the financial and regulatory actions needed to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions as quickly as possible – with a priority focus to putting in place policies, programs and actions within the 2030 timeframe.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the South Portland City Council commits to educating our residents about the climate emergency and advocating for a just and accelerated transition away from fossil fuels at the local, regional, state, and national level through the climate planning process; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the members of the South Portland City Council demand that our federal government, and all governments and peoples around the world initiate an immediate social and economic mobilization to reverse global warming and ecological destruction by:
•Immediately halting the development of all new fossil fuel infrastructure;
•Rapidly phasing out the use of fossil fuels and the technologies which rely upon them;
City of South Portland staff substitute resolution
•Ending greenhouse gas emissions within 10 years
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the South Portland City Council and Mayor call on the United States Congress to address climate change at the federal level by adopting as one important measure among others a Carbon Fee and Dividend as a sound, effective policy tool; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the South Portland City Council and Mayor urge the United States Congress to increase the carbon fee structure upon implementation to accelerate the rate of greenhouse gas emissions reductions commensurate with the Paris Accord goals; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the members of the South Portland City Council ask the City Manager to send a copy of this resolution to South Portland’s state and federal legislative delegations, to the Governor of Maine, and to the President of the United States.

15 October 2019, Ulster County Legislature, New York, USA, population 182,493

Declared a Climate Emergency

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Agenda item is here.
Excerpt:

RESOLVED, the Ulster County Legislature declares that a climate emergency threatens our local communities, county, state, nation, and world; and, be it further
RESOLVED, Ulster County urges leaders at every level of government to commit to a climate emergency mobilization effort to reverse global warming and end greenhouse gas emissions as quickly as possible; and, be it further
RESOLVED, Ulster County urges governmental leaders to commit to educating our residents about the climate emergency and the mobilization effort at the local, state, national, and global levels; and, be it further
RESOLVED, Ulster County underscores the need for full community participation, inclusion, and support, and recognizes that the residents of Ulster County and members of community organizations, faith-based, youth, labor, business, academic institutions, and other such community allies will be integral to and provide leadership of the mobilization effort; and, be it further
RESOLVED, the Clerk of the Ulster County Legislature shall forward copies of this resolution to Governor Andrew Cuomo, Assembly and Senate Majority and Minority Leaders, Assembly and Senate Environmental Conservation Committee Chairs, and all Ulster County elected Assembly members and Senators,
and move its adoption.

16 October 2019, Hawai’i County Council, Hawaii, USA, population 201,513

Unanimously declared a Climate Emergency

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Agenda item is here. Minutes P2 are here.
Excerpt:

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that the County of Hawai`i acknowledges that an existential climate emergency threatens humanity and the natural world. Therefore, the County of Hawaii will implement a just, equitable, countywide emergency climate mobilization effort to reverse global warming, by drastically reducing countywide emissions of carbon dioxide and greenhouse gases, and safely drawing down carbon from the atmosphere no later than 2030, while accelerating adaptation and resilience strategies in preparation for intensifying climate change impacts.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the County of Hawaii commits to revising its existing policies, priorities, processes, and use and distribution of resources to implement emergency climate mobilization efforts countywide, including the development of an environmentally preferable purchasing policy to guide efficient, consistent, and just action.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the County of Hawaii commits to rapidly completing the Hawaii Island Climate Action plan by establishing ambitious goals, consistent with or exceeding State goals and objectives; and working immediately to implement the paths laid out in said plan, including phasing out existing sources of greenhouse gas emissions and implementing initiatives such as tree planting, to sequester carbon from the air.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the County of Hawai`i commits to educating its employees and residents about the climate crisis and the work needed to catalyze a just emergency climate mobilization effort at the local, regional, state, national, and global level to provide maximum protection for our residents as well as all the people and species of the world and actively pursue adaptation strategies to allow our community to more proactively respond to inevitable disruption of our communities by rising sea levels and egregious weather disasters.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the County of Hawai`i commits to integrating current science-based and cultural-based approaches to combating climate change locally involving researchers, cultural practitioners,and other community organizations integral to the emergency climate mobilization effort.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the County of Hawai`i underscores the need for full community participation,inclusion,and support,and commits to working with and keeping the concerns of vulnerable communities central to all just transition and climate emergency mobilization effort planning.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the County of Hawai`i commits to reducing emissions related to transportation by supporting both affordable housing and transit-oriented development while implementing a robust Transportation Demand Management Program calling on the Hawai`i County Department of Planning, Mass Transit Agency, and the Department of Public Works, alongside other appropriate local agencies, to participate in this regional emergency climate mobilization effort, as well as, actively encourage and promote the use of emission-free vehicles and enable a rapid expansion of public EV charging infrastructure.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the County of Hawai`i shall support widespread transitions to climate-smart agriculture to improve retention of water and carbon sequestration, through education, application assistance, and financial incentives, including support for small-scale local farms. Possible methods include cover crops, no-till, mulching, composting and other regenerative planting practices.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the County of Hawai`i joins a nationwide call for a regional just transition and climate emergency mobilization collaborative effort focused on transforming our region and rapidly catalyzing a mobilization at all levels of government to restore a safe climate.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the County of Hawai`i calls on the State of Hawai`i, the United States of America, and all governments and peoples worldwide, to initiate a just transition and climate emergency mobilization effort to reverse global warming by restoring near preindustrial global average temperatures and greenhouse gas concentrations, that immediately halts the development of all new fossil fuel infrastructure, rapidly phases out all fossil fuels and the technologies which rely upon them, ends greenhouse gas emissions as quickly as possible, initiates an effort to safely draw down carbon from the atmosphere, transitions to regenerative agriculture, ends the sixth mass extinction, and creates and guarantees high-quality, good -paying jobs with comprehensive benefits for those who will be impacted by this transition.
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall transmit a copy of this resolution to: the Honorable Harry Kim, Mayor; the Director of the Department of Public Works; the Mass Transit Administrator; the Director of the Planning Department; Joseph K. Kamelamela, Corporation Counsel; and the Hawaii Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission.

16 October 2019, Miami Beach City Commission, Florida, USA, population 92,307

Declared a Climate Emergency

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Agenda item is here. Minutes can be downloaded here. Full resolution text is here.
Excerpt:

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, that the Mayor and City
Commission hereby declare a Climate Emergency, urge the State of Florida and the U.S.
government to declare a Climate Emergency, request regional collaboration on an
immediate just transition and emergency mobilization effort to restore a safe climate, and
direct the City Clerk to send a copy of this Resolution to the Speaker of the U.S. House
of Representatives, the Majority Leader of the U.S. Senate, to each Florida Senator and
Representative in the United States Congress, to the Mayor and members of the
Commission of Miami-Dade County, to all municipalities within Miami-Dade County, and
to all members of the South Florida Legislative Delegation.

21 October 2019, Kalamazoo City Council, Michigan, USA, population 75,807

Declared a Climate Emergency

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Agenda item is here. Minutes P4 are here.
Excerpt:

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the City of Kalamazoo declares that a
climate emergency threatens our citizens, city, region, state, and the natural world; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the intent of this declaration is to both affirm existing
commitments and further support City staff in their current efforts to develop a climate action plan that recognizes the climate emergency and set aggressive measurable goals and effective
implementation; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City of Kalamazoo accepts a role of regional
leadership, and as such will seek partnerships with other regional governments, businesses,
community groups, educational and other anchor institutions to best utilize regional expertise and
resources to meet shared goals; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City of Kalamazoo will aggressively seek any
available state, federal, and private funding for this effort and form alliances with other Michigan cities that have declared a climate emergency or have a written climate action plan to lobby for such funding; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City of Kalamazoo underscores the need for full
community participation, inclusion, and support for the climate mobilization effort; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City of Kalamazoo commits to keeping the concerns
of vulnerable communities central to a just transition and climate mobilization effort planning
processes and to inviting and encouraging such communities to actively participate in order to
advocate directly for their needs.

22 October 2019, Alexandria City Council, Virginia, USA, population 159,428

Declared a Climate Emergency

motion text

Resolution is here. Minutes P9 are here.
Excerpt:

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA
declares that a climate emergency threatens our city, region, Commonwealth, nation, civilization, humanity and the natural world; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City Council commits to a citywide just transition and climate emergency mobilization effort to reverse global warming, which, with appropriate financial and regulatory assistance from the Commonwealth of Virginia and Federal authorities, reaffirms our commitment to the goals, targets, and actions set forth in the City’s Environmental Action Plan 2040, ends citywide greenhouse gas emissions as quickly as possible, immediately initiates an effort to safely draw down carbon from the atmosphere, and accelerates adaptation and resilience strategies in preparation for intensifying climate impacts; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City of Alexandria commits to educating our residents and businesses about the climate emergency and underscores the need for full community participation, inclusion, and support, and recognizes that the residents and businesses of Alexandria, along with community organizations dedicated to faith, youth, labor, academic institutions, civic participation, and the rights of marginalized populations, along with other such allies will be integral to and in the leadership of the mobilization effort; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City of Alexandria will pursue a reduction in the community-wide greenhouse gas emissions from our energy use by advocating for the Commonwealth of Virginia to adopt policies and/or regulations that will decarbonize the statewide electricity supply, or that will allow for community choice over electricity supply purchasing; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City of Alexandria calls on the Federal Government, Congress, the Commonwealth of Virginia, and other local governments to declare a Climate Emergency; and to initiate a just transition and climate emergency mobilization effort to restore a safe climate and build a sustainable economy; and to convey the urgency to citizens.

28 October 2019, Plymouth Town Council, New Hampshire, USA, population 6,990

Declared a Climate Emergency on 28 October 2019

motion text

[Minutes here when published] Motion:

I move that we, the Select Board, hereby acknowledge the Climate Emergency and support efforts to support local, state, and federal actions to keep fossil fuels in the ground and facilitate a transition to a renewable energy future.

4 November 2019, Ann Arbor City Council, Michigan, USA, population 121,890

Declared a Climate Emergency and set a 2030 carbon neutral target date for the entire community

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Agenda item is here.
Excerpt:

RESOLVED, That the Ann Arbor City Council declares a climate emergency and commits to take action as a result of that declaration;
RESOLVED, The Ann Arbor City Council supports a public engagement process, beginning immediately, that helps outline how the entire Ann Arbor Community could achieve carbon neutrality by the year 2030, a target date that is both ambitious and achievable;
RESOLVED, City Council requests that the City Administration develop a draft plan for how the Ann Arbor community could achieve carbon neutrality (“2030 Carbon Neutral Ann Arbor Plan”) to be presented to Council not later than March 31, 2020 to support its presentation on Earth Day 2020;
RESOLVED, City Council directs the City Administrator to design and execute a community engagement process that culminates with a draft strategy for how the Ann Arbor community could achieve carbon neutrality around the year 2030;
RESOLVED, City Council direct the City Administrator to seek and facilitate collaboration with the University of Michigan and the PCCN to create and realize the 2030 Carbon Neutral Ann Arbor Plan; and
RESOLVED, City Council request the City Administrator to consider the likely outcomes of the in-development 2030 Carbon Neutral Ann Arbor Plan as he develops the FY21 Budget Planning process and, ultimately, the FY21 Budget.
Sponsored by: Mayor Taylor, Councilmembers Bannister, Smith, Ramlawi, Grand, Ackerman, Eaton, Nelson and Griswold

12 November 2019, Chesterton Town Council, Indiana, USA, population
13,833

Declared a Climate Emergency. Foreshadowed in 28 October Minutes. Minutes Item VIII are here.

18 November 2019, Portland City Council, Maine, USA, population 66,417

Declared a Climate Emergency

motion text

Motion text in agenda is here.
Excerpt:

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Portland hereby declares that a climate emergency threatens our city, our region, our state, our nation, humanity, and thenatural world and reaffirms its commitment to local climate action; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Portland City Council continues to support immediate actions to safeguard against the current, inevitable, and potential consequences of the climate crisis; and will set specific policy goals, provide emergency funding to address these goals, and mobilize our community to implement these goals once the One Climate Future plan is completed in 2020; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Council directs staff to continue its development of the One Climate Future plan, and provide options for aggressive interim targets to accelerate the reduction pathway by 2030; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City of Portland re-commits to ensuring that the City’s actions remain in alignment with the most current scientific findings regarding climate change; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the members of the Portland City Council commit to keeping the concerns of vulnerable communities central to the One Climate Future planning process, and invites and encourages those communities to actively participate in order to advocate directly for their needs; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Manager is directed to incorporate climate resilience policies identified in the One Climate Future plan in all updates of the Portland Comprehensive Plan and other City plans to ensure climate change and resiliency efforts are strong, effective, and aligned; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Manager is directed to promote inter-departmental coordination to ensure that emergency management plans offer an aligned approach to the threats of the climate crisis and natural hazards, including but not limited to sea level rise and flooding; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the members of the Portland City Council commit to educating our residents about the financial and regulatory actions needed to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions as quickly as possible – with a priority focus on putting in place policies, programs and actions within the 2030 timeframe; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Portland City Council commits to educating our residents about the climate emergency and advocating for a just and accelerated transition away from fossil fuels at the local, regional, state, and national level through the climate planning process; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the members of the Portland City Council demand that our federal government, and all governments and peoples around the world initiate an immediate social and economic mobilization to reverse global warming and ecological destruction by:
●Immediately halting the development of all new fossil fuel infrastructure;
●Rapidly phasing out the use of fossil fuels and the technologies which rely upon them; and
●Ending greenhouse gas emissions by 2030; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the members of the Portland City Council ask the CityManager to send a copy of this resolution to Portland’s state and federal legislative delegations, to the Governor of Maine, and to the President of the United States.

19 November 2019, Bar Harbor Town Council, Maine, USA, population 5,264

Declared a Climate and Ecological Emergency

motion text

Agenda item P86 is here.
[Minutes here when published]

21 November 2019, Miami City Council, Florida, USA, population 470,914

Unanimously declared a Climate Emergency

motion text

Agenda P36 is here.

RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, DECLARING A CLIMATE EMERGENCY, URGING THE STATE OF FLORIDA AND THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO DECLARE A CLIMATE EMERGENCY, AND REQUESTING REGIONAL COLLABORATION ON A TRANSITION PLAN AND EMERGENCY MOBILIZATION EFFORT TO RESTORE A SAFE AND SUSTAINABLE CLIMATE; FURTHER DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO SEND A COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE OFFICIALS STATED HEREIN.
SPONSOR(S): Mayor Francis X. Suarez

21 November 2019, Gainesville City Council, Florida, USA, population 133,857

Declared a Climate Emergency.

motion text

Record is here.

Commissioner Warren – Consider a Proclamation Recognizing that We Are In a State of Climate
Emergency (B)
1) The City Commission discuss adding a declaration of climate emergency to our policies; and
2) Staff look into how the issues of climate change/climate emergency could be partnered with our racial disparity and equity policies.

26 November 2019, Cotati City Council, California, USA, population 7,599

Declared a Climate Emergency

motion text

Motion on P98 in agenda is here.
Excerpt:

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, the City of Cotati declares that a climate
emergency threatens humanity and the natural and built environments; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City of Cotati joins a nationwide call for a just
transition away from fossil fuels and an urgent collaborative climate mobilization effort focused on enacting policies that dramatically reduce heat-trapping emissions, and rapidly catalyzing a mobilization at all levels of government to restore a safe climate; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that an urgent global climate mobilization effort to
reverse global warming is needed to achieve zero net emissions as quickly as possible and that full community participation, inclusion and support is integral to our efforts to safely draw down carbon from the atmosphere and accelerate adaptation and resilience strategies in preparation for intensifying climate impacts; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City of Cotati acknowledges that successful climate action and a just transition at scale requires that we work both within and outside of our
regional boundaries and across sectors to accelerate the necessary systems change required to address the climate emergency; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City of Cotati, commits to contributing to the
development of a countywide 2030 Climate Emergency Mobilization Strategy that focuses on
identifying key local actions – including a ten-year Emergency Policy Package prioritizing a short list of the most impactful local policies that will drive systems change and identify the key areas for state level advocacy; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City of Cotati re-commits to ensuring that our actions remain in alignment with the most current scientific findings regarding climate change; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City of Cotati will collaboratively develop and
implement more ambitious but achievable goals consistent with or exceeding state goals and objectives, integrated into a new 2030 Climate Emergency Mobilization Strategy; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City of Cotati commits to identifying a Climate
Emergency Mobilization Liaison to drive this effort in our jurisdiction and to support the participation of this city staff member or a designated RCPA staff member in the RCPA coalition of local governments mobilizing regional climate action; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the Council of the City of Cotati establishes the
climate emergency and development and implementation of the 2030 Climate Emergency
Mobilization Strategy as a key Council priority, and directs staff to work with the RCPA and coalition members to evaluate policies through the lens of the climate emergency; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City of Cotati commits to educating its employees
and residents about the climate crisis and the work needed to catalyze an equitable emergency climate mobilization effort at the local, regional, state, national and global levels.

2 December 2019, Minneapolis City Council, Minnesota, USA, population 425,403

Declared a Climate Emergency

motion text

Motion text is here.
Excerpt:

Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved by The City Council of The City of Minneapolis:
That the global warming caused by human activities, which increase emissions of greenhouse gases, has resulted in a climate emergency that severely and urgently impacts the economic and social well-being, health and safety, and security of the city of Minneapolis; and demands a local, national, social, industrial, and economic mobilization of the resources and labor of the United States, the State of Minnesota, and the City of Minneapolis, at a massive scale to halt, reverse, mitigate, and prepare for the consequences of the climate emergency and to restore the climate for future generations.
Be It Further Resolved that the City of Minneapolis has acted and will take even more aggressive action to halt, reverse, mitigate, and prepare for the consequences of the climate emergency.

2 December 2019, Brunswick Town Council, Maine, USA, population 20,329

Declared a Climate Emergency

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Motion text in Agenda P29 is here. Minutes are here.

Whereas, on April 22, 2016, world leaders from 175 countries recognized the threat of climate change and the urgent need to combat it by signing the Paris Agreement, agreeing to keep warming “well below 2C above pre-industrial levels” and to “pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5C”; and
Whereas, on October 8, 2018, the United Nations released a special report which projected that limiting warming to the 1.5C target will require an unprecedented transformation of every sector of the global economy; and
Whereas, in 2018, the 4th Annual National Climate Assessment was released and illustrates the massive threat that climate change poses to our economy, the environment and climate stability, and underscores the need for action to address a climate emergency at all levels of government;
Whereas, the increased and intensifying wildfires, floods, rising seas, diseases, droughts and extreme weather brought on by climate change;
Whereas,humanity can no longer safely emit greenhouse gasses and must demand an emergency mobilization effort to reach zero emissions across all sectors;
Nowtherefore, be it resolved that this Town Council is committed to actions to safeguard against the current and potential consequences of climate change, including adopting specific policy goals and funding accomplishment of those goals; and
Be it further resolved this Town Council is committed to educating Brunswick residents about the consequences of climate change, including the need for financial resources, and regulatory oversight to eliminate greenhouse gasses; and
Be it further resolved that this Town Council urges all governments and people to initiate social and economic mobilization to reverse global warming.
Voted by the Town Council of Brunswick, Maine this 2nd day of December, 2019

3 December 2019, Kalamazoo County Board of Commissioners, Michigan, USA, population 264,870

Declared a Climate Emergency
PROGRESS SO FAR
17 January 2020: Organised a meeting of officials from local governments – cities, townships and the county – to share plans and collaborate on tackling the climate emergency

motion text

Motion text in agenda is here.
Excerpt:

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED,the Kalamazoo County Board of Commissioners declares that a climate emergency threatens our citizens, county, region, state, and the natural world; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the intent of this declaration is to both affirm existing commitments and further support County staff in their current efforts to develop a climate action plan that recognizes the climate emergency and set aggressive measurable goals and effective implementation; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, Kalamazoo County accepts a role of regional leadership, and as such will seek partnerships with other regional governments, businesses, community groups, educational and other anchor institutions to best utilize regional expertise and resources to meet shared goals; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, Kalamazoo County will aggressively seek any available state, federal, and private funding for this effort and form alliances with other Michigan cities that have declared a climate emergency or have a written climate action plan to lobby for such funding; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, Kalamazoo County underscores the need for full community participation, inclusion, and support for the climate mobilization effort; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the Kalamazoo County commits to keeping the concerns of vulnerable communities central to a just transition and climate mobilization effort planning processes and to inviting and encouraging such communities to actively participate in order to advocate directly for their needs.

3 December 2019, Sebastopol City Council, California, USA, population 7,768

Declared a Climate Emergency.

motion text

Resolution text is here.
Excerpt:

NOW, THEREFORE, BE lT RESOLVED THAT the City of Sebastopol declares a climate emergency threatens our city, region, and all life on Earth; and
BE lT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City of Sebastopol commits to working with the RCPA to update the City of Sebastopol’s content in the RCPA’s Climate Action 2O2O and Beyond Plan; and
BE lT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City of Sebastopol commits to a city-wide Just Transition and climate emergency mobilization which includes 1) mitigation: reducing city-wide greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by no later than 2030 (or on a timeline that guarantees the highest odds of success), 2) drawdown: immediate removal of carbon from the atmosphere to near pre-industrial levels, and 3) adaptation and resilience: measures in preparation for the inevitable consequences of a rapidly warming planet; and
BE lT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City of Sebastopol will begin an immediate evaluation of all existing and future policies, projects, purchases, and priorities in accordance with the goals of mitigation, drawdown, and adaptation; and
BE lT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City of Sebastopol commits to keeping the considerations of
disadvantaged, medically sensitive and minority communities central to all climate emergency mobilization planning processes and to inviting and encouraging such communities to actively participate in order to advocate directly for their needs.
BE lT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City of Sebastopol commits to ongoing education and active engagement of all city stafl businesses, contractors, consultants, residents, and independent community groups in alignment with the goals of mitigation, drawdown, and adaptation; and
BE lT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City of Sebastopol will create a new entity or body, or expand the purpose of an existing one, that will carry forward these climate-related efforts; and
BE lT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City of Sebastopol acknowledges that full public participation of its residents, including its disenfranchised communities, youth, elders, community organizations, labor groups, businesses, and academia, is essentialtothe success of this effort; and
BE lT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City of Sebastopol will work with agencies, groups, and organizations to assess current citywide activity-based GHG emissions and GHG emissions from consumption of goods and services-and to track GHG emissions and publicly report annually on progress toward the City’s goal of zero net emissions;
BE lT FURTHER RESOLVED, City of Sebastopol commits to contributing to the RCPA’s development of a countywide 2030 Climate Emergency Mobilization Strategy that focuses on identifying key local actions
– including a 1O-year Emergency Policy Package prioritizing a short list of the most impactful local policies that will drive systems change and identify the key areas for state level advocacy.
BE lT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City of Sebastopol will review during the FY 2O-2t City budget hearings the potential creation of a Climate Emergency Mobilization Liaison to drive this effort in our jurisdiction and to review potentialfunding resources to support the participation of this staff member (or a designated RCPA staff member) in the RCPA coalition of local governments mobilizing regional climate action; and
BE lT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City of Sebastopoljoins a nationwide call for a regional Just Transition and emergency mobilization at all levels of government to restore a safe climate, and will partner with local, regional, and State agencies to implement immediate actions — including, but not limited to, those in Attachment A — to help safeguard its residents against the consequences of climate change.
lN COUNCIL DULY PASSED this 3rd day of December 2019

10 December 2019, Puyallup Tribe of Indians, Washington, USA, population 4,000

Declared a Climate Emergency. The resolution text is here.

10 December 2019, Tacoma City Council, Washington, USA, population 216,279

Declared a Climate Emergency

motion text

Resolution text is here.
Excerpt:

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TACOMA:
Section 1. That the City declares that our city, region, state, nation,
civilization, humanity, and the natural world are experiencing a climate emergency,
and the City Council hereby expresses its support for initiatives to foster a Citywide
climate emergency mobilization effort to combat global warming that will result in
the goal of a just transition to a carbon-neutral economy and accelerate adaptation
and resilience strategies in preparation for intensifying climate impacts.
Section 2. That the City Manager will work with the Office of Environmental
Policy and Sustainability (“OEPS”) to develop an updated Environmental Action
Plan (“EAP”) by April 22, 2021. The EAP shall outline a pathway to reaching the
City’s carbon reduction goals by 2050, and, at a minimum:
– Establish the feasibility, cost, timeline, performance targets, scope,
strategy for implementation, and specific actions for reaching
greenhouse gas (“GHG”) reduction goals, which also addresses the
City’s transportation infrastructure. To demonstrate the City’s
commitment to leading by example to the broader Tacoma
community and addressing the emergency declaration as stated in
this Resolution, the City Manager will conduct an organization-wide
assessment of the City’s current GHG emissions and set ten-year
reduction targets through the year 2050 with an aspirational aim
toward making City operations carbon-neutral by 2050. Progress
toward these targets shall be shared with the City Council as part of
the EAP reporting process, along with information as to any barriers
to achieving the ten-year targets and what action steps will be taken
by the City Manager to address those barriers. The community goals
include an 80 percent GHG reduction by 2050. These goals shall be
published in the One Tacoma Comprehensive Plan, including the
Transportation Master Plan, which may include a new Climate
element that incorporates these goals and key strategies;
– Include actions that support goals of the One Tacoma
Comprehensive Plan and other relevant planning and policy
documents;
– Commit to equity and social justice playing an integral role in all
phases of the EAP;
– Support and develop community environmental justice leaders by
building capacity among youth and young adults and in marginalized
communities to shape and implement climate change solutions;
– Create an Environmental Justice Leadership Workgroup that
engages and collaborates with community members and those most
burdened by environmental impacts to participate in the update of the
City’s EAP; and
– Include a green economy section that will define actions and targets
to assist existing Tacoma businesses with sustainability actions,
attract and retain carbon-neutral and climate friendly businesses,
increase the number of living wage jobs, and provide a just transition
for the workforce into the next generation of sustainable
manufacturing and construction jobs.
Following completion of the updated EAP, the City Manager will work with
OEPS to develop a plan for ongoing staff training on the latest climate science, the
ten-year reduction targets, and other changes to the EAP as deemed appropriate
by the City Manager.
Section 3. That the City Manager shall establish a method by which the
quantity and type of fossil and bio-fuels produced, refined, stored in, and
distributed through the City of Tacoma can be determined, and periodically
reported. The City Manager should further establish a method to gather information
on specific fossil fuel facilities in the City of Tacoma, including changes of
ownership, mergers and acquisitions, investor presentations and reports, or any
other public information that may indicate a facility’s interest or intent to expand in
the future, taking into account broader market trends in oil and gas refining and
export in the Pacific Northwest. If this method does not require the consideration
of additional City Council legislation, the method will be implemented and the data
furnished to the City Council on a periodic basis, depending on the frequency of
availability of data.
Section 4. That the City Manager will review the reporting structure of
OEPS to better collaborate with all City departments and initiatives to address
shared responsibilities, seriousness, and urgency for climate action, and report
back to the City Council by March 31, 2020, with those recommendations.
Section 5. That the City Manager, in coordination with Tacoma Public
Utilities, shall identify and propose to the City Council and Public Utility Board
sustainable funding mechanisms for actions prescribed in the EAP which are
determined practicable by the City Council, which may include, but are not limited
to, smart growth strategies, building electrification, sustainable transportation
systems, green jobs with living wages, community development strategies that
uphold culture and equity, urban tree canopy, and Tacoma’s air, water, and lands.
Section 6. That the City Manager is directed to coordinate with Tacoma
Public Utilities to establish a training plan for all City department directors
regarding climate science and equity to ensure awareness for how climate change
impacts the delivery of services to the public and capital improvements by
March 31, 2020. The training shall occur in the interim prior to completion of the
updated EAP.
Section 7. That the City Manager is directed to coordinate with the
community and partners, including artists, students, and justice organizations who
care for and protect the earth, to celebrate the most diverse global mobilization in
defense of the environment in world history and in honor of Earth Day’s 50th
anniversary on April 22, 2020.

10 December 2019, Sacramento City Council, California, USA, population 508,529

Declared a Climate Emergency

motion text

Resolution text is here.
Excerpt:

BASED ON THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE BACKGROUND, THE CITY COUNCIL RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1.The City Council of the City of Sacramento declares that we face an existential Climate Emergency that threatens our city, region, state, nation, humanity and the natural world; and
Section 2.The City of Sacramento commits to building on existing climate commitments and to taking significant action to sustain and accelerate municipal and community carbon elimination in the short term, with maximum feasible efforts to implement emergency-speed carbon reduction actions towards eliminating emissions by 2030 as much as possible, recognizing that such a goal can only be reached through collaboration with regional partners as well as appropriate financial and regulatory assistance from state and federal authorities.
Section 3. The City will consider the just transition as defined by the C40 organization as a framework for a fair shift to a carbon-free economy that is ecologically sustainable, equitable, and inclusive for all residents. The City of Sacramento recognizes community environmental justice, economic justice, and racial justice organizations and activists as partners in the Climate Emergency Mobilization collaborative effort. These partners will be kept apprised of plans, actions, and results, and be invited toprovide input on drafts that will result in changes to decisions and actions if appropriate and convincing evidence and experience is provided.
Section 4. The 2040 General Plan Update and Climate Action Plan shall present the City’s approach to achieve carbon neutrality by 2045 and emergency actions needed towards emissions elimination by 2030, building on recommendations and analysis from the Mayor’s Commission on Climate Change, significant community outreach by City staff, and mitigation measures incorporated from climate experts, community members, and financial advisors; and
Section 5. As part of the Climate Action Plan development, City staff shall evaluate the resources needed to attain carbon neutrality by 2045 and emergency actions needed towards emissions elimination by 2030. Where existing funding or resources do not support the level of action needed, City staff shall identify gaps and provide recommendations to the City Manager and City Council.
Section 6. The City of Sacramento affirms the need for the understanding, participation, and support of the entire Sacramento community for this declaration and for all actions and initiatives the City may adopt in response to the Climate Emergency. Implementation of the City’s climate efforts shall include the engagement of community-based and grass-roots organizations and inclusive economic development partners, with a focus on low-income and disadvantaged communities, youth, and environmental justice.
Section 7. The City shall continue to support and amplify local climate mitigation and adaptation efforts and the work of local agencies and partners, including the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD), the Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District (AQMD), the Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG), and other regional agencies and associations as well as the region’s environmental member organizations. The City will support the development of community-based climate emergency plans and programs with local agencies and partners and withrepresentation of those most affected by climate impacts.
Section 8.The City of Sacramento affirms the need for the understanding, participation and support of the entire Sacramento community for all actions and initiatives the City may adopt in response to the climate emergency. The City therefore commits to support outreach, information and education for Sacramento residents and City staff on the urgency of climate responses, reduction of GHG emissions, and the policies and strategies to advance sustainability and resilience. The City further commits to assess its GHG reduction goals, actions and policies and provide annual progress reports and metrics.
Section 9. The City of Sacramento will create city administrative review and assessment processes to incorporate consideration of GHG reduction impacts/effects for all significant proposed policies, programs or actions approved by City Council.
Section 10. The City of Sacramento will continue to advocate for and join in climate mobilization efforts at the local, state, national, and global levels and support emergency mobilization efforts to mitigate climate change, end GHG emissions, and support investments in carbon sequestration to safely draw down carbon from the atmosphere.

10 December 2019, Surfside Town Council, Florida, USA, population 5,802

Declared a Climate Emergency

motion text

Agenda item P283 is here.
Excerpt:

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE TOWN COMMISSION OF THE TOWN OF SURFSIDE, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1.Recitals. That each of the above-stated recitals are hereby adopted, confirmed, and incorporated herein.
Section 2.Declaration of Climate Emergency; Call to Action. That the Town Commission hereby declares a climate emergency, urges the State of Florida and the United States government to declare a climate emergency, and requests regional collaboration on an immediate emergency mobilization effort to restore a safe climate. The Town Commission hereby declares an immediate call to action, consistent with the Town’s Climate Crisis Report, to mobilize and engage in continued efforts to achieve adaption, mitigation and resiliency initiatives aimed at addressing climate impacts.
Section 3.Transmittal. That the Town Clerk is directed to send a copy of this Resolution to the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, the Majority Leader of the United States Senate, each Florida Senator and Representative in the United States Congress, the Mayor and members of the Commission of Miami-Dade County, all municipalities within Miami-Dade County, all members of the South Florida Legislative Delegation, the Florida League of Cities, and the Miami-Dade County League of Cities.
Section 4.Effective Date. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon adoption.

10 December 2019, Menlo Park Council, California, USA, population 34,549

Declared a Climate Emergency

motion text

Agenda item is here.
Excerpt:

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of Menlo Park, acting by and through its City Council, having considered and been fully advised in the matter and good cause appearing therefore do hereby:
1. Declare a climate emergency that threatens the economic and social well-being, health and safety, and security of the City of Menlo Park.
2. Commit to educating the City’s residents about the climate emergency and working to catalyze accelerated climate action at the local, state, national, and global levels to provide maximum protection for Menlo Park residents as well as all the people and species of the world.
3. Understand health, socio-economic and racial equity considerations should be included in policymaking and climate solutions at all levels and across all sectors as the consequences of climate change have significant impacts on all Menlo Park residents, but especially the young, the elderly, low income or communities of color, and other vulnerable populations.
4. Join the nation-wide call for regional accelerated climate collaborative action focused on transforming the region, enacting policies that dramatically reduce heat-trapping emissions, and rapidly catalyzing climate action at all levels of government to restore a safe climate.
5. Commit to the completion of the City’s Climate Action Plan 2.0 that will include measurable climate-related goals and actions to attain carbon neutrality in advance of the State of California’s 2045 goal.

10 December 2019, Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors, California, USA, population 446,499

Declared a Climate Emergency

motion text

Approved motion text is here.
Excerpt:

NOW THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors of the County of Santa Barbara declares that a climate emergency threatens our region, state, nation, civilisation, humnaity and the natural world

12 December 2019, Oakland County Board of Commissioners, Michigan, USA, population 1,257,584

Acknowledged a Climate Emergency. Minutes are here.

17 December 2019, Hartford Town Council, Vermont, USA, population 9,952

Declared a Climate Emergency (jointly with the Hartford School District)

motion text

Minutes are here.
Excerpt:

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Town of Hartford and Town of Hartford School District jointly declare that a climate emergency exists which threatens local, regional, national, and international communities, with a real and immediate danger to human health and safety; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Town of Hartford and Town of Hartford School District both make mitigation of global warming and adaptation to the effects thereof a defining focus for planning, funding, and action; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Town of Hartford and Town of Hartford School District commit to reducing town-wide GHG emissions by 45% below 2010 levels by 2025 and achieving net-zero GHG emissions by 2030; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Hartford’s response to the climate emergency be just and equitable, especially with respect to the most vulnerable and impacted members of society; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that both the Selectboard and the School Board will take into account the fiscal impacts of the climate emergency, balancing costs of action and inaction on the climate, environment, local economy, human health and safety; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Town of Hartford and Town of Hartford School District will produce an action plan by the end of September 2020 that identifies action steps in response to the climate emergency and explains how progress will be tracked and measured; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Town of Hartford and Town of Hartford School District will update the public annually on progress toward the mitigation and adaptation goals; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Selectboard and School Board issue a call to action to all residents and businesses of Hartford to take steps toward eliminating fossil fuel use, such as weatherizing buildings; installing efficient electric heating, cooling, and renewable generation systems; walking, biking, public transit, and switching to electric vehicles; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Selectboard and School Board call on state, national, and international leaders to declare a climate emergency, to enact just and equitable policies to eliminate fossil fuel use and other efforts to halt global warming as quickly as possible, and to fully prepare for those effects of the climate emergency to which we fail to avoid.

20 December 2019, Maui County Council, Hawaii, USA, population 167,417

Declared a Climate Emergency

motion text

Motion in agenda is here.
Excerpt:

BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the County of Maui:
1. That it acknowledges a climate emergency, which threatenshumanity and the natural world;
2. That it, therefore, commits the County of Maui toimplementing an immediate Just Transition and emergencymobilization effort to restore a safe climate, including work todrastically reduce countywide emissions of carbon dioxide and greenhouse gases and safely drawing down carbon from the atmosphere no later than 2030, while acceleratingadaptation and resilience strategies in preparation forintensifying climate-change impacts; and
That it further commits the County of Maui to countywideaction rooted in equity, self-determination, culture, tradition,and the belief that people locally and around the world havethe right to clean, hesdthy, and adequate air, water, land, food,education, and shelter; and
That it further commits the County of Maui to revising itsexisting policies, priorities, processes, and use and distribution of resources to implement emergency climatemobilization efforts countywide, including the development ofan environmentally preferable purchasing policy to guideefficient, consistent, and just action, to the furthest extentallowed by the HawaiT Public Procurement Code and otherlaw; and
That it further commits the County of Maui to establishingambitious goals, consistent with or exceeding the requirements of the State of HawaiT Climate AdaptationPolicy; and
That certified copies of this resolution be transmitted to the Honorable Brian E. Schatz, United States Senator; the Honorable Mazie K. Hirono, United States Senator, the Honorable Tulsi Gabbard, Member of Congress: the Honorable Donald J. Trump, President of the United States; the Honorable Scott Saiki, Speaker of the House, State of Hawai’i; the Honorable Ronald Kouchi, Senate President, State ofHawai’i; the County’s delegation to the State Legislature; the Honorable David Ige, Governor, State of Hawai’i; the Honorable Michael P. Victorino, Mayor, County of Maui; the Hawai’i Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission; and The Climate Reality Project—Hawai’i Chapter.

14 January 2020, Santa Rosa City Council, California, USA, population 177,586

Declared a Climate Emergency and set a 2030 carbon neutral target and a ban on gas appliances in new buildings.

motion text

Minutes are here.

RESOLUTION NO. RES-2020-002 ENTITLED: RESOLUTION OF THE
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA ENDORSING THE DECLARATION
OF A CLIMATE EMERGENCY AND IMMEDIATE EMERGENCY
MOBILIZATION TO RESTORE A SAFE CLIMATE
The motion carried

A motion was made by Council Member Rogers, seconded by Vice Mayor
Fleming, to direct the Climate Action Subcommittee to review the specific
steps needed to honor the spirit of the climate emergency.
The motion carried

15 January 2020, Boston City Council, Massachusetts, USA, population 694,583

Declared a Climate Emergency

motion text

Minutes are here.
Excerpt:

WHEREAS: National security experts agree that the climate emergency is a “threat multiplier” and a “top homeland security risk”; and
WHEREAS: The City of Boston has a Climate Action Plan to mitigate climate change with plans to implement their recommendations on buildings, transportation, energy supply, and achieving a carbon-free future and for reaching its 2050 carbon reduction goals; and
WHEREAS: Declaring the climate crisis as a health emergency is a crucial first step for aligning residents around the urgency of the global climate breakdown; and
WHEREAS: Declaring that the climate crisis is a health emergency demonstrates that our government agencies acknowledge the truth about climate change and what it demands of us: an emergency response at emergency speed; and
WHEREAS: The health crisis caused by climate change also presents a major health opportunity because building healthy energy, transportation, land-use, and agriculture systems now will deliver immediate and sustained health benefits to all and reduce future health risks from climate change; and
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: That the Boston City Council affirms that human activity caused the climate crisis and that fossil fuels are the primary cause; and
THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED:That the Boston City Council, in a meeting assembled, goes on record and declares and affirms that the climate crisis is a health emergency.

21 January 2020, Milwaukie City Council, Oregon, USA, population 21,014

Declared a Climate and Ecological Emergency

motion text

Agenda item 6A is here. Minutes are here.
Excerpt:

NOW BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED,
by the City Council of the City of Milwaukie, Oregon, that a climate and ecological emergencywhichthreatens our city, region, state, nation, civilization, humanity and the natural world, is hereby declared; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED,that Milwaukie renews its community-wide commitment to addressing our part in the global climate crisis through the fifty-three actions outlined in our Climate Action Plan(CAP)and enacts the acceleration of our climate action goals by five years. By 2030, Milwaukie will have no net carbon emissions from its electricity use; by 2035, Milwaukie’s buildings will have no net carbon emissions, and by 2045, Milwaukie will be a fully carbon-neutral city; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED,that Milwaukie commits to a qualitative update of its Climate Action Plan on a three-yearcycle, and to refining those actions as needed to achieve our community’s carbon reduction targets through the most appropriate and effective solutions available, with the intent that these actions will result in a just and equitable transition for vulnerable and historically marginalized people;and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED,that the Milwaukie City Council directs staff to include climate impact statements in all relevant Council staff reports and motions, much as it currently includes fiscal impact statements;and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED,that the Milwaukie City Council commits to educating our residents about the financial and regulatory actions needed to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions as quickly as possible in order to achieve our accelerated climate action goals; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED,that by the adoption of this resolution, the Milwaukie City Council hereby declares its support for H.Con.Res.52 and S.Con.Res.22, “Expressing the sense of Congress that there is a climate emergency which demands a massive-scale mobilization to halt, reverse, and address its consequences and causes”;and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED,that Milwaukie calls on the State of Oregon to declare a climate emergency; revise its statewide Renewable Portfolio Standards to achieve 50% renewable energy by 2030 and 100% renewables by 2050; and to adopt meaningful climate legislation in the 2020 short legislative session. Milwaukie also calls on Clackamas County, Metro, the United States Congress, the President of the United States, and all RS50
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED,in furtherance of this resolution, the City of Milwaukie shall submit a certified copy of this resolution to the President of the United States; Governor Kate Brown; Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden; Representative Kurt Schrader; the Metro Council and the Board of Clackamas County Commissioners and request that all relevant support and assistance in effectuating this resolution be provided.

28 January 2020, Asheville City Council, North Carolina, USA, population 92,452

Declared a Climate and Ecological Emergency and set a 2030 carbon neutral target date

motion text

Agenda item is here.
[minutes coming soon]

28 January 2020, Flagstaff City Council, Arizona, USA, population 73,964

Declared a Climate Emergency

motion text

Minutes coming soon

28 January 2020, Coral Gables City Council, Florida, USA, population 50,999

Declared a Climate Emergency

motion text

Agenda Item G-7 is here.

A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Coral Gables, Florida, declaring a
Climate Emergency, and urging the State of Florida and the United States Government to
provide for resilient and sustainable communities and proper stewardship of the
environment.
(Sponsored by Vice Mayor Lago)
(Sponsored by Mayor Valdes-Fauli)

29 January 2020, Everett City Council, Washington, USA, population 111,262

Declared a Climate Emergency. Agenda item is here.

3 February 2020, Athens City Council, Ohio, USA, population 24,688

Declared a Climate Emergency

motion text

Agenda Item 6 is here. Minutes are here.

R-02-20
RESOLUTION ENDORSING THE DECLARATION OF A CLIMATE EMERGENCY AND EMERGENCY MOBILIZATION EFFORT TO RESTORE A SAFE CLIMATE.
Introduced by All Members of Council

11 February 2020, San Anselmo Town Council, California, USA, population 12,519

Declared a Climate and Ecological Emergency

motion text

Motion is here.
Excerpt:

NOW BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED, the Town Council declares that a climate and ecological emergency threatens our town, region, state, nation, civilization, humanity and the natural world;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the Town of San Anselmo affirms the need for the understanding, participation and collaboration of the broader San Anselmo community for all actions and initiatives the Town may adopt in response to the climate emergency and commits to providing outreach, information and education for San Anselmo residents, businesses, and Town staff on the urgency of climate responses, reduction of GHG emissions, the policies and strategies to advance sustainability and resilience; and to regularly assess its GHG reduction goals, actions and policies and provide progress reports and metrics annually; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the Town Council directs the Town Manager to work with staff to include consideration and prioritization of consistency with the Town Climate Action Plan 2030, as amended or updated, in all relevant staff reports, just as it currently considers fiscal impact, General Plan consistency and the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA); and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the Town Council directs the Town Manager to work with staff to earmark specific funds for greenhouse gas and climate change mitigation for the fiscal year 2020-2021 and all subsequent years in which atmospheric carbon and carbon equivalents are in excess of 350 parts per million, the amount considered “safe” by climate experts.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the Town of San Anselmo joins and will advocate for a nation-wide call for a regional, national, and international climate emergency mobilization effort at all levels of government to reverse global warming and the ecological crisis.

11 February 2020, North Bay Village Council, Florida, USA, population 8,273

Declared a Climate Emergency

motion text

Minutes Item 11A5 are here.

A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COMMISSION OF NORTH BAYVILLAGE, FLORIDA,, DECLARING A CLIMATE EMERGENCY, URGINGTHE STATE OF FLORIDA AND THE U,S. GOVERNMENT TO DECLARE ACLIMATE EMERGENCY, REQUESTING REGIONAL COLLABORATIONON AN IMMEDIATE JUST TRANSITION AND EMERGENCYMOBILIZATION EFFORT TO RESTORE A SAFE CLIMATE, ANDDIRECTING THE VILLAGE CLERK TO SEND A COPY OF THISRESOLUTION TO THE SPEAKER OF THE U.S. HOUSE OFREPRESENTATIVES, THE MA’ORITY LEADER OF THE U.S, SENATE, TOEACH FLORIDA SENATOR AND REPRESENTATIVE IN THE UNITEDSTATES CONGRESS, TO THE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THECOMMISSION OF MIAMI{)ADE COUNTY, TO ALL MUNICIPALITIESWITHIN MIAMI.DADE COUNTY, AND TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY DELEGATION IN THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE.

12 February 2020, Montpelier City Council, Vermont, USA, population 7,436

Declared a Climate and Ecological Emergency

motion text

Agenda item is here.
Excerpt:

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MONTPELIER declares that a climate and ecological emergency threatens our city, region, state, nation, civilization, humanity, and the natural world;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, (re Section 3 of NET ZERO RESOLUTION) The CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MONTPELIER will create and adopt a PLAN by the end of 2020 that will lay out how the city will achieve the 2030 NET ZERO GOALS. The plan will engage every department and all city staff. The plan will require scheduled annual demonstration by all parties of effective work toward the goal. To this end, City Council will define markers of success setting measurable and actionable goals.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, during 2021, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MONTPELIER will create a similar plan for the citywide NET ZERO GOAL for 2050. This plan will include community resiliency planning.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, City Council will investigate opportunities for radical greenhouse gas reductions, especially in transportation and heating sectors, and greenhouse gas drawdown opportunities through possibilities such as tree planting, soil carbon sequestration, pyrolysis, reduction of food waste, and climate-adaptive land use planning.

12 February 2020, Kinderhook Village Board, New York, USA, population 1,135

Declared a Climate Emergency

motion text

Whereas, climate change poses a real and increasing threat to our community and our way of life.
Whereas, adoption of the New York State Climate Smart Communities Pledge included a commitment to engage in an ongoing process of climate action.
Whereas, the ability to access potential funding and other resources for rapid mobilization to mitigate climate change can result in economic, environmental, and social benefit to our community.
We, the Village of Kinderhook, therefore hereby declare that a state of climate emergency exists.

19 February 2020, Chicago City Council, Illinois, USA, population 2,705,994

Declared a Climate Emergency

motion text

Council record is here.
Excerpt:

BE IT RESOLVED, the City of Chicago hereby declares a state of climate eniergency that
threatens thc health and well-being of Chicago, its inhabitants, and its environment; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, City Council will work with the Mayor’s office and city
departments to develop a budget that promotes urgent climate action; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City ofChicago calls on the State oflllinois, the United
States Congress, the President of the United States, and all govemments and people worldwide to
declare a climate emergency, initiate a Climate Mobilization to reverse global warming and the
ecological crisis, and provide maximum protection for all people and species of the world; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, in furtherance oflhis resolution, the City Clerk shall submit a
certified copy ofthis resolution to elected officials at thej’ederalrstate, and county levels and
request that all relevant support and assistance in effectuating this resolution be provided.

25 February 2020, Porter Town Council, Indiana, USA, population 4,825

Declared a Climate Emergency. Agenda is here.

10 March 2020, San Diego City Council, California, USA, population 1,425,976

Declared a Climate Emergency

motion text

Agenda item is here.
Excerpt:

NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of San Diego, that a state of climateemergency is hereby declared and that the global climate crisis poses a serious, urgent, andpressing threat to the well-being of San Diego, its inhabitants, economy, and environment; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City of San Diego intends to swiftly transition toan ecologically, socially, and economically sustainable economy and to reduce community-widecarbon emissions as much as possible; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City of San Diego reaffirms its goal of reaching100 percent renewable electricity by 2035 or earlier and that it will work quickly andcollaboratively to reach this goal and address the severity of the climate crisis; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City of San Diego reaffirms the necessity toachieve net-zero emissions as soon as possible; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City of San Diego commits to work and partnerwith residents, businesses, and community groups to educate our community about the climate crisis, and to work to catalyze a just transition and a climate emergency mobilization effort at thelocal, state, national and global levels, to provide maximum protection to our residents; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City of San Diego calls upon the State ofCalifornia, the United States of America, and all governments and peoples worldwide to initiatea just transition and a climate emergency mobilization effort that reverses global warming byrestoring near pre-industrial global average temperatures and greenhouse gas concentrations,halts the development of new fossil fuel infrastructure, rapidly phases out all fossil fuels and thetechnologies which rely upon them, transitions to regenerative agriculture, works to end the sixthmass extinction of species, creates high-quality, well-paying jobs with comprehensive benefits,mitigates the potentially adverse impacts to those who will be most impacted by this transition,and results in an equitable, inclusive and resilient community for all.

16 April 2020, Frederick City Council, Maryland, USA, population 72,152

Declared a Climate Emergency

motion text

Minutes are here.

Approval of a Resolution Concerning Climate Emergency
Background Information:
The City of Frederick is already experiencing the adverse effects of climate change. This crisis poses an unparalleled danger to our community and to communities across our planet. This climate emergency requires a global mass mobilization; a movement that must be led by individual communities dedicating themselves to acting responsibly and with dire seriousness. Across the United States, municipalities and counties have passed resolutions to commit and organize their efforts to confront the climate crisis on their local level. The City of Frederick must take the opportunity to build upon its recent policy successes and significant progress toward creating a more sustainable future.

To protect our community, environment, and future; our city must achieve the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (ICPP) direction to reduce greenhouse gas emissions below 2010 levels by 50% by the year 2030 and 100% by the year 2050. The climate crisis facing our environment and the lives of future generations demands The City of Frederick to consider all decisions through the lens of climate change, to reduce its impact on global warming and improve carbon sequestration, to mobilize its residents and municipal resources to work collaboratively, and to rely on and solicit the advice and guidance of scientific and climate experts.

19 May 2020, Benicia City Council, California, USA, population 28,306

Declared an Existential Climate Emergency

motion text

Motion in agenda is here. Amended motion is here.

RESOLUTION NO. 20-48
RESOLUTION ENDORSING THE DECLARATION OF A CLIMATE EMERGENCY AND REQUESTING REGIONAL COLLABORATION ON AN IMMEDIATE MOBILIZATION EFFORT TO RESTORE A SAFE CLIMATE
WHEREAS,in April 2016, world leaders from 175 countries recognized the threat of climate change and the urgent need to combat it by signing the Paris Agreement, agreeing to keep warming “well below 2 degrees above pre-industrial levels” and to “pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5 degrees C”; and
WHEREAS,more than 40 mayors in the greater San Francisco Bay Area have committed to adopt, honor, and uphold the Paris Agreement, noting “We will intensify efforts to meet each of our cities’ current climate goals, push for new action to meet the 1.5 degrees Celsius target, and work together to create a 21st century clean energy economy….The world cannot wait, and neither will we”; and
WHEREAS,according to the National Centers for Environmental Information, in 2017,“the US was impacted by 16 separate billion dollar disaster events, tying 2011 for the record number of billion dollar disasters foran entire calendar year,” with a cumulative cost of $309.5 billion, shattering the previous US annual record of $219.2 billion in 2005 due to hurricanes; and
WHEREAS,Benicia is particularly vulnerable to sea-level rise, storm surge, and coastal erosion, exacerbated by extreme weather events with increased flooding and increased temperatures causing evaporation on land; and
WHEREAS,we in Benicia can rise to the challenge of this great crisis with the active consultation, participation, and benefit of workers, business and residents, creating well-paying local jobs in building and installing renewable energy infrastructure, growing and supporting healthy plant-based food grown in the community and county, restoring ecosystems, and retrofitting and redesigning our current environmentalelectric grid and transportation systems.
WHEREAS, as outlined in the Benicia Climate Action Plan it is the goal of the City to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, create green jobs, and prepare for the impacts of climate change on public health, infrastructure, the economy, ecosystems, and public spaces in our community, and Benicia has repeatedly upheld this mission through resolutions to protect the environment and divest from extractive industries
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT
the City Council of the City of Benicia does hereby declare that an existential climate emergency threatensour City, region, state, nation, civilization, humanity and the natural world and that time is of the essence; and that the City of Benicia endorses a just, Citywide emergency mobilization effortto reverse global warming, affirming City policy and prioritiesand appropriate financial and regulatory assistance from the County of Solano and State and Federal authorities to actively reduceCitywide greenhouse gas emissions and safely draw down carbon from the atmosphere as quickly as possible.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Benicia, in order to ensure a just transition, will consult with the community and Benicia businesses and/orthe Benicia Industrial Park, labor, environmental justice, economic justice and racial justice organizations at every step of the climate emergency mobilization process, and willcall on the Solano Transportation Agency (STA), SolTrans, and other appropriate local agenciesand cities in Solano Countyto participate in this regional emergency mobilization effortwithout putting undue burden on local businesses
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that it is the intent of the City Council of Benicia to continue our effort to address the climate emergency locally by,among other things, transitioning to a primarily electric vehicle fleet as the technology developswhere economically feasible

27 May 2020, Elgin City Council, Illinois, USA, population 110,849

Declared a Climate Emergency

motion text

Agenda is here. Minutes here when published.

9 June 2020, Bainbridge Island City Council, Washington, USA, population 25,298

Declared a Climate Emergency

Declaration text: https://www.bainbridgewa.gov/documentcenter/view/14894

15 June 2020, Del Mar City Council, California, USA, population 4,347

Declared a Climate Emergency

motion text

Motion text in agenda is here.
Excerpt:

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Del Mar,California, that:
1. A state of climate emergency is hereby declared and that the global climatecrisis poses a serious, urgent, and existential threat to the well-being of DelMar, its residents, economy, and environment; and
2. The City of Del Mar intends to swiftly transition to an ecologically, socially just,and economically sustainable economy and to reduce community-wide carbonemissions as much as possible; and
3. The City of Del Mar calls for regional emergency climate action mobilization,and that it will work quickly and collaboratively with surrounding cities and theregion to take advantage of economy of scale and for united engagementagainst the common threat of our climate crisis; and
4. The City of Del Mar recognizes the necessity to achieve net-zero emissions assoon as possible; and
5. The City of Del Mar commits to recognize the emergency climate situation suchthat climate impacts are considered in decision making; and
6. The City of Del Mar commits to increased attention, as resources allow, onimplementing the strategies in its Climate Action Plan, updating it with new strategies and goals when appropriate; and
7. The City of Del Mar commits to reducing dependency upon automobiles bypromoting more telecommuting, and by working with regional, state, andfederal organizations such as SANDAG, NCTD, MTS, Amtrak, CARB and bikeand pedestrian groups to increase the viability of alternative transportation;
8. The City of Del Mar commits to work and partner with residents, businesses,and community groups to educate our community about the climate crisis, andto work to catalyze a just transition and a climate emergency mobilization effortat the local, state, national and global levels, to provide maximum protection toour residents; and
9. The City of Del Mar calls upon its community to accelerate the climateemergency mobilization effort and contribute to the reduction of the effects ofglobal warming for future generations by restoring near pre-industrialgreenhouse gas concentrations, by halting the development of new fossil fuelinfrastructure, by rapidly phasing out fossil fuels and the technologies whichrely upon them, by restoring ecosystems and habitats, by vastly reducing wasteand simultaneously creating high-quality, well-paying jobs with comprehensivelocal benefits, and mitigating the potentially adverse impacts to those who willbe most impacted by this transition, to result in an equitable, inclusive andresilient community for all.

30 June 2020, Portland City Council, Oregon, USA, population 654,741

Declared a Climate Emergency

motion text

Declaration text is here.
Excerpt:

1. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Portland City Council declares that a human-made climate emergency threatens our city, our region, our state, our nation, humanity, and the natural world, and that such an emergency calls for an immediate mobilization effort initiating greater action, resources, and collaboration that prioritizes frontline communities to restore a safe climate; and
2. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City of Portland asks businesses, non-profits, academia, large institutions, other governments, faith-based organizations, and residents to rise to the challenge of this emergency by making climate commitments of their own and mobilizing their resources, ingenuity and community wisdom to tackle this existential threat and restore a safe climate; and
3. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City of Portland will advance climate justice and climate action initiatives that are led by the community, especially frontline communities and youth from frontline communities, and accelerate investments in projects that benefit these communities in ways that are restorative, reparative, and build present and future well-being and wealth; and
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7 July 2020, Meridian Township, Michigan, USA, population 42,636

Declared a Climate Emergency

motion text

Minutes are here.
Excerpt:

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, we as members of the Meridian Township Board of Trustees, having adopted our own climate goals and policies to combat this climate emergency, will make it a priority to implement the township operations and community initiatives outlined in our Climate Sustainability Plan. Elected and appointed officials, boards and commissions, and staff shall consider Climate Change impacts and issues as they plan and implement various projects and activities.

21 July 2020, Frederick County Council, Maryland, USA, population 259,547

Declared a Climate Emergency

motion text

Motion text is here.

RESOLUTION OFTHE COUNTY COUNCILOF FREDERlCK COUNTY, MARYLAND
Re: Climate Emergency
A RESOLUTION establishing a Climate Emergency Mobilization Workgroupand committing the Frederick County Council to consider policy and legislative actions through the lens of climate change.
WHEREAS, our present climate crisis poses an immediate and long-term threat to the well- being of all communities, including Frederick County; and
WHEREAS, the adverse impacts of climate change test our infrastructure, emergency and social services; influence our access to food, water, and energy; disrupt commerce and our quality of life; and WHEREAS, the harm already caused by climate change demonstrates the effect temperature changes have had on ecological stability and safety, as attested by increased wildfires, floods, rising seas, climate refugees, diseases, droughts, and the ongoing mass extinction of species due to these changes; and
WHEREAS, restoring a safer and more stable climate requires an emergency mobilization to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions within a few decades, to improve carbon sequestration, and to implement measures to protect people and nature from the adverse consequences of abrupt climate change; and
WHEREAS, Section 203 of the Frederick County Charter allows the Council to appoint special ad hoc committees for inquiry and fact finding.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the County Council of Frederick County, Maryland, that climate change is threatening our county, state, nation and the world as we know it.
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED:
•That the Frederick County Council commits to implementing policy and legislative actions through the lens of climate change.
•That the Frederick County Council commits to equitable climate emergency mobilization efforts to address global warming, reduce county-wide greenhouse gas emissions 50% from 2010 levels by 2030 and 100% no later than 2050, and employ efforts to safely drawdown carbon from the atmosphere.
•That the Frederick County Council establishes an ad-hoc Climate Emergency Mobilization Workgroup in coordination with the City of Frederick to make recommendations to the County Council to achieve these emission goals.
•That the Workgroup will be comprised of the two sponsors of this resolution or their designees and members of the community who may include, but are not limited to, representatives of the following groups: Clean Water ActionClimate Change Working GroupDowntown Frederick Partnership Electric Vehicle Association of Greater Washington, DC (EVADC) Food Security NetworkFrederick County Building Industry AssociationFrederick County Chamber of CommerceFrederick County Farm Bureau Frederick County Food CouncilHealthy Soils FrederickMultifaith Alliance of Climate Stewards of Frederick County (MACS) Sierra Club Catoctin Group As well as representatives of public health, higher education, the scientific communities and other recognized and relevant stakeholders in the County.
•That the Workgroup will consider four main Climate Emergency concerns of specific relevance to Frederick County:
•Energy, Transportation, and Buildings
•Agriculture, Forestry, and Sequestration
•Health and Extreme Weather Adaptation and Resilience
•Public Engagement and Education

•That six months following the first meeting, the Climate Emergency Mobilization Workgroup will present a status report on the four main Climate Emergency concerns to the County Council on the progress of the Workgroup to date.
•That twelve months following the first meeting, the Climate Emergency Mobilization Workgroup will submit a final report to the County Council and to the public including legislative, administrative, and community recommendations to assist the County with meeting the goals of this resolution. Upon submission of this report, the County Council or their representatives, may submit questions/requests to the
workgroup for additional information. The workgroup will have eight weeks to respond to any requests after which time the workgroup will be dissolved.
•That the Frederick County Council will communicate with and educate the public about the climate emergency, including the efforts of the Climate Emergency Mobilization Workgroup.
•That this Resolution shall take effect on _____________, 2020.

21 July 2020, Mendocino County, California, USA, population 86,749

Declared a Climate Emergency

motion text

Resolution is here.
Excerpt:

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, the COUNTY OF MENDOCINO declares that a climate emergency threatens humanity and the natural and built environments; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the COUNTY OF MENDOCINO joins a worldwide call for a just transition away from fossil fuels and an urgent collaborative climate mobilization effort focused on enacting policies that dramatically reduce heat-trapping emissions, and rapidly catalyzing a mobilization at all levels of government to restore a safe climate; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the COUNTY OF MENDOCINO commits to insuring that our actions remain in alignment with the most current scientific findings regarding climate change; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that an urgent global climate mobilization effort to reverse global warming is needed to achieve net zero emissions as quickly as possible and that full community participation, inclusion and support is integral to our efforts to draw down carbon from the atmosphere safely and accelerate adaptation and resilience strategies in preparation for intensifying climate impacts; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the COUNTY OF MENDOCINO acknowledges that full public participation of its residents, including its disenfranchised communities, youth, elders, community organizations, labor groups, businesses and academia, is essential to the success of this effort; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the COUNTY OF MENDOCINO commits to ongoing education and active engagement of all County staff, members of committees and commissions, contractors, consultants, residents and independent community groups in alignment with the goals of mitigation, drawdown and adaption; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors encourages other organizations in the county – school boards, city governments, nonprofits, and local businesses – to adopt and adhere to their own Climate Change Resolutions, thereby showing the County’s intent to create county-wide acknowledgment of the effects climate change will have on our society; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors commits to addressing the climate implications of all policies and actions that come before the Board that have the potential to impact greenhouse gas emissions, carbon sequestration, and disaster preparedness within the County; and the Board of Supervisors commits to drawing on the deliberative work, research, and public outreach of the Mendocino County Climate Action Advisory Committee when considering such policies and actions.

The foregoing Resolution introduced by Supervisor McCowen, seconded by Supervisor Gjerde, and carried this 21st day of July, 2020, by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Brown, McCowen, Haschak, Gjerde, and Williams
NOES: None
ABSENT: None

28 July 2020, Ingham County, Michigan, USA, population 292,406

Declared a Climate Emergency

motion text

Minutes are here.
Excerpt:

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners hereby declares
a climate emergency for Ingham County.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the intent of this declaration is to build awareness and urgency to
develop sustainable practices in County government, including identifying and implementing
environmental programming into its existing commitments.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Ingham County accepts a role of regional leadership, and as such
will seek partnerships with other regional governments, businesses, community groups, educational
and other anchor institutions to best utilize regional expertise and resources to meet shared goals.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Ingham County will, expeditiously and with serious
determination, seek any available state, federal, and private funding for this effort and form alliances
with other Michigan cities that have declared a climate emergency or have a written climate action
plan to lobby for such funding.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Ingham County will underscore the need for full community
participation, inclusion, and support for the climate mobilization effort.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Ingham County commits to keeping the concerns of vulnerable
communities central to these efforts and will proactively invite and encourage underserved and
vulnerable communities to actively participate in order to advocate directly for their needs.

25 August 2020, Key Biscayne Village Council, Florida, USA, population 12,846

Declared a Climate Emergency
Resolution is here.

26 August 2020, Solana Beach City Council, California, USA, population 13,296

Declared a Climate Emergency
Population: 13,296

motion text

Motion text is here.
Excerpt:

NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Solana Beach, California, does resolve as follows:
1. That the above recitations are true and correct.
2. That the City of Solana Beach hereby declares that a climate and ecological emergency poses an existential threat to our city, our region, our state, our nation, all of humanity, and the natural world; and
3. That as the climate crisis facing our environment and the lives of future generations the City of Solana Beach commits to considering decisions through the lens of climate change and to consider updating existing plans, policies, and distribution of resources to recognize the climate situation.
4. That the City of Solana Beach reaffirms the goals set forth in its Climate Action Plan, including that of reaching 100 percent net renewable electricity by 2035 or earlier and that it will work aggressively towards its 2011 Vision for Environmental Sustainability which includes Zero Waste, Zero Emissions, and Water-Wise.
5. That the City of Solana Beach commits to increased attention, as resources allow, on its Climate Action Plan, updating it with new strategies, and goals when timely and propitious, and prioritizing the implementation of its strategies.
6. That the City of Solana Beach further commits to advance strategies to attain net-zero GHG emissions.
7. That the City commits to reducing automobile dependency by actively working with regional, state, and federal organizations such as SANDAG, NCTD, MTS, Amtrak, CARB, EPA, and bike and pedestrian groups to increase the viability of alternative transportation.
8. That the City of Solana Beach commits to ensuring that the City’s actions remain in alignment with the most current scientific findings regarding climate change and that it will continue to rely on and solicit the advice and guidance of scientific experts.
9. That the City of Solana Beach shall work with larger jurisdictions (e.g. county, state, federal, global) to increase concern about the severity of the climate crisis.
10. That the City of Solana Beach calls upon the State of California, the United States of America, and all governments and peoples worldwide to initiate a just transition and a climate emergency mobilization effort that reverses global warming by restoring near pre-industrial global average temperatures and greenhouse gas concentrations, halts the development of new fossil fuel infrastructure, rapidly phases out all fossil fuels and the technologies which rely upon them, transitions to regenerative agriculture, works to end the sixth mass extinction of species, creates high-quality, well-paying jobs with comprehensive benefits, mitigates the potentially adverse impacts to those who will be most impacted by this transition, and results in an equitable, inclusive and resilient community for all.
11. That the members of the Solana Beach City Council ask the City Manager to send a copy of this resolution to the City’s state and federal legislative delegations, to the Governor of California, and to the President of the United States.

1 September 2020, Bourne Town Council, Massachusetts, USA, population 19,754

Declared a Climate Emergency
Minutes are here.

8 September 2020, Middletown Common Council, Connecticut, USA, population 46,258

Declared a Climate Emergency

motion text

Agenda item is here.

Approving that the City of Middletown declares a climate emergency that threatens the existence of our civilization and the natural world; and that this resolution provides the foundation upon which the City of Middletown shall develop future priorities, legislation, policies, plans, budgets, and actions; andthat the Middletown Common Council will work with the Mayor to establish an emergency mobilization effort that, with ongoing City funding and appropriate financial and regulatory assistance from state and federal authorities, will aim to end City-generated greenhouse gas emissions by or before December 31, 2030, and to adopt techniques to safely reduce emitted carbon; andthat the Common Council urges the Mayor to direct all City department heads, committees, and commissions to establish plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by both the City and the wider community, placing the highest priority on providing the benefitsof a clean-energy economy to all community members on an equitable basis; andthat the City of Middletown recognizes environmental injustice as a racial justice issue which the City commits to address and understands that an equitable transition to a fossil-fuel-free economy requires full community participation; and that the City of Middletown will advocate for coordinated climate action at the regional, state, and federal levels to restore a safe and sustainable climate for all living beings on earth.

8 September 2020, Acton Town Meeting, Massachusetts, USA, population 21,929

Declared a Climate Emergency

motion text

Minutes are here.

Be It Therefore Resolved, that the residents of the Town of Acton hereby declare that a Climate Emergency threatens our town, state, and nation, as well as humanity broadly, and that a mobilization to meet this challenge is both an imperative and an unprecedented opportunity to stabilize the climate, remedy environmental harms, create clean-energy jobs, and improve human lives.

Be It Further Resolved, that the members of Acton Town Meeting call on Town government and staff, and all Acton civic groups, businesses, and residents to commit to a climate mobilization effort, with appropriate support from the state and federal governments, to bring net Town-wide carbon emissions to zero as quickly as possible, with a target date of 2030.

Be It Further Resolved, that the Town of Acton’s climate mobilization should also: (1) accelerate adaptation and resilience strategies in preparation for intensifying local and global climate impacts; (2) protect trees, forests, and other open spaces because of their ability to draw carbon out of the atmosphere and store it; and (3) ensure that the costs of such mobilization efforts do not unfairly burden those who are economically or socially disadvantaged, and that the benefits of a realized, sustainable future accrue to all.

Be it Further Resolved, that the Town of Acton calls on state and federal elected officials to initiate a Climate Emergency mobilization, and provide appropriate legislative, regulatory, and financial support to municipalities to implement local Climate Emergency initiatives.

9 September 2020, Tucson City Council, Arizona, USA, population 548,073

Declared a climate emergency /

motion text

Resolution is here.
Excerpt:

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUCSON ARIZONA, AS FOLLOWS:SECTION
1. The Mayor and Council of the City of Tucson declare that a climate and ecological emergency threatens our city, region, state, nation, civilization, humanity, and the natural world, and recognize the need for bold action to combat climate change, so that it meets or exceeds the current recommendations of the foremost climate scientists working around the world;

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City of Tucson commits to a citywide urgent climate mobilization effort to reverse global warming and the ecological crisis, which, with appropriate financial and regulatory assistance from local, state and federal authorities, reduces citywide greenhouse gas emissions as quickly as possible towards carbon neutrality by 2030; immediately initiates an effort to safely draw down carbon from the atmosphere through massive tree planting; ensuring a just and equitable transition for Tucsonans that are disproportionately impacted, and accelerating adaptation and resilience strategies in preparation for intensifying local climate impacts;

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, through this declaration Mayor Regina Romero’s Climate Action Advisory Council, which includes a representative of the Commission on Climate, Energy, and Sustainability (CCES), will support the development and implementation of a 10-year “Climate Action and Adaptation Plan” in collaboration with the hired consultant to guide the climate emergency response, as well as all climate mitigation, resilience, adaptation, engagement, education, advocacy, and research and development programs;

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City of Tucson commits to engaging our residents in the creation of the Climate Action and Adaptation Plan in order to accomplish this city-wide climate mobilization effort and to ensure a just and equitable transition with the full democratic participation of Tucsonans;

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City of Tucson commits to keeping the concerns of frontline and marginalized communities central to all Climate Emergency program planning processes and to inviting and encouraging such communities to actively participate in the development and implementation of this Climate Action and Adaptation Plan and all climate mobilization efforts;

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City of Tucson recognizes that the full participation, inclusion, support, and leadership of community organizations, faith communities, youth, labor organizations, academic institutions, businesses, non-profits, Indigenous groups, and racial, gender, family, immigrant, and disability justice organizations and other allies are integral to the climate emergency response and mobilization efforts;

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City of Tucson Mayor and Council directs that all City Departments work with the Pima Association of Governments, Climate Action Advisory Council and/or dedicated consultant to update the City of Tucson’s government operations greenhouse gas inventory by providing input data, including, but not limited to, stationary energy (fossil fuel combustion and grid-supplied electricity used in facilities, potable and reclaimed water, central Arizona project, fleet facilities, public lighting, district energy), on road and nonroad transportation, waste, employee commuting, and solar energy generation, within 3 months of the signing of this declaration ;

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City of Tucson Mayor and Council directs all City Departments to work with the Pima Association of Governments, Climate Action Advisory Council and/or dedicated consultant to review the greenhouse gas inventory, the “business-as-usual” forecasting that estimates carbon emissions if no action is taken, and to collaborate
11on scenario analysis to identify the most ambitious and feasible greenhouse gas reduction target options from their operations to become carbon neutral by 2030;

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, as a means to accomplish carbon neutrality by 2030, the City of Tucson Mayor and Council directs all City Departments, in coordination with the Climate Action Advisory Council and selected consultant developing the climate action plan previously approved by Mayor & Council, to identify and pursue strategies, and action to transition out of fossil fuel production, power generation, and use within City operations, including immediate changes to building codes, local ordinances, and permitting processes to de-incentivize the construction of new local fossil fuel infrastructure in city-owned property or city-funded construction.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City of Tucson Mayor and Council directs all City Departments to prioritize and align efforts with the Paris Agreement and the Green New Deal and identify climate adaptation and mitigation strategies that are people-centered and prioritize the following climate and sustainability solutions:
1.Clean and renewable energy: involves deploying and efficiently using clean, renewable and locally sourced electricity generated on site or transmitted through the power grid; including upgrading City facilities to 100% renewable energy such as solar and battery storage.
2.Electrification and fossil fuel phase-out: involves upgrading and replacing carbon-intensive, fossil fuel-based infrastructure and combustion power owned by the city with clean, renewably generated electric power; including having a long-term goal of electrifying the City’s public transit and vehicle fleet, and retrofitting City facilities.
3.Carbon sequestration: involves drawing down carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases from the atmosphere through ecological and/or technological methods and capturing and safely storing them in plants, soils, water systems, and other solid forms; primarily through massive tree planting and the Tucson Million Trees campaign.
4.Transportation, mobility, and connectivity: involves developing and enhancing land use patterns that foster safe, multimodal, accessible, equitable, intelligent, and clean motorized and non- motorized travel options, infrastructure, and community connectivity; including updating zoning codes to allow compatible residential infill and neighborhood-oriented commercial uses so that services like bakeries, grocery stores, and coffee shops are accessible to residents by foot or bike.
5.Resource conservation and the elimination of waste: involves conserving natural and manufactured resources by means of responsible production, consumption, reuse, and recycling; including developing a Zero Waste Plan for the City with a 50% waste diversion goal by 2030 and zero waste by 2050; adopting the “food recovery hierarchy” citywide through educational programs and policies to first promote the reduction of surplus food, and then ensure excess food is use to feed the hungry, the animals, composted before it ends in the landfill; expanding the City’s Conservation Programs to further reduce water use; and instituting a paperless management system by digitalizing all City files and processes.
6.Green infrastructure and restorative ecology: involves incorporating green infrastructure (trees, capture and use of stormwater runoff) into community design, and restoring, rehabilitating, and repurposing damaged ecosystems through active intervention (e.g. buffel grass removal).
7.Climate adaptation and resilience: involves preparing for, learning from, and adapting to the effects of climate change through proactive and holistic planning and response at the infrastructural, cultural, and institutional levels; including limiting/restricting development in areas that are vulnerable to flooding, landslides, and wildfires; increasing the number of community cooling centers for vulnerable populations during extreme heat; incorporating changing climatic conditions and climate hazards into emergency response and recovery programs; ensuring affordable housing units are available for vulnerable communities.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City of Tucson Mayor and Council directs the City Manager to report back on opportunities and funding to address the climate and ecological emergency and its impacts through existing hazard mitigation programs;

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City of Tucson Mayor and Council directs the City Clerk to work with the Climate Action Advisory Council to include greenhouse gas and co-pollutant impact statements, greenhouse gas and co-pollutant reduction and greenhouse gas drawdown statements in all relevant Council motions, much as it currently includes fiscal impact statements;

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City of Tucson Mayor and Council joins a nation-wide call for a regional just and equitable transition and urgent climate mobilization collaborative effort focused on transforming our region, enacting policies that dramatically reduce heat-trapping emissions, and rapidly catalyzing a mobilization at all levels of government to reverse global warming and the ecological crisis;

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, with the concurrence of the City of Tucson Mayor Regina Romero, that by the adoption of this Resolution, the City of Tucson hereby includes in its 2020 Federal Legislative Program, support for H.Con.Res.52 and S.Con.Res.22, “Expressing the sense of Congress that there is a climate emergency which demands a massive-scale mobilization to halt, reverse, and address its consequences and causes,” and its 2020 and 2021 Federal Legislative Program support for any legislation that would initiate a national emergency-speed mobilization to reverse global warming and the ecological crisis, as described in the text of this Resolution;

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City of Tucson calls on the State of Arizona, the United States of America, Tribal nations and all governments and peoples worldwide to initiate a just and equitable transition and urgent climate mobilization effort to reverse global warming by restoring near pre-industrial global average temperatures and greenhouse gas concentrations, that rapidly phases out all fossil fuels and the technologies which rely upon them, ends human-induced greenhouse gas emissions as quickly as possible, initiates an effort to safely draw down carbon from the atmosphere, transitions to regenerative agriculture, ends the potential for a sixth mass extinction, and creates high-quality, good-paying jobs with comprehensive benefits for those who will be impacted by this transition.

SECTION 2.WHEREAS, it is necessary for the preservation of the peace, health and safety of the City of Tucson that this Resolution become effective, an emergency is declared to exist, and this Resolution shall be effective immediately upon its passage and adoption.
PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED by the Mayor and Council of the City of Tucson, Arizona, September 9, 2020.

12 September 2020, Wellfleet Town Meeting, Massachusetts, USA, population 2,750

Declared a Climate Emergency at their Town Meeting, the local governing mechanism in Cape Cod.

motion text

Agenda item is here.

The Town of Wellfleet recognizes that the climate emergency, driven by human activity including energy consumption and land use practices and leading to global warming, rising seas, deadly storms, dangerous heatwaves, acidifying oceans, and melting ice sheets, poses an imminent threat to the health, safety and economic security of the residents of the Town. The Town of Wellfleet therefore adopts as its policy the objective of reducing net greenhouse gas emissions from human activity within and by the Town to zero at the earlies technically and economically feasible time, and directs that all officers and departments of the Town take such measures within the scope of their respective responsibilities and authority as may be necessary and prudent to facilitate such policy and objective.

12 September 2020, Brewster Town Meeting, Massachusetts, USA, population 9,820

Declared a Climate Emergency
Motion text Article 24 is here.

14 September 2020, Falmouth Town Meeting, Massachusetts, USA, population 31,531

Declared a Climate Emergency at their Town Meeting, the local governing mechanism in Cape Cod.

motion text

Minutes here when published.
Resolution as quoted in news article:

Be it resolved that the Town of Falmouth recognizes that the climate emergency, driven by human activity including energy consumption and land use practices and leading to global warming, rising seas, deadly storms, dangerous heat waves, acidifying oceans and melting ice sheets, poses a threat to the health, safety and economic security of the residents of the Town. The Town of Falmouth therefore adopts as its policy the objective of reducing net greenhouse gas emissions from human activity within and by the town to zero at the earliest technically and economically feasible time, and requests the board of selectmen to direct all officers and departments of the town to take such measures within the scope of their respective responsibilities and authority as may be necessary and prudent to facilitate such policy and objective.

21 September 2020, Provincetown Town Meeting, Massachusetts, USA, population 2,952

Declared a Climate Emergency at their Town Meeting, the local governing mechanism in Cape Cod.

motion text

Minutes are here.

17-1. Climate Policy. The Town of Provincetown recognizes that the climate emergency, driven by human activity including energy consumption and land use practices and leading to global warming, rising seas, deadly storms, dangerous heat waves, acidifying oceans, and melting ice sheets, poses an imminent threat to the health, safety and economic security of the residents of the Town, the Town of Provincetown therefore adopts as its policy the objective of reducing net greenhouse gas emissions from human activity within and by the Town to zero at the earliest technically and economically feasible time, and directs that all officers and departments of the Town take such measures within the scope of their respective responsibilities and authority as may be necessary and prudent to facilitate such policy and objective; or to take any other action relative thereto.

21 September 2020, Saco City Council, Maine, USA, population 19,964

Declared a Climate Emergency

motion text

Agenda is here.
Excerpt:

NOW BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED, the City of Saco declares that a climate and ecological emergency threatens our city, state, nation, civilization, humanity, and the natural world;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City of Saco commits to a city-wide mobilization effort to combat global warming and the ecological crisis, which, with appropriate financial and regulatory assistance from State and Federal authorities: (a) Prioritizes zero-carbon solutions for local electricity, heating, and transportation systems, and (b) Accelerates local adaptation and resilience strategies in preparation for intensifying local climate impacts;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City of Saco is committed to educating Saco residents about consequences of climate change, including the need for financial resources, and regulatory oversight to reduce with the aim of eliminating greenhouse gasses; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City of Saco recognizes that the full participation, inclusion, support, and leadership of youth, community organizations, and racial, gender, immigrant, and disability justice organizations and other allies are integral to the climate emergency response and mobilization efforts;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the Saco City Council directs the City Administrator to review opportunities for greenhouse gas emissions reductions and sustainability and resiliency within the City and within budgetary restrictions, and report to City Council within one year;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the Saco City Council requests that the City Administrator investigate the creation of a comprehensive training plan for City Department Directors about potential energy efficiency gains, and report back to the City Council about how such a training program may be administered to all City employees and volunteers, with the budgetary demands and required resources;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the Saco City Council tasks all City commissions to develop greenhouse gas emission reduction plans within planning and permitting (through local ordinances updates and the Comprehensive Plan updates and implementation); energy and sustainability (through recommendations by the Energy Committee and department directors); budgeting (review of financing initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions); coastal waters (review safe and efficient methods for economic feasibility of working waterfronts);
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City of Saco implements a program to encourage use of non-polluting utilities such as solar panels, while also supporting less driving in general through walkability, biking initiatives, and usage of non-gas powered vehicles, which would be one method of a Saco Climate Mobilization Action Plan, the goal of which is to further the expansion of renewable energy, energy efficiency, and sustainable transportation initiatives within its jurisdiction, as well as other projects to reduce community-wide greenhouse gas emissions;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City of Saco commits to engaging our residents and local stakeholders in education and public deliberations on the climate emergency, ensuring that local voices will directly inform the Saco climate mobilization efforts as well as ensure a just transition with the full democratic participation of Saco residents;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City of Saco joins the global Climate Emergency Movement and calls on the State of Maine, the United States Congress, the President of the United States, and all governments and people worldwide to declare a climate emergency, initiate a Climate Mobilization to reverse global warming and the ecological crises, and provide maximum protection for all people and species of the world.

22 September 2020, Dennis Town Council, Massachusetts, USA, population 14,207

Declared a Climate Emergency
Minutes P3 are here.

22 September 2020, Contra Costa County, California, USA, population 1,153,526

Declared a Climate Emergency

motion text

Minutes here when published. Agenda item is here.
Resolution:
Excerpt:

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors of the County of Contra Costa declares a climateemergency that threatens the long-term economic and social well-being, health, safety, and security of the County, and that urgentaction by all levels of government is needed to immediately address this climate emergency.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Contra Costa County supports the State of California’s recent goals to reduce greenhousegases by 40% below 1990 levels by 2030 (SB 32, 2016); achieve net carbon neutrality by 2045 (Executive Order B-55-18,2018); and provide 100% of the State’s electricity from clean energy sources by 2045 (SB 100, 2018); and intends to take actionsto help achieve these goals.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Contra Costa County establish an interdepartmental task force of all Department heads, ortheir senior deputies, that will focus on urgently implementing the County’s Climate Action Plan – as currently adopted and as itmay be amended by the Board – and identifying additional actions, policies, and programs the County can undertake to reduceand adapt to the impacts of a changing climate. This task force should report to the Board of Supervisors through the CountySustainability Commission and the Board’s Sustainability Committee on a semi-annual basis starting in March 2021. Reports tothe Board of Supervisors shall be discussion items for the Board.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors and the County Sustainability Commission seek input from thecommunity (with a special focus on highly impacted Environmental Justice communities), workers (especially impactedworkers), and business/industry to help the County anticipate and plan for an economy that is less dependent on fossil fuels,helps plan for a “Just Transition” away from a fossil-fuel dependent economy, and considers how the County’s recovery fromthe COVID-19 pandemic can incorporate the County’s climate goals. As the State of California adopts policies and goals forreducing pollution and addressing climate change, the County will develop strategies to improve the health, safety, infrastructure,job opportunities and revenue opportunities during the shift to a zero emission economy. The County will provide specialattention to helping develop new opportunities for frontline and impacted communities that realize economic, health and otherbenefits. The Commission will include this topic in its ongoing advice to the Board of Supervisors.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Contra Costa County should develop policies to require all new construction to be fullyelectric through the adoption of reach building codes.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Contra Costa County will prioritize the implementation of its Climate Action Plan in orderto achieve greenhouse gas reductions as soon as possible and will consider equity and social justice issues in the implementationof the plan.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that health, socio-economic, and racial equity considerations should be included inpolicymaking and climate solutions at all levels and across all sectors as the consequences of climate change have significantimpacts on all County residents, especially the young, the elderly, low-income or communities of color, and other vulnerablepopulations.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the General Plan and Climate Action Plan as updated should include land use policies andactions that will facilitate greater availability of fresh food to County residents by creating more opportunities for communitygardens, urban gardens, farmers markets, and related policies and programs.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County calls for all Contra Costa cities andagencies, as well as regional agencies, to also approve a Climate Emergency Declaration to create a unified Countywide voicearound climate change and strengthen the call for state and federal actions and funds to address the economic, social, publichealth, and national security threats posed by the climate crisis.

26 September 2020, Harwich Town Meeting, Massachusetts, USA, population 12,243

Declared a Climate Emergency
[Minutes here when published]

26 September 2020, Truro Town Meeting, Massachusetts, USA, population 2,003

Declared a Climate Emergency
[Minutes here when published]

26 September 2020, Eastham Town Meeting, Massachusetts, USA, population 4,956

Declared a Climate Emergency

motion text

Minutes are here.

The Town of Eastham recognizes that the climate emergency, driven by human activity including human consumption and land use practices and leading to global warming, rising seas, deadly storms, dangerous heat waves, acidifying oceans, and melting ice sheets, poses a threat to the health, safety and economic security of the residents of the Town. The Town of Eastham therefore adopts as its policy the objective of reducing net greenhouse gas emissions from human activity within and by the Town to zero at the earliest technically and economically feasible time, and directs that all officers and departments of the Town take such measures within the scope of their respective responsibilities and authority as may be necessary and prudent to facilitate such policy and objective.
Summary by Town: The language of this article is not appropriate as a Town By-law. By-laws have a specific form that includes: definition of terms, enforcement and appeal process, entity responsible for enforcement, and fines/penalties applicable if not followed. The article requires the Town to adopt a policy, which is achievable, and also asks that it be adopted as a bylaw, which is not achievable.
Majority vote to adopt policy/not as bylaw was declared by Moderator Count: 182 Yes 44 No

29 September 2020, Yolo County, California, USA, population 220,500

Declared a Climate Emergency

motion text

Agenda is here.
[Minutes here when published]

6 October 2020, Redmond City Council, Washington, USA, population 71,929

Declared a Climate Emergency
Council press release is here.
[Minutes here when published]

19 October 2020, Mashpee Town Meeting, Massachusetts, USA, population 14,006

Declared a Climate Emergency
Motion is here.

24 October 2020, Lexington Town Council, Massachusetts, USA, population 33,792

Declared a Climate Emergency

motion text

Motion is here.
Excerpt:

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the Town of Lexington declares that a climate emergency threatens our town, region, state, nation, civilization, humanity and the natural world;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the Town of Lexington commits to a town-wide climate emergency mobilization effort to combat global warming, which, with appropriate financial and regulatory assistance from State and Federal authorities, would further the goal of ending town-wide greenhouse gas emissions as quickly as possible and no later than 2035;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the Town of Lexington commits to educating our residents about the climate emergency;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the Town of Lexington underscores the need for full community participation, inclusion, and support, and recognizes that the residents of Lexington, community organizations, academic institutions, faith, youth, labor, business and homeowners associations and groups, as well as groups focused on environmental, food and economic issues will be integral to and in the leadership of the mobilization effort;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the Town of Lexington joins a nation-wide call for a regional collaborative effort focused on transforming our region and rapidly catalyzing a mobilization at all levels of government to restore a safe climate; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the Town of Lexington calls on the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the United States of America, and peoples worldwide to initiate a mobilization effort to reverse global warming by restoring near pre-industrial global average temperatures and greenhouse gas concentrations, by immediately halting the development of all new fossil-fuel infrastructure, and as quickly as possible phasing out all fossil fuels and the technologies which rely upon them, ending other greenhouse gas emissions, and initiating an effort to safely draw down carbon from the atmosphere.

27 October 2020, Buffalo Common Meeting, New York, USA, population 255,284

Declared a Climate Emergency
Declaration Text: http://buffalony.iqm2.com/Citizens/Detail_LegiFile.aspx?ID=13061&highlightTerms=climate%20crisis

31 October 2020, Orleans Town Meeting, Massachusetts, USA, population 5,890

Declared a Climate Emergency
Minutes are here. https://www.town.orleans.ma.us/sites/g/files/vyhlif3631/f/uploads/stm_10-31-2020_doings_0.pdf

2 November 2020, Sonoma City Council, California, USA, population 10,648

Declared a Climate Emergency

motion text

Motion text is here.
Excerpt:

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Sonoma declares that a climate emergency threatens our city, our Sonoma Valley, our region, our state, and all life on Earth;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Sonoma commits to a city-wide climateemergency mobilization in alignment with current and evolving climate science that includes: (1) mitigation: reduce city-wide greenhouse gas emissions to net zero no later than 2030; (2) drawdown/sequestration: supporting effective carbon negative actions to place carbon underground where it will remain for virtual perpetuity plus supporting similar steps that remove carbon from the atmosphere; and (3) adaptation/resilience: implementing and/or supporting measures to prepare for the inevitable consequences and impacts of a rapidly warming planet;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Sonoma will begin an evaluation of all existing and emerging policies, plans, projects, purchases, and priorities in accordance with our critical goals of mitigation, drawdown, and adaptation;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Sonoma will work in partnership with the RCPA to immediately make a comprehensive update to the latest data on citywide GHG emissions — including those associated with residents’ consumption of goods and services — and to request RCPA to thereafter track our city’s GHG emissions and publicly report annually on our progress towards the goal of net zero emissions; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Sonoma will, during the update of its General Plan, evaluate and include the goals of net zero emissions by 2030 (mitigation), carbon negative action (drawdown), and management of climate-affected impacts (adaptation); 7www.cnn.com>2019/11/05>world>climate-emergency-scientists
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Sonoma commits to ongoing education and active engagement of all city staff, members of boards and commissions, local non-profit organizations, contractors, consultants, residents, and independent community groups in alignment with the adopted emergency goals of mitigation, drawdown, and adaptation; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council has established an ad hoc subcommittee tasked with creating a standing Joint Climate Action Subcommittee with two members of the City Council and two members of the Community Services and Environment Commission (CSEC) tasked with determining best courses of action to pursue implementation of the climate emergency mobilization;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Sonoma will ensure that its Sustainability Coordinator will be responsible for overseeing city climate-related efforts and have the authority to form teams as needed to address the climate emergency successfully. Under the direction of the City Council, City Manager, and City Planning Director, in meeting these responsibilities, the Sustainability Coordinator shall work closely with the city’s Community Services and Environment Commission (CSEC);
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Sonoma acknowledges that full public participation of its residents is essential to the success of this effort;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Sonoma commits to contributing to RCPA’s development of a countywide 2030 Climate Emergency Mobilization Strategy focused on identifying key local actions — including RCPA’s 10-year Emergency Policy Directive setting out priorities for the most-effective local policies and programs that will drive systems change and identify the key areas for state-level advocacy;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Sonoma will support the RCPA coalition of local governments mobilizing for effective and rapid regional climate action;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Sonoma, to set a clear example for the community, commits to reduce the carbon footprint of its municipal operations to net zero no later than 2030;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Sonoma joins a nationwide call for a broader just transition and emergency mobilization at all levels of government to restore a safe climate, and will partner with local, regional and state agencies to implement immediate actions — including implementation of the climate actions adopted by the city in 20168 and the Climate Action and Environmental Sustainability 2020-2021 Work Plan.

9 November 2020, Orlando City Council, Florida, USA, population 287,442

Declared a Climate Emergency
Resolution record is here.

10 November 2020, Novato City Council, California, USA, population 51,904

Declared a Climate Emergency
Agenda item is here.

19 November 2020, Barnstable Town Council, Massachusetts, USA, population 44,477

Declared a Climate Emergency

motion text

Agenda item is here.

RESOLVED:
That due to the threat posed by global climate change to the health, safety and economic security of the residents of the Town of Barnstable, including rising seas, deadly storms, dangerous heat waves, acidifying oceans and melting ice sheets, and in recognition that this climate emergency is driven by human energy consumption and land use practices, the Town of Barnstable hereby adopts as its policy the objective of reducing net greenhouse gas emissions from human activity within and by the Townto zero to the extent technically and economically feasible; and the Town Manager is hereby directed, in consultation with the officers and departments of the Town, to identify and recommend to the Council measures that may be taken by the Town to facilitate such policy and objective.

1 December 2020, Corte Madera Town Council, California, USA, population 9,751

Declared a Climate Emergency
Motion text in agenda is here.

16 December 2020, Encinitas Council, California, USA, population 62,709

Declared a Climate Emergency
[Minutes here when published]

17 December 2020, Sacramento County Council, California, USA, population 1,552,058

Declared a Climate Emergency

motion text

Declaration text is in agenda here.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors of the County of Sacramento does hereby declare climate change an emergency requiring urgent and immediate mobilization of public and private resources to develop and implement a climate and sustainability plan that identifies and integrates current and future actions necessary to achieve an equitable, sustainable, and resilient economy and transition to a countywide carbon neutrality footprint by 2030; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the County of Sacramento commits to build on existing climate action commitments and taking significant steps to sustain and accelerate short term communitywide carbon elimination, and all efforts and actions necessary to eliminate emissions by 2030, recognizing that such a goal will only be achieved through regional collaboration between multiple partners; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the Communitywide Climate Action Plan shall explain the County’s approach to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in order to achieve carbon neutrality by 2030, building on recommendations and analysis from community partners, and suggested mitigation measures from climate experts, urban and regional planners, community members, and economists. Development and implementation of the plan shall be guided by science, data, best practices, and equity concerns; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, County staff shall evaluate the resources necessary to achieve carbon neutrality by 2030, and the emergency actions required to eliminate emissions by 2030. Where existing funding or resources do not support the level of action required, County staff shall identify gaps and provide recommendations to the County Executive and Board of Supervisors.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the County of Sacramento will establish, within 60 days, a permanent Climate Emergency Mobilization Task Force composed of climate experts including but not limited to representatives of the scientific community and academia to oversee the development and implementation of a climate emergency response plan utilized by all departments within the County of Sacramento, and each department shall assign a point person to provide regular updates to the Task Force and the Board of Supervisors concerning departmental progress in reducing emissions.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, it is vital that farmers operating within the County of Sacramento be supported during the climate emergency, including support in necessary conservation and regenerative practices that will reduce emissions and improve resilience to extreme weather events.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the County of Sacramento affirms the community’s need to understand, participate and support all actions and initiatives the County adopts in response to the climate emergency. The County therefore commits to support outreach, information and education for County residents and staff on the urgent need to reduce GHG emissions, and the policies and strategies necessary to advance sustainability and resilience. Implementation of the County’s climate efforts shall include the engagement of community-based and grassroots organizations and inclusive economic development partners, with a focus on low-income and disadvantaged communities, youth, communities of color, and environmental justice.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the County shall continue to support and enhance local climate mitigation and adaptation efforts, and the work of local agencies and partners, including the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD), the Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District (AQMD), the Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG), and other regional agencies and associations as well as the region’s environmental and social justice member organizations.

21 December 2020, Montague City Council, Michigan, USA, population 2,361

Declared a Climate Emergency
Agenda is here.

13 January 2021, Wayland Town Council, Massachusetts, USA, population 13,444

Declared a Climate Emergency
Minutes are here.
Motion text is here on P111.

19 January 2021, Tumwater City Council, Washington, USA, population 25,844

Declared a Climate Emergency

Motion text is here.

21 January 2021, Boone Town Council, North Carolina, USA, popluation 19,667

Declared a Climate Emergency
Agenda item is here.

1 February 2021, West Lafayette City Council, Indiana, USA, population 50,996

Declared a Climate Emergency on 1 February 2021
Population: 50,996
Agenda item is here.

2 February 2021, Olympia City Council, Washington, USA, population 55,919

Declared a Climate Emergency
Motion text: https://www.olympiawa.gov/Document_center/Community/Climate%20Change%20Response/M-2194.pdf

16 February 2021, Thurston County, Washington, USA, population 290,536

Declared a Climate Emergency
Minutes:

22 February 2021, Bangor City Council, Maine, USA, population 32,262

Declared a Climate Emergency
Minutes P4 are here.

23 February 2021, La Mesa City Council, California, USA, population 59,249

Declared a Climate Emergency
Declaration text is here.
Minutes are here.

8 March 2021, Mount Desert Town Meeting, Maine, USA, population 2,101

Declared a Climate Emergency
Minutes are here.

9 March 2021, Rohnert Park City Council, California, USA, population 43,291

Declared a Climate Emergency
Motion is here.

10 March 2021, East Hampton Town Council, New York, USA, population 22,009

Declared a Climate and Ecological Emergency
Motion is here.

31 March 2021, Tiburon Town Council, California, USA, population 9,084

Declared a Climate Emergency
Agenda item is here.

1 April 2021, Northampton City Council, Massachusetts, USA, population 28,451

Declared a Climate Emergency
Minutes are here.

7 April 2021, Chapel Hill Town Council, North Carolina, USA, population 64,051

Declared a Climate Emergency
Minutes are here.

12 April 2021, Duluth City Council, Minnesota, USA, population 86,265

Declared a Climate Emergency
Minutes are here.

21 April 2021, Dayton City Council, Ohio, USA, population 141,759

Declared a Climate Emergency
Minutes are here.

29 April 2021, Hawaii State Government, USA, population 1,455,271

Declared a Climate Emergency in a motion passed by both houses of parliament, becoming the first state in the US to do so.
The adopted motion is here.

3 May 2021, Langley City Council, Washington, USA, population 1,140

Declared a Climate Emergency
Minutes are here.

18 May 2021, New Rochelle City Council, New York, USA, population 78,557

Declared a Climate Emergency
Approved motion is here.

22 May 2021, Shrewsbury Town Meeting, Massachusetts, USA
Declared a Climate and Ecological Emergency
Agenda is here.

22 May 2021, Yarmouth Town Meeting, Massachusetts, USA, population 23,793

Declared a Climate Emergency
Motion is here.

27 May 2021, Karuk Tribe, California, USA, population 3,751 tribal members

Declared a Climate Emergency
Declaration Text: https://documentcloud.adobe.com/link/review?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:c350897b-f36e-4d5d-82da-93eab19eae1d#pageNum=2

2 June 2021, Arlington Town Meeting, Massachusetts, USA, population 42,844

Declared a Climate Emergency and mobilisation
Motion is here.

15 June 2021, Marin County, California, USA, population 258,826

Declared a Climate Emergency
Resolution text is here.

20 July 2021, Plymouth Town Council, Massachusetts, USA, population 58,271

Declared a Climate Emergency
Declaration is here.

3 August 2021, Calistoga City Council, California, USA, population 5,247

Declared a Climate Emergency
Agenda is here.

24 August 2021, Whitehall City Council, Michigan, USA, population 2,832

Declared a Climate and Ecological Emergency
Minutes are here.

7 September 2021, Santa Ana City Council, California, USA, population 332,318

Declared a Climate Emergency
Agenda Item 33 download link is here.

13 September 2021, Richmond City Council, Virginia, USA, population 226,610

Declared a Climate and Ecological Emergency
Minutes record and link are here.

20 September 2021, San Rafael City Council, California, USA, population 58,440

Declared a Climate Emergency
Minutes are here.

21 September 2021, Carlsbad City Council, California, USA, population 115,382

Declared a Climate Emergency
Agenda links are here.

4 October 2021, Prairie Village City Council, Kansas, USA, population 22,957

Recognised a Climate Emergency
Minutes are here.

6 October 2021, Larkspur City Council, California, USA, population 12,254

Declared a Climate Emergency
Minutes are here.

18 October 2021, Westchester County, New York, USA, population 1,004,457

Declared a Climate Emergency
Resolution is here.

2 November 2021, Hastings-on-Hudson Village, New York, USA, population 8,590

Declared a Climate Emergency
Declaration is here.

4 November 2021, Kansas City Council, Missouri, USA, population 508,090

Declared a Climate and Ecological Emergency
Motion text can be downloaded here.

10 November 2021, Mount Vernon City Council, New York, USA, population 67,345

Declared a Climate Emergency
Agenda (annotated with record that the motion passed) is here.

17 November 2021, Mamaroneck Town Council, New York, USA, population 29,945

Declared a Climate Emergency
Council news and motion link is here.

22 November 2021, Lewisboro Town Board, New York, USA, population 12,766

Declared a Climate Emergency
Agenda is here.

20 December 2021, Marquette City Council, Michigan, USA, population 20,995

Declared a Climate Emergency
Minutes and Agenda (containing declaration text) are here.

21 December 2021, Golden Valley City Council, Minnesota, USA, population 20,371

Declared a Climate Emergency
Minutes: https://www.goldenvalleymn.gov/DocumentCenter/View/1346/21-100_12-22-Declare-Climate-Emergency-Impacting-Environment-Economy-and-Human-Health?bidId=.

4 January 2022, Eden Prairie City Council, Minnesota, USA, population 64,198

Declared a Climate Emergency
Declaration is here.

18 January 2022, Robbinsdale City Council, Minnesota, USA, population 13,953

Declared a Climate Emergency
Minutes/Agenda: login to council website required to view Minutes, but the article suggests the resolution was likely to be similar to those of other cities in a climate coalition in the Hennepin County, for example, the Golden Valley resolution at P144 of their agenda packet here.

18 January 2022, St. Louis Park Council, Minnesota, USA population 49,069

Declared a Climate Emergency
Agenda is here.

18 January 2022, Northfield City Council, Minnesota, USA, population 20,790

Declared a Climate Emergency
Council announcement is here.

19 January 2022, Saint Paul City Council, Minnesota, USA, population 310,368

Declared a Climate Emergency
Minutes are here.

24 January 2022, Bloomington City Council, Minnesota, USA, population 89,987

Declared a Climate Emergency
Motion text in agenda is here.

24 January 2022, Red Wing City Council, Minnesota, USA, population 16,320

Declared a Climate Emergency
Minutes, Item 10 are here.

24 January 2022, Moorhead City Council, Minnesota, USA, population 44,505

Declared a Climate Emergency
Motion is here.

25 January 2022, Lauderdale City Council, Minnesota, USA, population 2,511

Declared a Climate Emergency
Declaration Text: https://miweblink.metro-inet.us/LauderdalePublic/0/edoc/20239/01252022.pdf

26 January 2022, Grand Marais City Council, Minnesota, USA, population 1,357

Declared a Climate Emergency
Agenda pack is here.

1 February 2022, Nederland Town, Colorado, USA, population 1,533

Declared a Climate Emergency
Minutes are here.

1 February 2022, American Canyon City Council, California, USA, population 21,837

Declared a Climate Emergency and set a 2030 net zero target date.
Declaration Text: https://legistarweb-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/attachment/pdf/1212476/1._Resolution_Climate_Emergency.pdf

14 February 2022, Maplewood City Council, Minnesota, USA, population 40,885

Declared a Climate Emergency
Minutes are here.

22 February 2022, Cook County, Minnesota, USA, population 5,600

Declared a Climate Emergency
Link to motion text is here.

1 March 2022, Chula Vista City Council, California, USA, population 275,487

Declared a Climate Emergency
Agenda Item 7.1 is here.

15 March 2022, Yountville Town Council, California, USA, population 3,436

Declared a Climate Emergency
Agenda item is here.

4 April 2022, Stamford City, Connecticut, USA, population 135,470

Declared a Climate Emergency
Minutes are here.

5 April 2022, Napa City Council, California, USA, population 78,818

Declared a Climate Emergency and set a 2030 net zero target date
Declaration text: https://napacity.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=5541460&GUID=2586210A-32CD-451F-9B9C-70D7080DFA7D&Options=&Search=

12 April 2022, St. Helena City Council, California, USA, population 5,386

Declared a Climate Emergency and set a 2030 net zero target date
Declaration text: https://sthelena.civicweb.net/document/62817/

25 April 2022, Evanston City Council, Illinois, USA, population 78,110

Declared a Climate Emergency
Agenda and Actions record are here.

4 May 2022, Sudbury Town Meeting, Massachusetts, USA, population 18,934

Declared a Climate Emergency
Warrant report link is here.

7 June 2022, Napa County, California, USA, population 136,307

Declared a Climate Emergency and set a 2030 decarbonisation target
Declaration text: https://napa.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=5668769&GUID=138704C7-2D0C-41A9-A4BA-E06971F87CDD

15 June 2022, Ukiah City Council, California, USA, population 16,607

Declared a Climate Emergency
Agenda is here.

21 June 2022, Framingham City Council, Massachusetts, USA, population 72,362

Declared a Climate Emergency and set a 2050 carbon neutral target date for the community with an aspirational 2030 date if funding is received

Minutes: https://www.framinghamma.gov/DocumentCenter/View/46056/Order-2022-083-Request-of-Environment-Sustainability-Subcommittee-a-report-recom-regarding-proposed-Climate-Emergency-Declaration?bidId=

22 June 2022, Bethlehem Town Board, New York, USA, population 34,924

Declared a Climate and Ecological Emergency
Declaration text: http://bethlehemtownny.iqm2.com/Citizens/FileOpen.aspx?Type=15&ID=1989&Inline=True

6 September 2022, Mill Valley City Council, California, USA, population 14,231

Declared a Climate Emergency

Resolution text is here.

8 September 2022, La Crosse City Council, Wisconsin, USA, population 52,680

Declared a Climate and Ecological Emergency

Resolution text is here.

23 January 2023, Birmingham City Commission, Michigan, USA, population 21,813

Declared a Climate Emergency

Video, with motion and vote from 1.53.03 mark at: https://vimeo.com/showcase/6708293/video/791498334

30 January 2023, Pasadena City Council, California, USA, population 138,699

Declared a Climate Emergency and set a 2030 target date for 100% carbon-free electricity

Minutes: https://ww2.cityofpasadena.net/2023%20Agendas/Jan_30_23/Agendarecap1.asp

11 April 2023, Muskegon City Commission, Michigan, USA, population 38,318

Declared a Climate Emergency and set a 2040 zero emissions target date for the commission’s own operations

Minutes: https://pub-muskegon.escribemeetings.com/filestream.ashx?DocumentId=1282

12 September 2023, Leon County Commission, Florida, USA, population 292,198

Declared a Climate and Ecological Emergency

Motion text: https://tallahasseereports.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Leon-County-Board-of-County-Commissioners-Meeting-Agenda-for-September-12-2023.pdf