Title
Regional Climate Mitigation Plan
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Not referred to a committee.
City Manager Recommendation:
Move to recommend City Council adoption of revised community-wide greenhouse gas emissions reductions targets and baseline year.
Report
Issue:
Whether to recommend adoption of the revised community-wide greenhouse gas emissions reductions targets and baseline year. Adoption will provide common targets among local jurisdictions working collaboratively on a climate action plan.
Staff Contact:
Rich Hoey, P.E., Public Works Director, 360.753.8495
Danelle MacEwen, Performance Management Specialist, Administrative Services Department, 360.753.8211
Presenter(s):
Danelle MacEwen
Karen Parkhurst, Thurston Regional Planning Council
Background and Analysis:
In November 2015, the City formally committed to what is now known as the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy. The Global Covenant is a coalition of cities committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions at a local level. Currently, more than 7,400 cities worldwide participate. As a member of the Global Covenant of Mayors, the City committed to several actions, including the development of a climate action plan.
A climate action plan is typically comprised of two elements - a climate mitigation plan (reducing greenhouse gas emissions) and a climate adaptation plan (adapting to a changing climate). Thurston Regional Planning Council (TRPC) recently completed a climate adaptation plan for Thurston County. In addition, the City is actively developing a Sea Level Rise Management Plan as another important adaptation effort. The focus of this discussion with the Land Use and Environment Committee is on regional climate mitigation planning.
In April 2018, Thurston County, Olympia, Lacey, Tumwater and TRPC signed an interlocal agreement to complete Phase 1 of a Regional Climate Mitigation Plan. Phase 1 is a ten-week effort and includes the following component...
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