Title
Climate Action Update
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Report
Issue:
Update on the implementation of the Thurston Climate Mitigation Plan.
Staff Contact:
Pamela Braff, PhD, Climate Program Manager, 360.753.8249
Presenter:
Pamela Braff, PhD, Climate Program Manager
Background and Analysis:
Regional Climate Mitigation Planning
In April 2018, Thurston County, Olympia, Lacey, Tumwater and Thurston Regional Planning Council (TRPC) signed an Interlocal Agreement to complete Phase I of a regional Thurston Climate Mitigation Plan, with TRPC leading the effort. Phase I work resulted in the following regional greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets:
* 45% below 2015 levels by 2030
* 85% below 2015 levels by 2050
In November 2018, Olympia and the other partners jurisdictions approved a Phase II Interlocal Agreement addressing the development of the Thurston Climate Mitigation Plan (TCMP). A Steering Committee consisting of elected officials and key staff from each partner jurisdiction served as the decision-making body and a Climate Advisory Workgroup provided subject matter expertise and input on the TCMP. Councilmembers Parshley and Cooper represented the Olympia City Council on the TCMP Steering Committee.
Public involvement activities during plan development included booths at community events, presentations to committees and organizations, interviews with representatives from key sectors and organizations not otherwise participating, an on-line community survey, and a workshop for high school students and educators.
Following an extensive public outreach process on the draft TCMP that included two virtual open houses and an on-line survey, the TCMP's Steering Committee approved the TCMP for individual acceptance by partner jurisdictions.
In February 2021, all participating jurisdictions accepted the TCMP as the framework for local climate mitigation action and approved a Phase III Interlocal Agreement to move the TCMP i...
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