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7A <br /> Page 9 <br /> DRAFT-Wil[be updated and provided in cabr for March 22"d Council meeting <br /> �`c����.��������i�����.���a�s� ���� ���»���R� <br /> The City af Redwood City convened an eleven member Climate Action Advisory T�am in the <br /> spring of zOQ9.The Team was comprised of community members who brought a tliversity <br /> of perspectives to the tabie.The Team met throughout the spring in a planning process <br /> that was facilitat�d by the Peninsula Conflict Resolution Center and s�affed by the City's <br /> Environmental Initiatives Manager The Team's purpose was to create Redwofld C�ty's <br /> Community Climate ActEOn Plan t��k��tld ti��+�.��aac�.�or�tr�,un�fi�s�ppor�.���d�at�►lo�ld <br /> �, , .. _ : . , : _ .. <br /> �der��afjr�l��c���for recluacirig��omm��it�!`��r��ac�on��rr�at��han�e.7'Q ac�orr�p(is;' <br /> i�s���;:the Team learned about the impacts of global warming,read climate action plans <br /> developed by similar communities,became familiar with State global warming legislation, <br /> learned about current efforts underway in Redwoad City and conducted autreach in the <br /> community.The Team then used the informatian and knowledge they gathered to create a <br /> plan.The Redwood City Community Climate Action Plan is the product of the groups'research, <br /> thoughtful deliberations and dialogue within the community. <br /> �, ,�a_.� .� ` <br /> ;��€ �.. �'��xx��r�.����t�. `Y����'s�r����":, t�€x������: <br /> To understand the importance af creating a Climate Action P1an,it is important to understand <br /> climate change,its impaet on�he Iocal cornmunity and the benefits af addressing cEimate <br /> change,now. <br /> Greenhouse Effect <br /> A balance of naturally occurring gases dispersed in the�arth's atmosphere determines the <br /> planet's climate by trapping solar radiatian.This phenomenon is known as ti�e greenhouse <br /> effect.Overwhefming evidence suggests that modern human activity is artif�cially intensifying <br /> the greenhouse gas effect,causing gEobal average surface temperatures to rise.This <br /> intensification is caused by activities <br /> that re{ease carbon dioxide and <br /> other greenhause gases into the <br /> ,��„� atmosphere—most notably the <br /> '..:'°�� buming of fossil fuels far <br /> V u;. .. <br /> transportation,e�ectricfty,and heat <br /> generation. <br /> ���. <br /> The Greenhouse Gas Phenomenon <br /> Source:US Enviranmental Protect+on Agency <br /> - �.+�:�, <br /> °� ' 6nirarerY r.g�fs.at'i.�n i <br /> '�� �. Yi.i:�l fr�n�?px <br /> f;' <br /> � x.. <br /> ,... ,,; . .. . . ...:. .._.;.� ... <br /> ��.: �� " �_ : . ,.�:: .:.... ...:. <br /> :>;A�d�anal�rtf�rr���o�i o�clim�e c�an9e�i�d gls�al w�rrnmg ca�b�i���?d�:th�.app�indi�c <br />