Agmt07 U.S. Mayors' Climate Protection Agreement

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_ . WHEREAS, state and iocal governments throughout the United States are adopfing emission reduction targets and programs and that this leadership is bipartisan, coming from Republican and Damacratic gavernors and mayors alike; and WHEREAS, many cities throughout the nation, both larg� and sma!!, are reducing global warming pallutants through programs that pravide economic and quality of life benefits such as reduced energy bills, green space preservation, air quality improvements, reduced traffic congestion, improved transportation choices, and economic development and job creation through energy conservation and new energy technolagies; and WHEREAS, mayors from around the nation have signed the U.S. Mayors Climate Protection Agreement which, as amended at the 73`d Annual U.S. Conference of Mayors meeting, reads; The U.S. Mayors' Climafie Protection Agreement A. We urge the federal government and state governments to enact policies and programs to meet or beat the target of reducing global warming pollution levels to 7% below 1990 levels by 2012, including efforts to: reduce the United States' dependence on fassil fuels and accelerate the development of clean, economical energy resources and fuel-efficient technologies such as conservation, methane recovery for energy generation, wind and solar energy, fueE cells, efficient motor vehicles, and biofuels; B. We urge the United States Congress to pass bipartisan greenhause gas reduction legislation that includes 1) clear timetables and emissions limits and 2) flexible, market-based system of tradabfe allowances among emitting industries; and C. We will strive to meet or exceed Kyoto Protocol targets for reducing global warming pollution by taking actions in our own operations and communities such as: 1. Inventory global warming emissions in City operatians and in the community, set reduction targets and create an action plan. 2. Adopt and enforce land-use policies that reduce sprawl, preserve open space, and create compact, walkable urban communities; 3. Promote transportation options such as bicycle trails, commute trip reduction programs, incenfives for car pooling and public transit; 4. Increase the use of clean, alternative energy by, far example, investing in "green tags", advocating for the development of renewab(e energy resources, recovering landfill methane for energy production, and supparting the use of waste to energy technalogy;