HomeMy WebLinkAboutresolution.council.107-08RESOLUTION f~
Series of 2008
WHEREAS, on November 7, 2007, Colorado Governor Bill Ritter issued the Colorado Climate
Action Planl that identified climate change as a vitally important issue impacting present and
future citizens of the state, and
WHEREAS, the Climate Action Plan presents a call for greenhouse gas emission reductions
from all sectors of the state economy as a mechanism to address the threat of climate change,
and
WHEREAS, according to the State of Colorado's calculations, greenhouse gas emissions from
the state's electric power sector represent approximately 36 percent of total greenhouse gas
emissions economy wide, and
WHEREAS, the stated goals of the Climate Action Plan is a statewide reduction in greenhouse
gas emissions of 20 percent below 2005 levels by 2020, and an 80 percent reduction below 2005
levels by 2050, and
WHEREAS, the Climate Action Plan proposes a similar goal of 20 percent reduction of
greenhouse gas emissions below 2005 levels by 2020 for the utility sector, and
WHEREAS, on page twenty of the Climate Action Plan, the Governor requests that public
utility entities submit plans showing how they propose to meet the goals, and
WHEREAS, the Governor's Energy Office, the Colorado Department of Public Health and
Environment and the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies have requested that public
utilities propose a plan to achieve these reductions based on each utilities' unique energy profile
by June 1, 2009 and
WHEREAS, this resolution does not prescribe specific measures that utilities must take to
achieve the Climate Action Plan goals, now
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Aspen supports the goals of the Climate
Action Plan and commits to develop a plan outlining how the utility proposes to achieve the
goals. These plans will be submitted to the Governor's Energy Office by June 1, 2009.
Furthermore, the City Council recognizes that this plan is non-binding and is intended to propose
a method for achieving the goals of the Climate Action Plan based on the unique circumstances
of our utility. These plans will be submitted as part of a voluntary, statewide cooperative effort
on the part of Colorado's public utilities.
Dated:
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Michael C. Ireland, Mayor
I, Kathryn S. Koch, duly appointed and acting City Clerk do certify that the foregoing is a true
and accurate copy of that resolution adopted by the City Council of the City of Aspen, Colorado, at a
meeting held October 27, 2008
Kathryn S. Koch, City Clerk