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Resolution on climate change

Posted on December 10, 2009 by Staff

[Editor’s note: Following is a resolution on climate change passed Tuesday night (December 8) by the Carrboro Board of Aldermen.]

A resolution to take responsibility in a socially just manner for carrboro’s portion of co2 in the atmosphere; toward getting the atmosphere back to a safe level below 350 ppm of co2

WHEREAS, If humanity wishes to preserve a planet similar to that on which civilization developed and to which life on Earth is adapted, paleoclimate evidence and ongoing climate change suggest that CO2 will need to be reduced from its current 385 ppm to at most 350 ppm, but likely less that.

WHEREAS, to achieve the 350 ppm target, scientists have calculated that the major industrialized nations need to cut their CO2 emissions by 40% from 1990 levels by 2020

WHEREAS, the Copenhagen Climate Change Summit (December 7-18) is the UN meeting and deadline for preventing dangerous global warming.

WHEREAS, the Obama administration in Copenhagen is expected to offer a promise the equivalent of 4% CO2 emissions cut from 1990 levels by 2020.

WHEREAS, the climate bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives, as well as legislation currently pending in the Senate, would eliminate EPA’s authority under the Clean Air Act to designate greenhouse gases as criteria air pollutants and to set a cap on such emissions.

WHEREAS, International and National scales of governance are failing to be responsible and to take the necessary action to preserve a planet similar to that on which civilization developed and to which life on Earth is adapted.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the town of Carrboro commits to taking responsibility in a socially just manner for its share of CO2 emissions in the atmosphere;

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the Town of Carrboro will seek, and will facilitate the community at large, to cut CO2 emissions by it’s proportion of the amount which is required to stabilize the climate back to less than 350 ppm of CO2 in the atmosphere in time for a 90% probability for success as defined by the most up to date scientific consensus.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this resolution be referred to staff for further evaluation of what measures will be needed to achieve this target for the Town of Carrboro and the community at large.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the town of Carrboro will make a formal request to all the County commissioners, Representative Verla Insko, Representative Bill Faison, Speaker of the House Joe Hackney, N.C. Senator Ellie Kinnaird, Congressman David Price, U.S. Senator Kay Hagan, U.S. Senator Richard Burr, and President Barack Obama, to take any and all necessary actions required to facilitate for Carrboro the achievement of the responsible ambition to combat Climate Change in time for a 90% probability for success as defined by the most up to date scientific consensus.

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