City Unveils Greenhouse Gas Reduction Plan
By John Stephens
Published: Tuesday, December 8th, 2009
The City of Pasadena is encouraging city residents to weigh in on a draft plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions related to city services and regulated businesses. The draft plan identifies sources of greenhouse gas emissions—such as electricity generation, transportation and solid waste — over which the city has regulatory control.
According to the city, this draft plan contains goals that, if met, will reduce the city’s greenhouse gas emissions to a level well below 1990 levels by the year 2020, a goal set by recent state legislation passed in Assembly Bill 32, also known as the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006. The ultimate goal of the initiative is an reduction of carbon emissions to a level 80 percent below 1990 emissions by the year 2050, in a move consistent with the Kyoto Protocol and the Governor’s Executive Order S-3-05.
According to the city Planning and Development Department, the plan also provides a list of measures the city could take to reduce emissions even further than required by the state legislation.
Copies of the draft plan are available on the city’s website.
Going forward, two meetings will be held where the public can hear a presentation on the report and comment on and participate in further developing the plan.
- The first will be a Planning Commission meeting, scheduled for Wednesday, Dec. 9, 6:15 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers (100 N. Garfield Ave.)
- The second meeting will be held by the Environmental Advisory Commission on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 6 p.m. in the Permit Center Hearing Room (175 N. Garfield Ave.)
For those unable to attend either of these meetings, comments can be provided online in the comments section of the plan’s web site. Residents with comments may also call the city at (626) 744-7806, fax them at (626) 396-7259, or send a letter to Kevin Johnson, 175 N. Garfield Avenue, Pasadena, CA 91101-1704.
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