GLOBESAVERS.org
The U.S. Mayors Climate  Protection Agreement
Unanimously endorsed by the U.S. Conference of Mayors,
June 13, 2005.
(More than 400 U.S. Mayors have signed on to the following Agreement.
  The following have done so in the Chicago area: Carol Stream, Chicago, Highland Park, Northbrook, Schaumburg.        Urge your own Mayor or Village  President to do so also.)

 

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 percent below 1990 levels by
2012, including efforts to: reduce the United
States’ dependence on fossil fuels and accelerate
the development of clean, economical energy
resources and fuel-efficient technologies such as
conservation, methane recovery for energy
generation, waste to energy, wind and solar
energy, fuel cells, efficient motor vehicles, and
biofuels;

B. We urge the U.S. Congress to pass bipartisan
greenhouse gas reduction legislation that includes
1) clear timetables and emissions limits and 2) a
flexible, market-based system of tradable
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
operations 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,
incentives for car pooling and public transit;

4. Increase the use of clean, alternative energy
by, for example, investing in “green tags”,
advocating for the development of renewable
energy resources, recovering landfill methane
for energy production, and supporting the use of
waste to energy technology;

5. Make energy efficiency a priority through
building code improvements, retrofitting city
facilities with energy efficient lighting and
urging employees to conserve energy and save
money;

6. Purchase only Energy Star equipment and
appliances for City use;

7. Practice and promote sustainable building
practices using the U.S. Green Building
Council's LEED program or a similar system;

8. Increase the average fuel efficiency of
municipal fleet vehicles; reduce the number of
vehicles; launch an employee education program
including anti-idling messages; convert diesel
vehicles to bio-diesel;

9. Evaluate opportunities to increase pump
efficiency in water and wastewater systems;
recover wastewater treatment methane for energy
production;

10. Increase recycling rates in City operations and
in the community;

11. Maintain healthy urban forests; promote tree
planting to increase shading and to absorb CO2;
and

12. Help educate the public, schools, other
jurisdictions, professional associations,
business and industry about reducing global
warming pollution.

To find out more about the Agreement, how to sign on to it and implement it click here

Also see The Cool Mayors for Climate Protection  and the site of the U.S. Mayors

2/15/07

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