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An Ordinance of the County of Allegheny, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, providing for the development of a climate action plan by the Allegheny County Department of Sustainability no later than July 1, 2024.
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Whereas, both the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the City of Pittsburgh have created climate action plans (CAPs); and
Whereas, the City of Pittsburgh’s CAP, now in its third version, was initially adopted in 2008, and was created specifically to serve as a guidance document for the City’s efforts in reducing greenhouse gas emissions; and
Whereas, in 2012, the City adopted the second version of its CAP, which proposed new measures that could be taken by the City to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 20% lower than 2003 levels by 2023; and
Whereas, in 2017, the City adopted the third version of its CAP, which was designed to track progress from the first two plans, and which also proposed additional measures that could be taken to counteract continuing effects of climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions to 50% below 2003 levels by 2030; and
Whereas, the City’s CAP 3.0 also established other goals to be met, including reduction of energy and water consumption by 50% by 2030, reducing on-road transportation by 50%, contributing zero waste to landfills by 2030, doubling carbon sequestration (essentially capturing carbon that would otherwise be emitted into the atmosphere by increasing green plant coverage and similar means) by 2030, and improving local food systems; and
Whereas, in working towards these goals, the City has increased the number of electric vehicles purchased for its fleet, convened an Electric Vehicles Task Force to provide recommendations for making electric vehicle charging and operation more easily accomplished in the City, and partnered with the American Cities Climate Challenge and Pittsburgh Parking Authority to develop an Electric Vehicle Charging Strategic Plan for Pittsburgh Public Facilities; and
Whereas, Pittsbur...
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