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A Resolution Of The City Commission Of The City Of Hollywood, Florida, To Reaffirm Commitment To Climate Action And The Climate Goals Set Out In The City’s Sustainability Action Plan, To Support The Principles And Goals Of The Paris Agreement, And To Continue To Implement Actions To Meet Established Climate Mitigation Goals.
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Staff Recommends: Approval of Resolution
Explanation:
In December 2015, 195 countries, including the United States, vowed to address climate change in agreements reached in Paris.
More than eighty-six (86) mayors representing more than 40 million Americans have recently re-affirmed their cities’ commitment to climate action.
The City of Hollywood re-affirms its commitment to taking action to reduce climate pollution in alignment with the goals laid out in the City’s Sustainability Action Plan. The City continues to support the principles of the Paris Agreement and will continue to stand with cities and other public and private sector partners throughout the world to advance action in accordance with the goals outlined in the Paris Agreement.
Recommended for inclusion on the agenda by:
Dr. Wazir Ishmael, City Manager
Lorie Mertens-Black, Chief Civic Affairs Officer
Lindsey Nieratka, Environmental Sustainability Coordinator