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ORDINANCE NO. 20567 AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING CLIMATE RECOVERY AND AMENDING SECTIONS 6.675 AND 6.685 OF THE EUGENE CODE, 1971. THE CITY OF EUGENE DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Sections 6.675, 6.680 and 6.685 of the Eugene Code, 1971, are amended to provide as follows: 6.675 Climate Recovery Climate Action Goals. The city shall carry out the requirements of sections 6.680 through 6.690 of this code in order to achieve the following goals: (1) By the year 2020, all city-owned facilities and city operations shall be carbon neutral, either by reducing greenhouse gas emissions to zero, or, if necessary, by funding of verifiable local greenhouse gas reduction projects and programs or the purchase of verifiable carbon offsets for any remaining greenhouse gas emissions. (2) By the year 2030, the city organization shall reduce its use of fossil fuels by 50% compared to 2010 usage. (3) By the year 2030, all businesses, individuals and others living or working in the city collectively shall reduce the total (not per capita) use of fossil fuels by 50% compared to 2010 usage. (4) By the year 2100, total community greenhouse gas emissions shall be average share of a global atmospheric greenhouse gas level of 350 ppm, which is estimated in 2016 to require an annual average emission reduction level of 7.6%. 6.685 Climate Recovery Targets & Benchmarks. To reach the climate action goals, the city council adopts the targets and benchmarks contained in subsection (1) of this section, and the city will take other actions that the council determines are necessary, for achieving the targets, benchmarks and other climate action goals. (1) Targets and benchmarks: Goal Target (in GHGs) Benchmark Carbon neutral 60% reduction from Annual: 15% reduction per year operations 2010 levels by 2020 5 year: 60% reduction by 2020 Reduce fossil 50% reduction from Annual: 2.5% reduction per year Ordinance - Page 1 of 2