Item B: Community Climate and Energy Action Plan Update

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CE–ICAP* ITY OF UGENE NTERNAL LIMATE CTION LAN The solutions This Action Plan is the roadmap, an interactive and ongoing commitment to move toward the maximum possible internal emissions reductions, rather than a fixed set of instructions. It is a set of tools that we understand and some guidelines for using them. As we work to extend many of our existing efforts, find ways to fund investment, prepare to take action when conditions change and inform and educate our staff, we must keep in mind that there is no single solution, no silver bullet. Energy use and the resultant emissions are a part of almost every facet of modern life, and so changes will need to be made on every front. There are a thousand solutions, a thousand silver BB’s, if you will. Our task is to understand which way they need to go and corral them accordingly. While there can be no guarantee that all of our assumptions will continue to hold true and thus any one specific action will come to pass, we can commit to pursuing continued and expanded emission reduction action. Keeping the goal in mind, with a blueprint and a set of tools will help us overcome obstacles and carry the commitment to climate action forward. 27 *Plan adopted as a framework; subject to additional edits. Plan may be modified pending implementation.