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COUNCIL ORDINANCE NO. 20567
COUNCIL BILL 5157
AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING CLIMATE RECOVERY AND
AMENDING SECTIONS 6.675 AND 6.685 OF THE EUGENE
CODE, 1971.
ADOPTED:July 27, 2016
SIGNED:July 28, 2016
PASSED:7:0
REJECTED:
OPPOSED:
ABSENT: Evans
EFFECTIVE: August 28, 2016
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
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