DATE:
October 22, 2024
29
TO:
Board of Supervisors
SUBJECT
Title
DIRECT THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER TO PLEDGE THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO TO BECOME A PARTNER OF CALIFORNIA'S CLIMATE ACTION COUNTS INITIATIVE (DISTRICT: ALL)
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OVERVIEW
At the end of September, political change makers, local decision makers, business leaders, and civil society representatives of all ages and backgrounds, from all over the world gathered in New York City for the annual Climate Week NYC. This annual gathering provides an opportunity for world leaders to come together to develop innovative solutions to climate change. California with its diverse geography is seeing the impacts of a changing climate in a variety of ways from devastating wildfires, loss of natural areas, extreme summer heat events, rising sea levels, and other major environmental threats.
The County of San Diego (the "County") has long been committed to taking the steps necessary to ensure the San Diego region will be resilient in the face of these changing climate conditions and to make the changes needed to prevent climate change from advancing further. These complex and monumental tasks require the commitment of every person and every level of government to do their part to fight for a sustainable and healthy future for both people and the planet.
To this end, during Climate Week, Governor Newsom announced a new state initiative - Climate Action Counts - to mobilize one million Californians to take climate action at home and in their neighborhoods to help build resilient communities.
The Climate Action Counts initiative (the "Initiative") aims to educate and inspire people to reimagine the power of volunteerism by taking impactful, everyday actions in their communities. The Initiative includes ten priority actions for participants to take to combat the effects of climate change: (i) reduce waste, (ii) compost food scraps, (iii) support local farmers, (iv) green your ride, (v) get planting, (vi) be ...
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