HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021-09-21; City Council; ; Declaration of a Climate Emergency Meeting Date: Sept. 21, 2021
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Scott Chadwick, City Manager
Staff Contact: James Wood, Environmental Management Director
james.wood@carlsbadca.gov, 760-602-7584
Subject: Declaration of a Climate Emergency
Districts: All
Recommended Action
Adopt a resolution to approve the Declaration of a Climate Emergency.
Executive Summary
On March 9, 2021, the City Council approved a motion directing staff to return with a resolution
endorsing the declaration of a climate emergency. Council Member Schumacher provided a
draft template as a starting point (Exhibit 2). Staff reviewed the draft template and now provide
an updated version for consideration by the City Council.
Discussion
Background
The federal and state governments, and governments and government agencies around the
world, have determined the changes in climate caused by warming pose a threat to people and
communities, particularly those along an ocean coast.
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, an international agency whose reports are
widely considered the most reliable assessments of the topic,1 recently issued its most
comprehensive report, Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis. The report stated that
some of the changes in the climate that have already begun, such as continued sea level rise,
are irreversible over hundreds to thousands of years. However, the researchers also reported
that strong and sustained reductions in emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse
gases would limit climate change. (See “Climate change widespread, rapid, and intensifying –
IPCC”, and Summary for Policymakers.)
The report said coastal areas, such as the City of Carlsbad, will experience continued sea level
rise throughout the 21st century, with more frequent and severe coastal flooding in low-lying
areas and increased coastal erosion. The report also said climate change, among its other
1 The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change was created by the United Nations Environment Program and
the World Meteorological Organization in 1988 to provide policymakers with regular scientific assessments on
climate change, its implications and potential future risks, as well as to develop and provide adaptation and
mitigation options. Its reports are broadly viewed as the most comprehensive and reliable assessments of climate
change.
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impacts, is bringing more intense rainfall and flooding, as well as more intense drought in many
regions.
Stressing the urgency to aggressively address the climate crisis, the panel reported that there
are only 10 years left to mitigate the severest climate change impacts. Globally, coastal cities,
like Carlsbad, are expected to continue to experience climate change impacts including
drought, extreme heat, increased wildland fires, sea level rise, coastal erosion and variable
water supply.
On the federal level, the U.S Environmental Protection Agency reports that, “Climate change is
real and happening all around us.”
The agency states, “Taking action to fight the urgent threat of climate change offers an
opportunity to build more resilient infrastructure, protect public health, advance environmental
justice, strengthen America's working communities, and spur American technological
innovations.” (See United States Environmental Protection Agency, Climate Change)
California’s state government recognized the threat of climate change in Assembly Bill 32, the
California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, which mandated a significant reduction of
greenhouse gas emissions. That law stated, “Global warming poses a serious threat to the
economic well-being, public health, natural resources, and the environment of California,” and
warned of, “a rise in sea levels resulting in the displacement of thousands of coastal businesses
and residences.”
The City of Carlsbad, with a median height above sea level of 52 feet, has many low-lying areas
along the coast that will likely be at risk of a rising sea level, and a shoreline of sandstone bluffs
that are vulnerable to erosion.
State of emergency
Declaring a climate emergency is an action taken by governments, agencies or institutions to
acknowledge that the current state of our environment is in a climate emergency. Many
jurisdictions have declared a climate emergency as statements of their commitment to address
climate change.
The City of Carlsbad already adheres to city policies adopted by the City Council to protect the
environment in the face of a changing climate – its Environmental and Sustainability Guiding
Principles and the standards and goals in its Climate Action Plan. These guiding city policies
were designed to emphasize the importance of protecting Carlsbad’s natural resources and
preserve them for the future. A declaration of climate emergency would be consistent with
these principles and the Climate Action Plan.
Such a declaration would not create additional programs or standards; the city’s Environmental
and Sustainability Guiding Principles and Climate Action Plan already provide the framework
and the goals for its efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and combat climate change.
Indeed, these city environmental guidelines are overarching, and are consistently applied to the
entire range of city operations. Declaring a climate emergency would, however, emphasize the
city’s commitment to combat climate change and to mitigate its effects in Carlsbad as much as
can be done. While the declaration would be symbolic at this point, it provides a clear
statement of the city’s commitment to addressing climate change that could be useful to the
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city in working with outside agencies, obtaining outside funds and developing possible new
programs as needed, and as city resources allow.
Former council Member Schumacher provided a template of a Declaration of Climate
Emergency during the City Council meeting on March 9, 2021 (Exhibit 2). Staff reviewed it and
now provide a revised draft resolution for consideration by the City Council for adoption
(Exhibit 1. Exhibit 3 is a version showing the revisions.).
Fiscal Analysis
This resolution is an acknowledgment of a climate emergency being faced by the city but has no
immediate direct actions associated with it. Any actions taken to address this state of climate
emergency will be brought to the City Council at a future date, as resources allow, so there are
no fiscal impacts associated with this report.
Next Steps
Upon adoption of the resolution, staff will continue to acknowledge the city’s commitment to
climate change and adhere to the city’s Environmental and Sustainability Guiding Principles and
Climate Action Plan while considering additional potential options regarding the climate
emergency, as resources allow.
Environmental Evaluation
In keeping with Public Resources Code Section 21065, this action does not constitute a
“project” within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act in that it has no
potential to cause either a direct physical change in the environment, or a reasonably
foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment, and therefore does not require
environmental review.
Public Notification and Outreach
This item was noticed in keeping with the state's Ralph M. Brown Act and it was available for
public viewing and review at least 72 hours before the scheduled meeting date.
Exhibits
1. City Council resolution
2. Original template provided by Council Member Schumacher
3. Version of the resolution with revisions highlighted
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RESOLUTION NO. 2021-215
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD,
CALIFORNIA APPROVING THE DECLARATION OF A CLIMATE
EMERGENCY1
EXHIBIT 1
WHEREAS, climate change poses an immediate and long-term threat to the City of Carlsbad in
the form of increased drought, air pollution, extreme heat, species stress, negative health effects, sea
level rise and increasing wildfires; and
WHEREAS, the Carlsbad City Council acknowlec:lges that these conditions constitute an
emergency affecting Carlsbad's residents, businesses, and natural resources; and
WHEREAS, efforts to control climate change will have many benefits, including cleaner air and
water, improved community health, local employment opportunit ies, and cost savings to households,
businesses and the city government; and
WHEREAS, the intensity of duration of record-breaking temperatures and severe drought
conditions continue across California and the West; and
WHEREAS, as outlined in the San Diego Summary Report of California's Fourth Climate Change
Assessment2, the San Diego region will experience climate change impacts in the form of sea level
rise and increased temperatures, _precipitation variability and intensity, drought, wildfire frequency
and intensity; and
WHEREAS, due to increased drought, heat and extended extreme conditions, the wildfire
season in California is now considered to be year-round3, resulting in the loss of life, unprecedented
destruction due to wild land fires, contributing to hazardous air quality and economic devastation for
millions of people in California; and
WHEREAS, the City of Carlsbad is home to three lagoons and nearly seven miles of coastline,
making many areas in the city vulnerable to sea level rise; and
WHEREAS, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change analysis4 projects that a critical
point in our temperature rise is between l .S°C and 2.0°C, that upon reaching a l.S°C increase, there
is very likely to be adverse climate, economic and ecological impacts, and that an increase of 2°C
could make these conditions far worse and more widespread; and
WHEREAS, the best climate models show that limiting our temperature rise to l .S°C may be
possible but only with immediate and determined effort5; and
1 A climate emergency is "a situation in which urgent action is required to reduce or halt climate change and avoid
potentially irreversible environmental damage resulting from it." "Climate emergency" was the 2019 Oxford Dictionary
Word of the Year. https://languages.oup.com/word-of-the-year/2019/
2 https://www.energy.ca.gov/sites/default/files/2019-11/Reg Report-SUM-CCCM-2018-009 SanDiego ADA.pdf
3 https ://legacy. p ressdem ocrat. com/ specia lsecti o ns/ rebu i Id north bay/ 104 78905-181/ rebu i Id i ng-sono m a-cou nty-1 eaders-
i n
4 https://www.ipcc.ch/sr15/
5 https://www.npr.org/2018/10/08/655360909/grim-forecast-from-u-n-on-global-climate-change
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WHEREAS, global greenhouse gas emissions have risen, not decreased, from 2017~20196
making action all the more urgent and necessary; and
WHEREAS, climate change is estimated from a survey of over 130 studies to lead to the
extinction of 8% of p_lant and animal species7, amounting to thousands of species, and other human-
caused factors, like habitat loss and degradation, lead to an even greater loss of biodiversity; and
WHEREAS, the Carlsbad City Council has made diversity, equity and inclusion a core principle
applied to everything the city does; and
WHEREAS, low-income communities, communities of color, the young, the disabled, the
elderly and indigenous communities in the U.S. and abroad have suffered the gravest consequences
of climate change8; and
WHEREAS, those who have contributed the most to this global climate and ecological crisis
must carry a commensurate burden in reversing it; and
WHEREAS, the City of Carlsbad has already taken steps to address climate change, including
adopting a Climate Action Plan in 2015 and establishing the Clean Energy Alliance in 2019, providing
the community with a choice in energy sources, including 100% renewable sources; and
WHEREAS, any meaningful action that stands a chance of success at mitigating and adapting
to the effects of climate change requires mobilization without delay, in service of the common good
and will require structural transformations, serious technological advances and significant changes in
collective behavior; and
WHEREAS, the City of Carlsbad is best suited to address existing and future climate change
impacts on its residents and businesses.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, as
follows:
1. That the above recitations are true and correct.
2. That the City of Carlsbad declares that a climate emergency threatens our city, region,
state, nation and the entire natural world.
3. That the City of Carlsbad commits to ensure environmental, economic and social
justice in its climate actions by actively seeking input from all community stakeholders especially
those from vulnerable communities.
4. That the City of Carlsbad commits to ensuring the city's actions remain in alignment
with the most current scientific findings on climate change and that the city will continue to solicit
and rely on the advice and guidance of scientific experts.
6 https://www.c2es.org/content/international-emissions/
7 http://science.sciencemag.org/ content/348/6234/571. full
8 https://www.kcet.org/shows/tending-nature/the-disproportionate-impact-of-climate-change-on-indigenous-
communities
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5. That the City of Carlsbad commits to updating the Climate Action Plan9 as necessary to
achieve statewide, regional and community priorities.
6. That the City of Carlsbad commits to analyzing local climate change impacts on the
existing and future quality of life of its residents and health of its economy and adopting and
implementing climate adaptation and resiliency plans and policies that address those impacts.
7. That the City of Carlsbad supports transitioning away from fossil fuel cars, trucks and
buses for city fleet vehicles, and commits to promoting electric (or green hydrogen fuel cell) vehicles
and continuing its efforts to convert dty fleet vehicles and install electric vehicle charging stations.
8. That the City of Carlsbad builds on its sustainability initiatives to emerge as a leader in
green development an.d sustainability by working with the state in developing aggressive standards
that support building electrification and alternative transportation modalities.
9. That the City of Carlsbad commits to support climate smart development, which will
be achieved through a holistic approach to help build prosperity, end poverty and combat climate
change, through the Climate Action Plan.
10. That the City of Carlsbad commits to reducing automobile dependency by actively
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working with regional, state and federal organizations such as San Diego Association of Governments,
North County Transit District, San Diego Metropolitan Transit System, Amtrak, California Air
Resources Board, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and bike and pedestrian groups to increase
the viability of active or alternative-transportation throughout the region, in part through the city's
Susta.inable Mobility Plan.
11. That the City of Carlsbad commits to continue educating our residents about climate
change and actions they can take to combat it.
12. That the City of Carlsbad commits to working with business and community groups,
including but not limited to the Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce arid the Carlsbad Village Association,
to bring increased emphasis on climate awareness to their members such as through continued
participation in the Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce Green Business Committee and implementation
of the Carlsbad Green Business Program.
13. That the City of Carlsbad commits to working with local school districts, colleges and
universities to support their students in existing and future programs regarding the severity of the
climate crisis, potential impacts on them and their lives, and opportunities for them to take action
since they will be the most affected.
14. That the City of Carlsbad endorses a just countywide emergency climate action
mobilization effort to reverse global warming, drastically reduce citywide greenhouse gas emissions
and safely draw down carbon from the atmosphere as quickly as possible through collaboration with
nearby jurisdictions to take advantage of the economy of scale and for united engagement against
the common threat of our climate crisis.
15. That the City of Carlsbad commits to work with other jurisdictions (including county,
state and federal) to increase concern about the severity of the climate crisis and to lobby for prompt
and positive action.
9 https://www.carlsbadca .gov/home/showpublisheddocument/4192/637446665168800000
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RESOLUTION NO. ___________
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA ENDORSING THE
DECLARATION OF A CLIMATE EMERGENCY
WHEREAS, since 2016 world leaders from 197 countries recognized the threat from climate change and
the urgent need to combat it by signing the Paris Agreement, agreeing to keep warming “well below 2°C
(3.6°F) above pre-industrial levels” and to “pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5°
(2.7°F)”7; and
WHEREAS, over 11,000 scientists from 153 countries have signed a World Scientists’ Warning of a
Climate Emergency8 declaring that the climate crisis has arrived and is accelerating faster than many
scientists and models expected, is more severe than anticipated and is threatening natural ecosystems
and the fate of humanity; and
WHEREAS, over 1800 jurisdictions around the world have declared Climate Emergencies, including 115
in the United States and 40 in California9; and
WHEREAS, efforts to control climate change will have many benefits, such as cleaner air and water,
improved human health, local employment, cost savings to households and businesses for energy, and
the creation of a stronger and more resilient community; and
WHEREAS, due to increased drought, heat, and extended extreme conditions, the wildfire season in
California is considered by many at Cal-Fire to be year-round10, and with 2020, not yet complete, we’re
seeing unprecedented destruction with the August Complex being the largest ever in the state, and
these fires have contributed to hazardous air quality for millions of people in the west; and
WHEREAS, California has witnessed extreme temperature events in 2020 including a record 121°F in Los
Angeles on September 611; and
WHEREAS, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) analysis2 projects that a critical point
in our temperature rise is between 1.5°C and 2.0°C, that upon reaching a 1.5°C increase there is very
likely to be adverse climate, economic and ecological impacts, and that an increase of 2°C could make
these conditions far worse and more widespread; and
WHEREAS, the best climate models show that limiting our temperature rise to 1.5°C may be possible but
only with immediate and determined effort5; and
WHEREAS, global GHG emissions have risen, not decreased, from 2017-20194 making action all the more
urgent and necessary; and
WHEREAS, climate change is estimated from a survey of over 130 studies to lead to the extinction of 8%
of plant and animal species12, amounting to thousands of species, and other human caused factors, like
habitat loss and degradation, lead to an even greater loss of biodiversity upon which humans rely; and
WHEREAS, indigenous, and low-income communities and communities of color in the US and globally
have suffered the harshest consequences from global warming in spite of contributing to it the least13;
and
EXHIBIT 2
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WHEREAS, justice requires that those who have contributed the most to this global climate and
ecological crisis must carry a commensurate burden in reversing it; and
WHEREAS, it is an act of moral injustice and cruelty to knowingly subject our fellow human beings now
and in the future to societal disintegration, food and clean water shortages, and political and economic
collapse, and
WHEREAS, since California’s transportation sector generates over half of the state’s GHGs, Governor
Newsom’s executive order N-79-20 will require by 2035 all new cars and passenger trucks sold in the
state be zero emission14, and
WHEREAS, any meaningful action that stands a chance of success at mitigating the effects of climate
change requires mobilization without delay, in service of the common good and will require structural
transformations, serious technological advances and significant changes in collective behavior.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the City of Carlsbad declare that a climate emergency threatens
our cities, towns, region, state, nation and the entire natural world;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City of Carlsbad commits to ensure environmental, economic, and social
justice in its climate actions by actively seeking input from all community stakeholders especially those
from vulnerable communities;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED , while the City of Carlsbad has a Climate Action Plan (CAP)15 to mitigate
climate change, being the first city in California to adopt a reach code ordinance for water heaters, with
its CAP providing actions to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from transportation, buildings, solid
waste and water use, the city commits to ensuring the city’s actions remain in alignment with the most
current scientific findings on climate change and that it will continue to solicit and rely on the advice and
guidance of scientific experts
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City of Carlsbad shall commit to stronger GHG emissions goals when
updating its CAP and to update other plans, policies and the distribution of resource as determined
necessary to recognize the emergency climate situation as climate impacts are considered in the
decision-making process;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City of Carlsbad approves transitioning away from fossil fuel cars, trucks
and busses, and commits to promoting electric (or green hydrogen fuel cell) vehicles;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City of Carlsbad build on its sustainability “initiatives to emerge as a
leader in green development and sustainability” through strong CAP ordinances addressing reach codes
and building electrification and alternative transportations modalities within the city;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City of Carlsbad commits to support climate smart development,
including transit;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City of Carlsbad commits to reducing automobile dependency by actively
working with regional, state, and federal organizations such as SANDAG, NCTD, MTS, Amtrak, CARB, EPA
and bike and pedestrian groups to increase the viability of alternative transportation throughout the
region, in part through the city’s Sustainable Mobility Plan;
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City of Carlsbad commits to continue educating our residents about the
climate emergency and work to catalyze a just climate mobilization effort at all levels to protect our
residents as well as all people and species of the world;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City of Carlsbad commits to working with business and community
groups including but not limited to the Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce and the Carlsbad Village
Association, to bring increased emphasis on climate awareness to their members;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City of Carlsbad commits to working with local school districts, colleges
and universities to bring attention to their students about the severity of the climate crisis, the potential
impacts on them and their lives, and the opportunities for them to take action, since they will be the
most affected;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City of Carlsbad endorses a just, countywide emergency climate action
mobilization effort to reverse global warming, to reduce drastically citywide GHG emissions, and safely
draw down carbon from the atmosphere as quickly as possible through collaboration with nearby
jurisdictions to take advantage of the economy of scale and for united engagement against the common
threat of our climate crisis;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City of Carlsbad shall work with larger jurisdictions (county, state,
federal) to increase concern about the severity of the climate crisis and shall lobby for prompt and
positive action.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the Carlsbad City Council on
_________________________ by the following vote, to wit:
AYES:
NAYES:
ABSENT:
___________________________________________
MATT HALL, Mayor
____________________________________________
BARBARA ENGELSON, City Clerk
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1A climate emergency is "a situation in which urgent action is required to reduce or halt climate change and avoid
potentially irreversible environmental damage resulting from it." “Climate emergency” was the 2019 Oxford
Dictionary Word of the Year. https://languages.oup.com/word-of-the-year/2019/
2https://www.ipcc.ch/sr15/
3https://www.ipcc.ch/sr15/chapter/spm/
4https://www.c2es.org/content/international-emissions/
5https://www.npr.org/2018/10/08/655360909/grim-forecast-from-u-n-on-global-climate-change
6Dr James Hansen, Director of the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies in June 1988:
https://www.sealevel.info/1988_Hansen_Senate_Testimony.html
7https://www.nrdc.org/stories/paris-climate-agreement-everything-you-need-know#sec-whatis
8 https://academic.oup.com/bioscience/article/70/1/8/5610806
9https://climateemergencydeclaration.org/climate-emergency-declarations-cover-15-million-citizens/)
10https://legacy.pressdemocrat.com/specialsections/rebuildnorthbay/10478905-181/rebuilding-sonoma-county-leaders-in
11https://abc7ny.com/los-angeles-records-citys-highest-temperature-ever-on-
record/6412050/#:~:text=Temperatures%20in%20one%20part%20of,with%20a%20dangerous%20heat%20wave
12http://science.sciencemag.org/content/348/6234/571.full
13https://www.kcet.org/shows/tending-nature/the-disproportionate-impact-of-climate-change-on-indigenous-
communities
14https://www.gov.ca.gov/2020/09/23/governor-newsom-announces-california-will-phase-out-gasoline-powered-
cars-drastically-reduce-demand-for-fossil-fuel-in-californias-fight-against-climate-change/
15https://www.carlsbadca.gov/civicax/filebank/blobdload.aspx?BlobID=45385
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RESOLUTION NO. .
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA,
ENDORSING THE DECLARATION OF A CLIMATE EMERGENCY
WHEREAS, since 2016, world leaders from 197 countries recognized the threat from climate change
and the urgent need to combat it by signing the Paris Agreement, agreeing to keep warming “well below 2°C
(3.6°F) above pre-industrial levels” and to “pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5° (2.7°F)”;
and
WHEREAS, over 11,000 scientists from 153 countries have signed a World Scientists’ Warning of a
Climate Emergency declaring that the climate crisis has arrived and is accelerating faster than many scientists
and models expected, is more severe than anticipated and is threatening natural ecosystems and the fate of
humanity; and
WHEREAS, over 1800 jurisdictions around the world have declared Climate Emergencies, including 115
in the United States and 40 in California; and
WHEREAS, efforts to control climate change will have many benefits, such as cleaner air and water,
improved human health, local employment, cost savings to households and businesses for energy, and the
creation of a stronger and more resilient community; and
WHEREAS, due to increased drought, heat, and extended extreme conditions, the wildfire season in
California is considered by many at Cal-Fire to be year-round, and with 2020, not yet complete, we’re seeing
unprecedented destruction with the August Complex being the largest ever in the state, and these fires have
contributed to hazardous air quality for millions of people in the west; and
WHEREAS, California has witnessed extreme temperature events in 2020 including a record 121°F in
Los Angeles on September 6; and
WHEREAS, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) analysis projects that a critical point
in our temperature rise is between 1.5°C and 2.0°C, that upon reaching a 1.5°C increase there is very likely to
be adverse climate, economic and ecological impacts, and that an increase of 2.0°C could make these
conditions far worse and more widespread; and
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WHEREAS, the best climate models show that limiting our temperature rise to 1.5°C may be possible
but only with immediate and determined effort; and
WHEREAS, global GHG emissions have risen, not decreased, from 2017-2019 making action all the
more urgent and necessary; and
WHEREAS, climate change is estimated from a survey of over 130 studies to lead to the extinction of
8% of plant and animal species, amounting to thousands of species, and other human caused factors, like
habitat loss and degradation, lead to an even greater loss of biodiversity upon which humans rely; and
WHEREAS, indigenous, and low-income communities and communities of color in the US and globally
have suffered the harshest consequences from global warming in spite of contributing to it the least; and
WHEREAS, justice requires that those who have contributed the most to this global climate and
ecological crisis must carry a commensurate burden in reversing it; and
WHEREAS, it is an act of moral injustice and cruelty to knowingly subject our fellow human beings now
and in the future to societal disintegration, food and clean water shortages, and political and economic
collapse, and
WHEREAS, since California’s transportation sector generates over half of the state’s GHGs, Governor
Newsom’s executive order N-79-20 will require by 2035 all new cars and passenger trucks sold in the state be
zero emission, and
WHEREAS, any meaningful action that stands a chance of success at mitigating the effects of climate
change requires mobilization without delay, in service of the common good and will require structural
transformations, serious technological advances and significant changes in collective behavior.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, as
follows:
1. The above recitations are true and correct.
2. The City of Carlsbad declares that a climate emergency threatens our cities, towns, region, state,
nation and the entire natural world and as such, constitutes a public health crisis and environmental
security threat;
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3. The City of Carlsbad commits to ensure environmental, economic, and social justice in its climate
actions by actively seeking input from all community stakeholders — especially those from
disadvantaged and low-income communities, and skilled and trained workforce representatives — and
committing to support just transitions1 in jobs;
4. While the City of Carlsbad has a Climate Action Plan (CAP) to mitigate climate change, being the first
city in California to adopt a reach code ordinance for water heaters, with its CAP providing actions to
reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from transportation, buildings, solid waste and water use, the
city commits to ensuring the city’s actions remain in alignment with the most current scientific findings
on climate change and that it will continue to solicit and rely on the advice and guidance of scientific
experts;
5. The City of Carlsbad shall commit to stronger GHG emissions goals when updating its CAP and to
update other plans, policies and the distribution of resource as determined necessary to recognize the
emergency climate situation as climate impacts are considered in the decision-making process;
6. The City of Carlsbad approves transitioning away from fossil fuel cars, trucks and busses, and commits
to promoting electric (or green hydrogen fuel cell) vehicles;
7. The City of Carlsbad build on its sustainability “initiatives to emerge as a leader in green development
and sustainability” through strong CAP ordinances addressing reach codes and building electrification
and alternative transportations modalities within the city;
8. The City of Carlsbad commits to support climate smart development, including transit;
9. The City of Carlsbad commits to reducing automobile dependency by actively working with regional,
state, and federal organizations such as SANDAG, NCTD, MTS, Amtrak, CARB, EPA and bike and
pedestrian groups to increase the viability of alternative transportation throughout the region, in part
through the city’s Sustainable Mobility Plan;
1 “just transition” means a path or plan for those workers displaced by transformations in the economy.
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10. The City of Carlsbad commits to continue educating our residents about the climate emergency and
work to catalyze a just climate mobilization effort at all levels to protect our residents as well as all
people and species of the world;
11. The City of Carlsbad commits to working with business and community groups including but not
limited to the Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce and the Carlsbad Village Association to bring increased
emphasis on climate awareness to their members;
12. The City of Carlsbad commits to working with local school districts, colleges and universities to bring
attention to their students about the severity of the climate crisis, the potential impacts on them and
their lives, and the opportunities for them to take action, since they will be the most affected;
13. The City of Carlsbad endorses a just, countywide emergency climate action mobilization effort to
reverse global warming, to reduce drastically citywide GHG emissions, and safely draw down carbon
from the atmosphere as quickly as possible through collaboration with nearby jurisdictions to take
advantage of the economy of scale and for united engagement against the common threat of our
climate crisis;
14. The City of Carlsbad shall work with larger jurisdictions (county, state, federal) to increase concern
about the severity of the climate crisis and shall lobby for prompt and positive action.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Carlsbad on
the __ day of ________, 2021, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES:
NAYS:
ABSENT:
_________________________
MATT HALL, Mayor
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BARBARA ENGLESON, City Clerk
(SEAL)
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RESOLUTION NO. ___________
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA
APPROVENDORSING THE DECLARATION OF A CLIMATE EMERGENCY1
WHEREAS, since 2016, world leaders from 197 countries recognized the threat from climate
change and the urgent need to combat it by signing the Paris Agreement, agreeing to keep warming
“well below 2°C (3.6°F) above pre-industrial levels” and to “pursue efforts to limit the temperature
increase to 1.5° (2.7°F)”7 ; and
WHEREAS, over 11,000 scientists from 153 countries have signed a World Scientists’ Warning
of a Climate Emergency declaring that the climate crisis has arrived and is accelerating faster than
many scientists and models expected, is more severe than anticipated and is threatening natural
ecosystems and the fate of humanity; and
WHEREAS, climate change poses an immediate and long- term threat to the City of Carlsbad in
the form of increased drought, air pollution, extreme heat, species stress, negative health effects, sea
level rise and increasing wildfires; and
WHEREAS, the Carlsbad City Council acknowledges that these conditions constitute an
emergency affecting Carlsbad’s residents, businesses, and natural resources; and
WHEREAS, over 1,800 jurisdictions around the world have declared Climate Emergencies,
including 115 in the United States and 40 in California; and
WHEREAS, efforts to control climate change will have many benefits, such asincluding cleaner
air and water, improved human community health, local employment opportunities, and cost savings
to households, and businesses and the city governmentfor energy, and the creation of a stronger and
more resilient community; and
WHEREAS, the intensity of duration of record-breaking temperatures and severe drought
conditions continue across California and the West; and
WHEREAS, as outlined in the San Diego Summary Report of California’s Fourth Climate Change
Assessment2, the San Diego region will experience climate change impacts in the form of sea level
rise and increased temperatures, precipitation variability and intensity, drought, wildfire frequency
and intensity; and
WHEREAS, due to increased drought, heat, and extended extreme conditions, the wildfire
season in California is now considered by many at Cal- Fire to be year-round3, and with 2020, , not
yet complete, we’re seeing resulting in the loss of life, unprecedented destruction due to wildland
1 A climate emergency is "a situation in which urgent action is required to reduce or halt climate change and avoid
potentially irreversible environmental damage resulting from it." “Climate emergency” was the 2019 Oxford Dictionary
Word of the Year. https://languages.oup.com/word-of-the-year/2019/
2 https://www.energy.ca.gov/sites/default/files/2019-11/Reg_Report-SUM-CCCA4-2018-009_SanDiego_ADA.pdf
3 https://legacy.pressdemocrat.com/specialsections/rebuildnorthbay/10478905-181/rebuilding-sonoma-county-leaders-
in
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fires, with the August Complex being the largest ever in the state, and these fires have contributeingd
to hazardous air quality and economic devastation for millions of people in Californiathe west; and
WHEREAS, California has witnessed extreme temperature events in 2020, including a record
121°F in Los Angeles on September 6; and
WHEREAS, the City of Carlsbad is home to three lagoons and nearly seven miles of coastline,
making many areas in the city vulnerable to sea level rise; and
WHEREAS, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) analysis4 projects that a
critical point in our temperature rise is between 1.5°C and 2.0°C, that upon reaching a 1.5°C increase,
there is very likely to be adverse climate, economic and ecological impacts, and that an increase of
2°C could make these conditions far worse and more widespread; and
WHEREAS, the best climate models show that limiting our temperature rise to 1.5°C may be
possible but only with immediate and determined effort5; and
WHEREAS, global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions have risen, not decreased, from 2017-
20196 making action all the more urgent and necessary; and
WHEREAS, climate change is estimated from a survey of over 130 studies to lead to the
extinction of 8% of plant and animal species7, amounting to thousands of species, and other human-
caused factors, like habitat loss and degradation, lead to an even greater loss of biodiversity upon
which humans rely; and
WHEREAS, as outlined in the San Diego Summary Report of California’s Fourth Climate Change
Assessment, the San Diego region will experience climate change impacts in the form of sea level rise
and increased temperatures, precipitation variability and intensity, drought, wildfire frequency and
intensity; and
WHEREAS, the Carlsbad City Council has made diversity, equity and inclusion a core principle
applied to everything the city does; and
WHEREAS, indigenous, and low-income communities, and communities of color, the young,
the disabled, the elderly and indigenous communities in the U.S. and globally abroad have suffered
the harshest gravest consequences from global warming in spite of contributing to it the leastof
climate change8; and
WHEREAS, justice requires that those who have contributed the most to this global climate
and ecological crisis must carry a commensurate burden in reversing it; and
4 https://www.ipcc.ch/sr15/
5 https://www.npr.org/2018/10/08/655360909/grim-forecast-from-u-n-on-global-climate-change
6 https://www.c2es.org/content/international-emissions/
7 http://science.sciencemag.org/content/348/6234/571.full
8 https://www.kcet.org/shows/tending-nature/the-disproportionate-impact-of-climate-change-on-indigenous-
communities
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WHEREAS, it is an act of moral injustice and cruelty to knowingly subject our fellow human
beings now and in the future to societal disintegration, food and clean water shortages, and political
and economic collapse, and
WHEREAS, the City of Carlsbad has already taken steps to address climate change, including
adopting a Climate Action Plan in 2015 and establishing the Clean Energy Alliance in 2019, providing
the community with a choice in energy sources, including 100% renewable sources; and
WHEREAS, since California’s transportation sector generates over half of the state’s GHGs,
Governor Newsom’s eExecutive oOrder N-79-20 will require by 2035 all new cars and passenger
trucks sold in the state be zero emission, and
WHEREAS, any meaningful action that stands a chance of success at mitigating and adapting
to the effects of climate change requires mobilization without delay, in service of the common good
and will require structural transformations, serious technological advances and significant changes in
collective behavior; and
WHEREAS, the City of Carlsbad is best suited to address existing and future climate change
impacts on its residents and businesses.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, as
follows:
1. That the above recitations are true and correct.
1. That the
1.2. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the City of Carlsbad declares that a climate
emergency threatens our cityies, towns, region, state, nation and the entire natural world.;
2.3. That BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City of Carlsbad commits to ensure environmental,
economic, and social justice in its climate actions by actively seeking input from all community
stakeholders especially those from vulnerable communities.;
3. TBE IT FURTHER RESOLVED , while that the City of Carlsbad has a Climate Action Plan
(CAP) to mitigate climate change, being the first city in California to adopt a reach code ordinance for
water heaters, with its CAP providing actions to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from
transportation, buildings, solid waste and water use, the city commits to ensuring the city’s actions
remain in alignment with the most current scientific findings on climate change and that the cityit will
continue to solicit and rely on the advice and guidance of scientific experts.
4.
5. ThatBE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City of Carlsbad shall commits to updating the
Climate Action Plan (CAP) with stronger GHG emission reductions goals 9 when updating its CAP and
to update other plans, policies and the distribution of resource as determined necessary to recognize
the emergency climate situationachieve statewide, and regional and community prioritiestargets as
climate impacts are considered in the decision-making process.;
9 https://www.carlsbadca.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/4192/637446665168800000
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4.6. ThatBE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City of Carlsbad shall commits to analyzing local
climate change impacts on the existing and future quality of life of its residents and health of its
economy and adopting and implementing climate adaptation and resiliency plans and policies that
address those impacts.;
5.7. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED,That the City of Carlsbad approves supports transitioning
away from fossil fuel cars, trucks and busses for city fleet vehicles, and commits to promoting electric
(or green hydrogen fuel cell) vehicles and continuing its efforts to convert city fleet vehicles and
install electric vehicle charging stations.;
6.8. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED,That the City of Carlsbad builds on its sustainability
“initiatives to emerge as a leader in green development and sustainability” through by working with
thestrong CAP ordinances state in areas such as developing aggressive standards that support
addressing reach codes and areas such as building electrification and alternative transportations
modalities within the city.;
7.9. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVEDThat, the City oof Carlsbad commits to support climate smart
development, including transitwhich will be achieved through a holistic approach to help build
prosperity, end poverty and combat climate change, through the Climate Action Plan.;
8.10. ThatBE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City of Carlsbad commits to reducing automobile
dependency by actively working with regional, state, and federal organizations such as San Diego
Association of Governments (SANDAG), North County Transit District (NCTD), San Diego Metropolitan
Transit System (MTS), Amtrak, California Air Resources Board (CARB), U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (USEPA) and bike and pedestrian groups to increase the viability of active or alternative
transportation throughout the region, in part through the city’s Sustainable Mobility Plan.; Mar. 9,
2021 Item #7 Page 6 of 121/25/21 Carlsbad My GenAttachment to email
9.11. ThatBE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City of Carlsbad commits to continue educating our
residents about climate change and actions they can take to combat itthe climate emergency and
work to catalyze a just climate mobilization effort at all levels to protect our residents as well as all
people and species of the world.;
10.12. ThatBE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City of Carlsbad commits to working with business
and community groups, including but not limited to the Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce and the
Carlsbad Village Association, to bring increased emphasis on climate awareness to their members
such as including, but not limited to,through continued participation in the Carlsbad Chamber of
Commerce Green Business Committee and implementation of the Carlsbad Green Business Program.;
11.13. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED,That the City of Carlsbad commits to working with local
school districts, colleges and universities to bring attention tosupport their students in existing and
future programs regardingabout the severity of the climate crisis, the potential impacts on them and
their lives, and the opportunities for them to take action, since they will be the most affected.;
12.14. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED,That the City of Carlsbad endorses a just, countywide
emergency climate action mobilization effort to reverse global warming, drastically to reduce
drastically citywide greenhouse gasGHG emissions, and safely draw down carbon from the
atmosphere as quickly as possible through collaboration with nearby jurisdictions to take advantage
of the economy of scale and for united engagement against the common threat of our climate crisis.;
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15. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED,That the City of Carlsbad commits to shall work with
largerother jurisdictions (including county, state, and federal) to increase concern about the severity
of the climate crisis and shall to lobby for prompt and positive action.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of
Carlsbad on the __ day of ________, 2021, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES:
NAYS:
ABSENT:
_____________________________________
MATT HALL, Mayor
______________________________________
FAVIOLA MEDINA, City Clerk Services Manager
(SEAL)
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Tammy Cloud-McMinn
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Harold Loyd <haroldloyd99@gmail.com>
Monday, September 20, 2021 7:53 PM
City Clerk
Agenda Item 8 Declaration of a Climate Emergency
I am writing to express my support for adoption of this declaration. Science informs us that our planet is in
crisis and that bold immediate action is necessary to leave a livable home to our children and heirs.
Recognizing the emergency is a first step in building the actions that must be taken.
I urge you in the strongest terms to adopt the climate emergency declaration.
Harold Standerfer
Political Committee Chairperson North Coastal Group Sierra Club
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Dear Carlsbad City Council,
Carla R. <cvelasc@gmail.com>
Monday, September 20, 2021 9:04 PM
City Clerk
Agenda Item 8
I support Carlsbad declaring a climate emergency. I hope we can work together to better that beautiful city, our
communities, and the planet.
Thank you,
~carla Ruiz-Velasco
https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlaruiz-velasco/
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Tuesday, September 21 , 2021 9:22 AM
City Clerk
Adopt the Carlsbad Climate Emergency Resolution
Dear Mayor Hall and Council Members,
As a parent of two young adults and a resident of Carlsbad and this beautiful planet we all reside upon, I urge you to
strengthen Carlsbad's commitment to sustainability by adopting the Climate Emergency Resolution (expected to return
for your vote on September 21, 2021). Not only do I implore you to pass the resolution, I request that you immediately
allocate staff and budget time to work on creation of programs, regulatory amendments, and partnership efforts at all
levels that show Carlsbad is truly committed to addressing the Climate Emergency we now face.
Mike Grim has done a great job as the city CAP manager, and the city made a big investment along with other
jurisdictions to help create the formation of the Clean Energy Alliance CCA. More and more solar is going in and the
city's commitment to being a bike and pedestrian friendly community is becoming more evident. Carlsbad has received a
lot of credit for being the first CA city with a reach code. All good, but there is plenty more that can be done.
One of the best ways the City can advance their commitment to addressing climate change is by example. Some relevant
steps to take would be to:
• Replace all future retired city vehicles with zero emission vehicles.
• Commit to 100% renewable energy for city facilities by 2035.
• Encourage/reward city employees for walking/biking or using mass transit
• Allow those employees who can, to work from home permanently
• Phase out use of gas-powered landscape tools by our Parks and Recreation Department and it's
contractors to the extent that is practically possible (they are a largely an unnecessary source of noise
and particulate pollution as well as adding to CO2 emissions).
• Secure more public open space, expand our bike/trail networks, plant more trees (preferable native
varieties).
As I am focusing my comments on ways the city might advance itself as a 'green' city by example, I strongly suggest the
creation of an Office of Sustainability and the Environment. Having such a department would not only show Carlsbad's
commitment to addressing the Climate Crisis, it could be a great means of coordinating sustainability efforts across all
city departments.
Addressing the Climate Emergency must be a top priority for our City as well as all others. Let's do all we can to ensure
that our young people are offered the same opportunities for a healthy, sustainable life on this planet as we all have
been.
Please adopt the Carlsbad Climate Emergency Resolution when it comes before you in September and move swiftly to
implement its clauses.
Respectfully submitted,
Lisa Roop
Carlsbad resident
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Tammy Cloud-McMinn
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lihart56@gmail.com
Tuesday, September 21, 2021 9:45 AM
City Clerk
Item 8: Adopt the Carlsbad Climate Emergency Resolution
Dear Mayor Hall and Council Members,
As a parent of two young adults and a resident of Carlsbad and this beautiful planet we all reside upon, I urge you to
strengthen Carlsbad's commitment to sustainability by adopting the Climate Emergency Resolution (expected to return
for your vote on September 21, 2021}. Not only do I implore you to pass the resolution, I request that you immediately
allocate staff and budget time to work on creation of programs, regulatory amendments, and partnership efforts at all
levels that show Carlsbad is truly committed to addressing the Climate Emergency we now face.
Mike Grim has done a great job as the city CAP manager, and the city made a big investment along with other
jurisdictions to help create the formation of the Clean Energy Alliance CCA. More and more solar is going in and the
city's commitment to being a bike and pedestrian friendly community is becoming more evident. Carlsbad has received a
lot of credit for being the first CA city with a reach code. All good, but there is plenty more that can be done.
One of the best ways the City can advance their commitment to addressing climate change is by example. Some relevant
steps to take would be to:
• Replace all future retired city vehicles with zero emission vehicles.
• Commit to 100% renewable energy for city facilities by 2035.
• Encourage/reward city employees for walking/biking or using mass transit
• Allow those employees who can, to work from home permanently
• Phase out use of gas-powered landscape tools by our Parks and Recreation Department and it's
contractors to the extent that is practically possible (they are a largely an unnecessary source of noise
and particulate pollution as well as adding to CO2 emissions}.
• Secure more public open space, expand our bike/trail networks, plant more trees (preferable native
varieties}.
As I am focusing my comments on ways the city might advance itself as a 'green' city by example, I strongly suggest the
creation of an Office of Sustainability and the Environment. Having such a department would not only show Carlsbad's
commitment to addressing the Climate Crisis, it could be a great means of coordinating sustainability efforts across all
city departments.
Addressing the Climate Emergency must be a top priority for our City as well as all others. Let's do all we can to ensure
that our young people are offered the same opportunities for a healthy, sustainable life on this planet as we all have
been.
Please adopt the Carlsbad Climate Emergency Resolution when it comes before you in September and move swiftly to
implement its clauses.
Respectfully submitted,
Lisa Roop
Carlsbad resident
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Tuesday, September 21, 2021 10:38 AM
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Climate Emergency Resolution
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From: David Hartwell <da.hartwell@sbcglobal.net>
Sent: Monday, September 13, 2021 8:18 AM
To: City Clerk
Subject: Strengthen and adopt the Carlsbad Climate Emergency Resolution
Dear Mayor Hall and Council Members,
I am writing in support of adoption of the Climate Emergency Resolution (expected to return for your vote on
September 21, 2021). I am aware the city has taken several steps to improve our community sustainability and I applaud
those efforts, but there is much more to be done. We owe it to future generations to do everything possible to mitigate
the effects of the current climate crisis. It must be a top priority for Carlsbad and all other communities.
Carlsbad government facilities should commit to being 100% renewable by 2035. There should be a 'no idling' policy
adopted for all city departments, not just the police. Solar should be required for all new construction. Carlsbad should
support and encourage efforts for working from home and mass transit programs.
Please adopt the Carlsbad Climate Emergency Resolution when it comes before you in September.
Respectfully submitted,
David Hartwell
Carlsbad resident
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From: Sue lrey <susan.irey@gmail.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2021 3:32 PM
To: City Clerk
Subject: Climate Emergency Resolution comments
As a Carlsbad resident, I would like to comment on the Climate Emergency Resolution before the City Council. I believe
the City of Carlsbad should endorse a countywide emergency climate action mobilization effort to reverse global
warming. Collaboration countywide will take advantage of the economy of scale for united engagement against the
common threat of our climate crisis. Carlsbad should stand out as a leader in addressing climate change in a very real
manner and push for stronger measures to reduce drastically GHG emissions and safely draw down carbon from the
atmosphere as quickly as possible through collaboration with nearby jurisdictions.
Sincerely,
Sue key
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Hector Gomez
From: Mark O'Connor <mark@surfridersd.org >
Sent: Monday, September 20, 2021 8:16 AM
To: City Clerk
Subject: Agenda Item 7 and 8, September 21 meeting
Hello Carlsbad City Council Members,
My name is Mark O'Connor and I am a co-lead for Surfrider San Diego's Rise Above Plastic committee. Our committee
assists cities in their policy work in reducing single use plastic. I am currently a resident of Encinitas but I own a home in
Carlsbad which is being occupied by my youngest son, wife and two grandchildren.
I am excited to see that the City of Carlsbad is going to declare a climate emergency and to look into ways to reduce
single use plastic. These two issues go hand in hand. I see staff is going to present options for you to consider. I ask you
to be as bold as possible as you evaluate your options and to improve our environment and health of our citizens.
I would recommend a "skip the stuff" ordinance that just makes it where every time you take home some food to eat
with your own utensils, you don't have a bag full of plastic forks and spoons when you get home. A part of skip the stuff
can include your limiting what materials like plastic and styrofoam can be used by the business, allowing them to find
earth friendly alternatives. I'm sure you have seen cleanup data showing cigarette butts as the number one thing
recovered but I will say we are starting to see more pieces of styrofoam. They are getting harder to count due to the
fact the ocean waves and stones are breaking them into smaller and smaller pieces.
I asked you to be bold and one of the things you could do is to eliminate the use and sales of Styrofoam, not only in the
restaurant industry but retail sales. We have assisted your sister cities to the South, Encinitas and Solana Beach in
accomplishing this measure. We still need time to measure any successes but in my heart these measures will make a
difference.
To sum this email up, I ask that you take action to protect the environment from plastic and styrofoam products. In so
doing, you make the oceans and beaches healthier, your citizens who use the ocean and beaches for recreation/sport
will be healthier and you create a clean place for visitors to want to spend their vacation time which helps the local
economy.
Thank you for you time and for the actions you are about to undertake. You have Surfrider's full support and we will
support you in any way possible.
Respectfully,
Mark
Mark O'Connor
760-500-5631
Surfrider I Rise Above Plastics
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Hector Gomez
From: All Jundt <alijundt236@gmail.com>
Sent: Friday, September 3, 2021 4:07 PM
To: City Clerk
Subject: Non-agenda item comments: Climate Emergency Resolution
Please share with all the city councilors and make it part of public record.
Dear Carlsbad City Council Members,
I am an eighth grader at Community Montessori in Carlsbad. I have always been passionate about taking care of our
planet. I even started a Pollution Stoppers club with my friend when I was in Elementary school.
Pollution is a big problem today but in the future it will be even worse. So we need to reduce what we use. So much
plastic is wasted without being used. An example that happens often is someone orders takeout and they get the plastic
silverware, but they go home and end up throwing it away without using it. This can easily be stopped and that is why
we need you to vote on the climate emergency resolution. Thank you for your time.
Sincerely,
James Jundt
2177 Vista La Nisa
Carlsbad, CA 92009
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From: All Jundt <alijundt236@gmail.com>
Sent: Friday, September 3, 2021 4:15 PM
To: City Clerk
Subject: Non-agenda item comments: Climate Emergency Resolution
Please share with all the city councilors and make it part of public record.
Dear Carlsbad City Council Members,
I am a sixth grader, inspired to write about the Climate Change Resolution by my nana. I may be young, but I know
from what I have learned about climate change how important it is for us to all take action. The Climate Emergency
Resolution is a great way to help. I hope through this, more ideas are sprouted towards contributing and helping. I help
the environment by biking and walking instead of driving when I can. I also help in a community garden. Hopefully in the
future I can do more. But for now this is what I can do. Thank you for reading my letter, I hope you take it into
consideration.
Ramona Jundt
2177 Vista La Nisa
Carlsbad, CA 92009
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Hector Gomez
From: Council Internet Email
Sent: Friday, September 17, 2021 8:40 AM
To: City Clerk
Cc: James Wood
Subject: FW: Please support the Climate Emergency Declaration
Original Message
From: Mary Hassing <mehassing@gmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2021 6:08 PM
To: Council Internet Email <CityCouncil@carlsbadca.gov>
Subject: Please support the Climate Emergency Declaration
Members of the City Council,
As a 15-year resident of Carlsbad, I want to know that our city is doing all it can to mitigate the climate crisis. Declaring a
climate emergency will send a strong message to city staff, local businesses, and residents that Carlsbad is committed to
reaching and exceeding the goals stated in the Climate Action Plan.
Jane Goodall has warned us all: "You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you.
What you do makes a difference and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make."
Please take a stand on September 21 and vote for this declaration. Join other cities in leading the way to a more
sustainable environment.
Mary Hassing
Member, Sierra Club My Gen team, Carlsbad
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ector GorrNez
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From: Diana A <dra805@gmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2021 10:54 AM
To: City Clerk
Subject: agenda #8 DECLARATION OF A CLIMATE EMERGENCY
Dear Councilmembers,
Please vote yes to adopt the resolution the Declaration of a Climate Emergency. The
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has declared that there is a "Code Red"
regarding our climate emergency. We, as a city, must recognize that we must be proactive to address
this climate emergency to protect our community. We no longer deny that we are truly in an
emergency and the environment needs to be a priority if we want to continue to live healthy lives.
Adopting the Declaration of Climate Emergency will symbolize our City's commitment to combating
climate change and mitigate its effect on our Carlsbad communities.
Thanks for your consideration.
Diana Aguirre
Carlsbad D3 resident
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Hector Gomez
From: Shelah Ott <shelah@hammondclimatesolutions.com>
Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2021 12:16 PM
To: City Clerk
Subject: Carlsbad City Council Meeting Agenda Item 8 - DECLARATION OF A CLIMATE EMERGENCY
Hi,
I hope you're doing well! Please see below my public comment for the Carlsbad City Council meeting, agenda item
8, DECLARATION OF A CLIMATE EMERGENCY. I am speaking on behalf of my organization, Hammond Climate Solutions.
Good afternoon Councilmembers, my name is Shelah Ott and I'm speaking on behalf of Hammond Climate
Solutions. We have all seen and continue to see devastating storms, heat waves, drought, sea level rise and other
climate related disasters becoming more and more commonplace. It is clear that we are already amidst the climate
crisis - it is no longer some far off nightmare. It is a true emergency that not only impacts every person, plant and
animal, but disproportionately impacts our most vulnerable communities, like communities of concern and the youth.
In order for the state of California to fight this climate emergency, we must act like it is one. I am urging you to adopt
the resolution, approving the declaration of a climate emergency. It is critical that we move forward with bold climate
action that matches the urgency and severity of this true emergency. Thank you for your time.
Thank you,
Shelah Ott (she/her/hers)
Climate Justice Advocate
(858) 215-3135 I shelahPhammondclimatesolutions.com
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From: Barbara Diamond <diamondbarb@gmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2021 12:00 PM
To: City Clerk
Subject: Carlsbad Emergency decloration #11
Council Members:
I strongly urge you to pass the Emergency Decoration
I particularly want you to focus on educating the public, ranging
from schools, websites, workshops, paid advertising etc.. This is
crucial to the success of the legislation regarding Climate Change. I
am a member of various social groups and volunteer groups and I
have witnessed the general LACK of awareness of what the
government is planning to do.
There should be a position or even a department to educate the
public and "nudge" for change of behaviors.
Sincerely,
Barbara C Diamond
3808 Skyline Rd, Carlsbad, CA 92008Skyline RD, CB 92008
—Barbara Diamond
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Hector Gomez
From: Kathy Parker <casparker@outlook.com>
Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2021 11:07 AM
To: City Clerk
Subject: Comment on tonight's agenda for council members.
Re: item 8....
Please give this item some serious consideration. As parents and grandparents we have a responsibility to do our utmost
to leave our kids a healthy living environment. Every decision by the council henceforth on any issue should be done
with this in mind. Adopting this resolution gives weight to that end.
Kathy Parker
Carlsbad resident for 46 years.
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Hector Gomez
From: kelly.leberthon12@gmail.com
Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2021 12:32 PM
To: City Clerk
Subject: comments for Agenda Item 8 Climate Crisis
In March 2020, Gov. Newsom declared a state of emergency in response to the pandemic and in
June 4, 2021, Gov. Newsom stated that he did not plan to lift the state of emergency even while
declaring California "fully reopen."
At this point, 18 months later, #WeThePeople have caught on that the persistent claims of crisis by the
government to claim A STATE OF EMERGENCY - is all about grabbing power from the people.
I would like to see my elected officials speak to the massive increase in cost for electricity and the
simultaneous rise in brown outs ... This is shocking and unacceptable. low and middle income
citizens bear the brunt of these burdens.
"In 2020, California's electricity prices jumped by 7.5%, making it the biggest price increase of any
state ..."According to ..the Energy Information Administration... Californians are now paying about
70% more for their electricity than the U.S. average..." and rates are expected to soar over the next
decade. The surging cost of electricity will increase the energy burden being borne by low- and
middle-income Californians. High energy costs have a particularly regressive effect in California,
which has the highest poverty rate—and some of the highest electricity prices—in the country. In
2020, California's all-sector electricity prices were the third-highest in the continental U.S.,"
https://www.dailysig nal.com/2021/06/25/blackouts-loom-in-california-as-electricity-prices-are-
absolutely-
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To the sea rise concerns: https://earthobservatory.nasa.aov/images/147439/californias-rising-and-
sinking-coast
According to a NASA study -I quote - the "Global sea level has been rising at a rate of 0.1 inches (3.3
millimeters) per year in the past three decades.... "and "the elevation of the land is also changing
relative to the sea. What geologists call vertical land motion...—or subsidence and uplift—is a key
reason why local rates of sea level rise can differ from the global rate. California offers a good
example of how much sea level can vary on a local scale https://www.city-iournal.org/californias-
wildfire-problem
Should we be concerned about the recent massive fires in the state? Yes - and the government's
mismanagement of the forests which are a cause as well as environmental groups that refuse to
allow clean up of forest grounds that directly contribute to the massive nature of these out of control
blazes. The environmental damage from these out of control, largely preventable fires is measurable:
"the fires in 2018 released more than 45 million metric tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere,
producing more than nine times more emissions than were reduced in 2017...Green myopia has also
blocked efforts to remove the fuel that drives wildfires. For decades environmental activists, wielding
enormous political clout in Sacramento, have obstructed forest thinning, brush removal, and
controlled burns whenever possible. These are not outlandish ideas driven by corporate greed but
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proven methods for containing wildfires. Native Americans had enough "ancient wisdom," says
Kolkey, to use controlled burns to manage fire risk. More recently, it was a controlled burn that
"slowed the advance" of the California Rim Fire in 2013, says Kolkey, and allowed "firefighters to get
ahead of the burn, saving a number of homes." https://www.city-iournal.ora/californias-wildfire-
problem
And water - this should concern us greatly! And again, our government has let us down. Where is the
effort to CAPTURE rainfall and runoff??? Where is the effort to add desalinization plants? Let down by
our elected officials on all of these measures.
My concerns return to the attempt to declare yet another crisis - I oppose gov't unilaterally
increasing their power over the citizens. I object also to the millions of dollars of tax payer money that
seem to flow in from these Emergency Powers.
The Declaration of Independence reads in part: "That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted
among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of
Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to
institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form,
as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that
Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all
experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right
themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and
usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute
Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for
their future security."
This citizen #DoesNotConsent to the state - the local government - fearmongering the people into a
constant state of crisis so that the government can grant themselves MORE power, more MONEY and
more CONTROL.
Please reject this Declaration of Climate Crisis!
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Hector Gomez
From: Council Internet Email
Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2021 12:08 PM
To: City Clerk
Subject: FW: Comments Re # 8 Climate Emergency Resolution
From: Diane Nygaard <dnygaard3@gmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2021 11:51 AM
To: Council Internet Email <CityCouncil@carlsbadca.gov>
Subject: Comments Re # 8 Climate Emergency Resolution
Honorable Mayor and City Council:
If we do not address climate change, half of the species on earth will be at risk of extinction by 2050—and all of
the conservation work by organizations like ours will be meaningless. Leadership today can change that dire outcome.
Thank you for recognizing how critical this issue is— and taking this important step to integrate climate in your local
decisions.
Thank you for adopting this climate crisis resolution today— and for the followup actions that will go beyond words in
order to achieve meaningful reductions in GHG.
All of us in north county appreciate your leadership on this issue.
Diane Nygaard
On behalf of Preserve Calavera
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Hector Gomez
From: Ashley Giada <ash@cleanearth4kids.org>
Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2021 12:10 PM
To: City Clerk
Subject: Item 8, Please Pass a Climate Emergency Declaration
Dear Mayor and City Council,
I support the Carlsbad City Council's Declaration of a Climate Emergency. Carlsbad will show join over 1,933 cities across
the world and our state that recognize we must take immediately action on climate to reduce greenhouse gases and
pollution. Please vote yes and send a clear message that Carlsbad is taking action on climate change.
Thank you,
Ashley Giada
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Hector Gomez
From: Evelyn LazaIde <elazalde@ucscl.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2021 11:03 AM
To: City Clerk
Subject: Item 8, Please Pass a Climate Emergency Declaration
Dear Mayor and City Council,
I support the Carlsbad City Council's Declaration of a Climate Emergency. Carlsbad will join our state and over 1,933
cities across the world in recognizing that we must take immediate action to reduce greenhouse gases and pollution in
order to fight climate change. Please vote yes and stand for Carlsbad's behalf in taking action to fight climate change.
Thank you,
Evelyn
Clean Earth 4 Kids
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Hector Gomez
From: Katie Taylor <katie@taylorplace.com>
Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2021 1:57 PM
To: City Clerk
Cc: Matthew Hall; Priya Bhat-Patel; Teresa Acosta; Keith Blackburn; Peder Norby
Subject: 9/21/2021 - Agenda Item #8
Attachments: Carlsbad Council 9.21.2021 Top 10 Global Warming Lies That May Shock You.pdf
The climate change proposal is based off false narratives...a few examples.
Katie Taylor
Taylor Place Real Estate, Inc./Triad Properties
300 Carlsbad Village Dr. #108A-444
Carlsbad, CA 92008
Cell: (760) 803-1681
E-mail: katie@taylorplace.com
CALBRE#10235942
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Feb 9, 2015, 06:21am EST
Top 10 Global Warming Lies That
May Shock You
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I am president of the Spark of Freedom Foundation.
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Global warming alarmists frequently make false and deplorable assertions
(see, for example, my recent column debunking false claims that global
warming is causing a decline in wheat production), but the Environmental
Defense Fund's recent fund-raising mailer, "10 Global Warming Effects That
May Shock You," may well set a new low. However, climate realists can
make lemonade from EDF's preposterous mailer by using it to show open-
minded people the difference between global warming alarmists and global
warming truth-tellers.
EDF has assembled what it believes to be the io most powerful global
warming assertions in the alarmists' playbook, yet each assertion either
backfires on alarmists or has been proven false. While reading how flawed
EDF's assertions are, remember these are the very best arguments global
warming alarmists can make. Open-minded readers should have very little
difficulty dismissing the mythical global warming crisis after examining the
top 10 assertions in the alarmist playbook.
Alarmist Assertion #1
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The Facts
Global warming alarmists' preferred electricity source — wind power — kills
nearly 1 million bats every year (to say nothing of the more than 500,000
birds killed every year) in the United States alone. This appalling death toll
occurs every year even while wind power produces just 3% of U.S.
electricity. Ramping up wind power to 10, 20, or 30% of U.S. electricity
production would likely increase annual bat kills to lo-to-30 million every
year. Killing 30 million bats every year in response to dubious claims that
global warming might once in a great while kill 100,000 bats makes no
sense.
Just as importantly, alarmists present no evidence that global warming
caused the summer heat wave in a notoriously hot desert near the equator.
To the contrary, climate change theory and objective data show our recent
global warming is occurring primarily in the winter, toward the poles, and at
night.
Australia's highest recorded temperature occurred more than half a century
ago, and only two of Australia's seven states have set their all-time
temperature record during the past 40 years. Indeed, Queensland's 2014
heat wave paled in comparison to the 1972 heat wave that occurred 42 years
of global warming ago. If global warming caused the 2014 Queensland heat
wave, why wasn't it as severe as the 1972 Queensland heat wave? Blaming
every single summer heat wave or extreme weather event on global warming
is a stale and discredited tactic in the alarmist playbook. Objective science
proves extreme weather events such as hurricanes, tornadoes, heat waves,
and droughts have become less frequent and less severe as a result of the
Earth's recent modest warming.
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Alarmist Assertion #2
"Lyme Disease Spreads" — Warmer temperatures are contributing to the
range expansion and severity of tick-borne Lyme disease."
The Facts
Lyme Disease is much more common in northern, cooler regions of the
United States than in southern, warmer regions. Asserting, without any
supporting data or evidence, that a disease that prospers in cool climates
will become more prevalent as a result of global warming defies objective
data and common sense. Moreover, a team of scientists extensively
researched Lyme Disease climate and habitat and reported in the peer-
reviewed science journal EcoHealth, "the only environmental variable
consistently association with increased [Lyme Disease] risk and incidence
was the presence of forests."
Granted, alarmists can argue that forests are thriving under global warming,
with the result that forest-dwelling ticks will also benefit. However,
expanding forests are universally — and properly — viewed as
environmentally beneficial. Alarmist attempts to frame thriving forests as
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Moreover, even if global warming expanded Lyme Disease range, one must
look at the totality of global -warming's impact on the range of viruses and
diseases. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports
Lyme Disease "is rare as a cause of death in the United States." According to
the CDC, Lyme Disease is a contributing factor to less than 25 deaths per
year in the United States. Indeed, during a recent five-year span examined
by the CDC, "only 1 [death] record was consistent with clinical
manifestations of Lyme Disease." Any attempts to claim global warming will
cause a few more Lyme Disease deaths must be weighed against the 36,000
Americans who are killed by the flu each year. The U.S. National Institutes
of Health have documented how influenza is aided and abetted by cold
climate. Any attempt to connect a warmer climate to an increase in Lyme
Disease must be accompanied by an acknowledgement of a warmer
climate's propensity to reduce influenza incidence and mortality. The net
impact of a warmer climate on viruses and diseases such as Lyme Disease
and influenza is substantially beneficial and life-saving.
Alarmist Assertion #3
"National Security Threatened — The impacts of climate change are expected
to act as a 'threat multiplier' in many of the world's most unstable regions,
exacerbating droughts and other natural disasters as well as leading to food,
water and other resource shortages that may spur mass migrations."
The Facts
The alarmists' asserted national security threat depends on assertions that
(1) global warming is causing a reduction in food and water supplies and (2)
migrations of people to places with more food and water will increase risks
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production. Longer growing seasons and fewer frost events also benefit
plant growth and crop production. As this column has repeatedly
documented (see articles here, here, and here, for example), global crops set
new production records virtually every year as our planet modestly warms.
If crop shortages cause national security threats and global warming
increases crop production, then global warming benefits rather than
jeopardizes national security.
The same holds true for water supplies. Objective data show there has been
a gradual increase in global precipitation and soil moisture as our planet
warms. Warmer temperatures evaporate more water from the oceans, which
in turn stimulates more frequent precipitation over continental land masses.
The result of this enhanced precipitation is an improvement in soil moisture
at almost all sites in the Global Soil Moisture Data Bank. If declining
precipitation and declining soil moisture are military threat multipliers,
than global warming is creating a safer, more peaceful world.
Alarmist Assertion #4
"Sea Levels Rising — Warmer temperatures are causing glaciers and polar
ice sheets to melt, increasing the amount of water in the world's seas and
oceans."
The Facts
The pace of sea level rise remained relatively constant throughout the 20th
century, even as global temperatures gradually rose. There has similarly
been no increase in the pace of sea level rise in recent decades. Utilizing
20th century technologies, humans effectively adapted to global sea level
rise. Utilizing 21st century technologies, humans will be even better
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Arctic ice sheet, that decline has been completely offset by ice sheet
expansion in the Antarctic. Cumulatively, polar ice sheets have not declined
at all since NASA satellite instruments began precisely measuring them 35
years ago.
Alarmist Assertion #5
"Allergies Worsen — Allergy sufferers beware: Climate change could cause
pollen counts to double in the next 30 years. The warming temperatures
cause advancing weed growth, a bane for allergy sufferers."
The Facts
Pollen is a product and mechanism of plant reproduction and growth. As
such, pollen counts will rise and fall along with plant health and vegetation
intensity. Any increase in pollen will be the result of a greener biosphere
with more plant growth. Similar to the alarmist argument, discussed above,
that expanding forests will create more habitat for the ticks that spread
Lyme Disease, alarmists here are taking overwhelmingly good news about
global warming improving plant health and making it seem like this good
news is actually bad news because healthier plants mean more pollen.
Indeed, NASA satellite instruments have documented a spectacular
greening of the Earth, with foliage gains most prevalent in previously arid,
semi-desert regions. For people experiencing an increase in vegetation in
previously barren regions, this greening of the Earth is welcome and
wonderful news. For global warming alarmists, however, a greener
biosphere is terrible news and something to be opposed. This, in a nutshell,
defines the opposing sides in the global warming debate. Global warming
alarmists claim a greener biosphere with richer and more abundant plant
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Alarmist Assertion #6
"Beetles Destroy Iconic Western Forests — Climate change has sent tree-
killing beetles called mountain pine beetles into overdrive. Under normal
conditions those beetles reproduce just once annually, but the warming
climate has allowed them to churn out an extra generation of new bugs each
year.
The Facts
Alarmists claim warmer winters are causing an increase in pine beetle
populations. This assertion is thoroughly debunked by objective, real-world
data.
As an initial matter, alarmists have responded to recent bitterly cold winters
by claiming global warming is causing colder winters. One cannot claim
global warming is causing colder winters and then turn around and
simultaneously claim global warming is causing warmer winters. Global
warming activists propensity for doing so shows just how little value they
place in a truthful debate.
Objective scientific data verify winters are getting colder, which counters the
key prerequisite to EDF's pine beetle claim. NOAA temperature data show
winter temperatures in the United States have been getting colder for at
least the past two decades. Pine beetles cannot be taking advantage of
warmer winters if winters are in fact getting colder. Moreover, recent U.S.
Forest Service data show pine beetle infestations have recently declined
dramatically throughout the western United States.
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iconic Western forests" when western forests are becoming denser and more
prevalent as the planet warms.
Also, beetles have bored through North American forests for millennia, long
before people built coal-fired power plants and drove SUVs. Beetles are not
dependent on warm winters, as evidenced by their historic prevalence in
places such as Alaska.
Finally, pine beetles tend to target dead, unhealthy, more vulnerable pine
trees rather than healthy trees. Decades of over-aggressive fire suppression
policies have caused an unnatural buildup of older, denser, more vulnerable
pine forests. These conditions predictably aid pine beetles.
Alarmist Assertion #7
"Canada: The New America — 'Lusher' vegetation growth typically
associated with the United States is now becoming more common in
Canada, scientists reported in a 2012 Nature Climate Change study."
The Facts
Only global warming alarmists would claim that lusher vegetation and more
abundant plant life is a bad thing. Playing on a general tendency for people
to fear change, EDF and global warming alarmists argue that changes in the
biosphere that make it richer, lusher, and more conducive to life are changes
to be feared and opposed. If barren ecosystems constitute an ideal planet,
then the alarmist fears of more plant life make sense. On the contrary,
global warming realists understand a climate more conducive to richer,
more abundant plant life is beneficial rather than harmful.
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agricultural losses cause billions of dollars in damages, and money is needed
to treat and control the spread of disease"
The Facts
Severe storms, floods and agricultural losses may cost a great deal of money,
but such extreme weather events — and their resulting costs — are
dramatically declining as the Earth modestly warms. Accordingly, EDF's
asserted economic costs are actually economic benefits.
As documented by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
and here at Forbes.com, severe storms are becoming less frequent and
severe as the Earth modestly warms. This is especially evident regarding
hurricane and tornado activity, which are both at historic lows. Similarly,
scientific measurements and peer-reviewed studies report no increase in
flooding events regarding natural-flowing rivers and streams. Any increase
in flooding activity is due to human alterations of river and stream flow
rather than precipitation changes.
Also, the modest recent warming is producing U.S. and global crop
production records virtually every year, creating billions of dollars in new
economic and human welfare benefits each and every year. This creates a
net economic benefit completely ignored by EDF.
Regarding "the spread of disease," as documented in "Alarmist Assertion
#2," objective evidence shows global warming will thwart deadly outbreaks
of influenza and other cold-dependent viruses.
Additionally, the alarmists' desired means of reducing carbon dioxide
emissions — more expensive energy sources — make economic conditions
even worse. Forcing the American economy to operate on expensive and
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skyrocket." The economic consequences of Obama's global warming policies
can already be seen in electricity prices, which are currently the highest in
U.S. history. Remarkably, Obama's global warming policies are increasing
electricity prices even while new natural gas discoveries, revolutionary
advances in natural gas production technologies, and a dramatic resultant
decline in natural gas prices would otherwise spur a dramatic decline in
electricity prices.
Alarmist Assertion #9
"Infectious Diseases Thrive — The World Health Organization reports that
outbreaks of new or resurgent diseases are on the rise and in more disparate
countries than ever before, including tropical illnesses in once cold
climates."
The Facts
Outbreaks of "new or resurgent diseases" are occurring precisely because
governments have caved in to environmental activist groups like EDF and
implemented their anti-science agendas. For example, DDT had all but
eliminated malaria in the United States and on the global stage during the
mid-20th century. However, environmental activists championed false
environmental accusations against DDT and dramatically reduced use of the
life-saving mosquito killer throughout much of the world. As a result,
malaria has reemerged with a vengeance and millions of people die every
year as a result.
Also, as documented above in "Alarmist Assertion #2," global warming will
reduce the impact and death toll of cold-related viruses such as influenza. In
the United States alone, influenza kills 36,000 people every year, which
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from Lyme Disease (which, as documented above, isn't even related to
global warming).
Alarmist Assertion #10
"Shrinking Glaciers — In 2013, an iceberg larger than the city of Chicago
broke off the Pine Island Glacier, the most important glacier of the West
Antarctic Ice Sheet. And at Montana's Glacier National Park glaciers have
gone from 150 to just 35 over the past century."
The Facts
Calling attention to anecdotal incidents of icebergs breaking off the
Antarctic ice sheet, while deliberately ignoring the overall growth of the
Antarctic ice sheet, is a misleading and favorite tactic of global warming
alarmists. Icebergs break off the Antarctic ice sheet every year, with or
without global warming, particularly in the Antarctic summer. However, a
particular iceberg — no matter how large — breaking off the Antarctic ice
sheet does not necessarily result in "Shrinking Glaciers" as EDF alleges. To
the contrary, the Antarctic Ice Sheet has been growing at a steady and
substantial pace ever since NASA satellites first began measuring the
Antarctic ice sheet in 1979. Indeed, during the same year that the EDF
claims "an iceberg larger than the city of Chicago" broke off the Antarctic ice
sheet and caused "Shrinking Glaciers," the Antarctic ice sheet repeatedly set
new records for its largest extent in recorded history. Those 2013 records
were repeatedly broken again in 2014. The Antarctic ice sheet in 2013 and
2014 was more extensive than any time in recorded history, and yet the EDF
pushes the lie that the Antarctic Ice Sheet is shrinking.
The EDF's assertion about Glacier National Park is also misleading. Alpine
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plants and driving SUVs. Moreover, opening up more of the Earth's surface
to vegetation and plant and animal life would normally be considered a
beneficial change, if global warming alarmists had not so thoroughly
politicized the global warming discussion.
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There you have it. These are the 10 best arguments global warming activists
like EDF can make, along with the objective scientific facts that prove them
wrong.
No wonder global warming alarmists are so terrified of people having access
to both sides of the debate.
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I am president of the Spark of Freedom Foundation. I write about energy and
environment issues, frequently focusing on global warming. I have presented
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All Receive - Agenda Item # g
For the information of the:
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From: Jane Mygatt <jane.mygatt@gmail.com>
Sent: Monday, September 20, 2021 11:57 AM
To: City Clerk
Subject: City Council Agenda Item No. 8
Dear Council and Mayor:
I ask that the City of Carlsbad adopt the proposed resolution to approve the Declaration of a Climate
Emergency. Former council Member Con Schumacher provided a template of a Declaration of
Climate Emergency during the City Council meeting in March, 2021. City staff reviewed it and now
provide a revised draft resolution for consideration by the City Council for adoption.
We have a climate change emergency. Climate change affects our communities worldwide, and in
California, we are seeing the impacts through excessive heat and drought and unprecedented
wildfires. In North County San Diego, we also are seeing more severe storms producing king tides
that are devastating our coastlines and communities. Carlsbad can take an important first step by
declaring a climate change emergency.
Declaring a climate emergency would emphasize the city's commitment to combat climate change
and to mitigate its effects in Carlsbad as much as can be done. While the declaration would be
symbolic at this point, it provides a clear statement of the city's commitment to addressing climate
change that could be useful to the city in working with outside agencies, obtaining outside funds and
developing possible new programs as needed, and as city resources allow.
Sincerely,
Jane Mygatt
Carlsbad, CA
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Hector Gomez
From: Bob Wilcox <rswilcox@gmail.com>
Sent: Monday, September 20, 2021 11:17 AM
To: City Clerk
Subject: Support for Agenda Item #8: Climate Emergency
City Council Members,
I strongly urge you to support the declaration of a climate emergency. With droughts and wildfires becoming more
intense every year, we would have to be willfully ignorant not to see the accelerating effects of climate change
happening in our own backyards. Things will only get worse as we continue to delay action.
We as a community need to be doing much more to address the root causes of these problems, which are primarily
emissions from fossil fuels. Inflicting suffering on future generations to prop up the status quo is not acceptable.
Please support this declaration of a climate emergency, and follow it up with concrete actions to address the problem.
There is no more time to lose.
Thank you,
Bob Wilcox
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Hector Gomez
From: Brenda Garcia-Millan <brenda@climateactioncampaign.org >
Sent: Monday, September 20, 2021 2:26 PM
To: City Clerk
Subject: 8. DECLARATION OF A CLIMATE EMERGENCY
Hello,
My name is Brenda Garcia Milian and I am a Research and Policy Analyst with Climate Action Campaign.
The climate emergency threatens people all around the world, from small towns in developing countries to
large metropolitan areas in more affluent regions. Here in San Diego County, climate change impacts include
extreme heat, deadly wildfires, rising sea levels, and drought.
This is why I would like to express my support of a Climate Emergency Declaration in the City of Carlsbad.
Addressing the climate emergency now, is the only way we can rapidly decrease our carbon emissions and
provide a better future for our community.
Thank you,
Brenda Garcia Milian (she/her)
Research and Policy Analyst
Climate Action Campaign
3900 Cleveland Ave, Suite 208
San Diego, CA 92103
(619) 551-4529 Ext. #710
www.climateactioncampaign.orq
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Hector Gomez
From: natalie shapiro <bloomingtrillium@yahoo.com>
Sent: Monday, September 20, 2021 10:59 AM
To: City Clerk
Subject: City Council agenda item #8
Please share this with City Council members and Mayor Hall. Thankyou!
Dear Council and Mayor Hall,
On the September 21, 2021 Carlsbad City Council agenda is an item important to the future of
Carlsbad, California's forests, and our quality of life. This item is a proposed resolution to approve the
Declaration of a Climate Emergency. Former council Member Cori Schumacher provided a template
of this Declaration of Climate Emergency during an earlier City Council meeting. City staff has
reviewed it and has recommended that City Council approves this Declaration.
The excessive and unprecedented heat, drought, and fires in California and our Nation mandates
action. Our beloved and iconic coastlines are disappearing due to larger king tides; our homes on the
coast will not withstand these tides in the near future.
Please declare a climate change emergency on behalf of Carlsbad. This would show our city's
pledge to combat climate change and to take action as needed on important steps to mitigate the
impacts of this catastrophe.
Thanks,
Natalie Shapiro
Carlsbad City resident for 10 years
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Council and Staff,
Teri Jacobs <tjacobs86@pacbell.net>
Tuesday, September 21, 2021 2:00 PM
City Clerk
9/21 Agenda Item #8
If you were all seriously concerned about our climate and or environment you would be up in Sacramento
screaming at the top of your lungs rather than looking at ways to add an additional 3,900 + dwellings here in
Carlsbad.
We cannot keep adding additional homes and at the same time protect our natural resources.
Do not pass this until we as a city can discuss.
Regards,
Teri Jacobs
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Vanessa Forsythe <vforsythe13@gmail.com>
Tuesday, September 21, 2021 2:12 PM
City Clerk .
For Public Record Support of Items 7 and 8 on 9/21/21 Meeting Agenda
Please share with Mayor and City Council members
I am writing asking the City Council to support Item 7 A as part of the Sustainable Materials Management Plan and to
direct staff to develop a single-use plastics ordinance. Staff can follow the ordinances passed by Vista and Encinitas
communities for a "Skip the Stuff" ordinance (limiting distribution of utensils, straws and stirrers) to begin at the start of
the year. Education and engagement of stakeholders including the school district, business and public should
start straight away.
Also ask for support Agenda Item 8r and approval of the Climate Emergency Resolution as presented by the staff and it
to be a document that directs all efforts of the city. This signed document should be with the public, state elected
representatives and the governor ..
Thank you for your consideration,
Vanessa Forsythe
2177 Vista La Nisa, Carlsbad, CA 92009
"Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life ... " Melody Beattie
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