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Adopting the Building Chapter of the Saint Paul Climate Action Plan, entitled Saint Paul’s Path to Carbon Neutrality: Building Sector
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WHEREAS, the Saint Paul City Council and Mayor Melvin Carter are dedicated to making Saint Paul one of the most resilient cities in the United States and to protecting our city’s air, water, and urban landscape; and
WHEREAS, the international Compact of Mayors, signed by Mayor Chris Coleman, endorsed by the Saint Paul City Council, and reaffirmed by Mayor Melvin Carter, requires the City of Saint Paul to undertake a comprehensive greenhouse gas emissions inventory of the city and adopt a Climate Action Plan; and
WHEREAS, the greenhouse gas inventory conducted in 2016 for the year 2015 documented that over 50% of emissions in Saint Paul are generated by the building sector; and
WHEREAS, Saint Paul participated in the Xcel Energy Partners in Energy program to develop and implement the building chapter of the Saint Paul Climate Action Plan entitled, Saint Paul’s Path to Carbon Neutrality: Buildings Sector, and
WHEREAS, a technical advisory workgroup was assembled to develop a vision and identify near-term strategies; and
WHEREAS, the near-term strategies in the Plan were linked to the following guiding themes of
importance to the City:
• Prioritize conservation, energy efficiency, and energy recovery
• Prioritize renewable-based distributed generation and energy storage
• Ensure solutions and opportunities are equitable, particularly in communities and households of color
• Commit to reducing the energy burden on low- to moderate-income residents
• Focus on efforts that result in co-benefits (e.g. employment, economic development, other environmental benefits such as water conservation and improved air quality)
• Showcase best practices and innovative solutions; and
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