Resolution 162-2001
Board of County Commissioners
RESOLUTION NO. 162
- 2001
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
MONROE COUNTY. FLORIDA FOR GLOBAL WARMING RESPONSE PLAN
WHEREAS, there is increasingly convincing scientific evidence that global warming is
occurring and is caused by the burning of fossil fuels and deforestation; and
WHEREAS, greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere are at the highest level in
400,000 years, and the ten hottest years on record have occurred since 1980; and
WHEREAS, 79'0 of Florida's rapidly increasing population live in coastal counties
extremely vulnerable to sea-level rise; and
WHEREAS, sea-level rise is happening now and may double in speed as a result of global
warming; and
WHEREAS, Florida's economy and quality of life are highly dependent on tourism,
recreation, and agriculture and, as a result, will be significantly affected by coral reef damage,
drought and wildfire, severe storms, and other impacts of global warming; and
WHEREAS, adopting common sense energy efficiency and renewable energy measures
will reduce greenhouse gas emissions, thereby benefiting communities by saving money,
protecting local environments, and creating jobs; and
WHEREAS, further delay in taking action will expose Florida's citizens to unnecessary
costs and risks; and
WHEREAS, twenty-five other states have or are developing global warming action plans
to protect their citizens and identify cost-effective options that reduce greenhouse gas
pollution; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE
COUNTY, FLORIDA:
Section 1. Florida's Governor and Cabinet should instruct the relevant agencies to
develop a FLORIDA GLOBAL WARMING ACTION PLAN that:
1) sets specific greenhouse gas emission reduction goals and is an integral component of a
comprehensive clean energy plan for Florida, and
2) identifies strategies to minimize the risks posed by sea-level rise and other global
warming effects.
Section 2. The United States government should provide international leadership in
negotiating refinements to the Kyoto Protocol rules that ensure the treaty will be
environmentally effective, fair, and enforceable by committing to substantial reductions I
domestic greenhouse gas emissions.
Section 3. Elected officials should endorse the Earth Day 2000 Clean Energy Agenda
which calls for clean air, clean power, clean cars, and clean investments through a nationwide
transition to energy efficiency and renewable energy.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County,
Florida, at a regular meeting of said Board held on the 18th day of April, 2001.
Mayor George Neugent
Mayor Pro Tem Nora Williams
Commissioner Murray Nelson
missioner Dixie Spehar
ioner Charles McCoy
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