Historical - Climate Action Committee - 2020-2023

City of Bellingham Climate Action Committee Minutes November 7, 2022, 11:15 AM Mayor: Seth Fleetwood Contact: (360) 778-8100, mayorsoffice@cob.org Council Members: Kristina Michele Martens, Chair Contact: (360) 778-8200, ccmail@cob.org Daniel Hammill, Michael Lilliquist https://cob.org/council All meetings are held in the City Hall Council Chambers at 210 Lottie Street, Bellingham, WA, unless otherwise noted. Call to Order President Stone called the Climate Action Committee to order at 11:16am. Roll Call Present: Committee Chair Kristina Michele Martens, At Large Committee Member Daniel Hammill, Third Ward Committee Member Michael Lilliquist, Sixth Ward Council Standing Committee Meetings: Open to the public to attend. Note: there is generally no public comment period for Committee sessions. Standing Committee Members receive reports and information, ask questions and, when appropriate, vote on a recommended action for consideration by the full Council at the Regular Meeting. The notice of Committee Meetings identified below also serves as notice of Special Meetings of the City Council at the times identified as Council Members who are not members of the committee routinely attend and participate in the Committee Meetings. Committee Chairs give a report of the Committee Meeting at the Regular Meeting in the evening prior to deliberation and formal vote. 23514 1. Update on Community Carbon Pollution Levels p. 3 Seth Vidana, Climate and Energy Manager, provided an update on current Bellingham carbon pollution levels. In 2007 and in 2018 the Bellingham City Council adopted Climate Action Plans, which set targets for reduction of carbon pollution for the Bellingham community and for City government itself. The City has conducted greenhouse gas inventories periodically going back to the year 2000, which is used as the baseline for assessing progress on carbon pollution reduction targets. Results of the recent inventory include:  Missed past carbon pollution targets: Carbon pollution reduction targets for 2020 were missed by approximately 25%.  Plateauing emissions: Absolute carbon pollution have been relatively level since 2000. Per capita carbon pollution has diminished over the same time with an increase of approximately 30% more population over the same period. Climate Action Committee Minutes Page 1 November 7, 2022   Challenging future carbon targets: Carbon pollution reduction targets for 2020 were missed. Current and planned carbon pollution reduction targets are becoming more challenging to reach over time.  Need for increased activity across all areas: Bellingham will need changes in policies and spending at a local, state, and federal level to meet 2030 targets. Carbon pollution reduction effort is needed across multiple sources and categories. Staff will return to Council at the end of 2023 with an update on community and City government carbon emissions, including a 2022 greenhouse gas inventory for both areas. Adjournment There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 11:53am. Climate Action Committee Minutes Page 2 November 7, 2022