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1 INTRODUCTION The project website provides access to all workshop and meeting notices and materials, links to resources, and a forum to submit comments and questions to staff. In addition, the City created a Facebook account to provide status updates on the Plan and alerts for workshops. Sustainability Commission The Sustainability Commission is a seven-member advisory body to the City Council charged with providing expertise on environmental and sustainability policy issues related to the City’s General Plan and this Climate Action Plan. The commission’s advisory capacity to the City Council includes the following specific duties: Advise Council on policy issues addressing sustainability goals. Advise Council on how to strategically accelerate Sunnyvale's progress toward sustainability and recommend priorities in order to promote continued regional leadership in sustainability. Periodically review policies governing specific practices, such as greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction, water conservation, renewable energy, energy efficiency, waste reduction, and urban forestry. Illustrative examples include creation of infrastructure for low emission vehicles, habitat restoration and conservation, biodiversity preservation, and reduction of toxics in the waste stream. Advise Council on ways to drive community awareness, education, and participation in best practices. Review and make recommendations to Council on federal, state, and regional policies related to sustainability which impact the Council’s goals and policies. Horizon 2035 Advisory Committee Draft A subcommittee of the City Council created the Horizon 2035 Advisory Committee to serve in an advisory capacity during the development of the Land Use and Transportation Element update and Climate Action Plan. The committee will also assist with community outreach and education during LUTE and CAP development and implementation. The committee meets on a monthly basis and is made up of 15 members representing a broad cross-section of the Sunnyvale community. The vision, goals, policies, and actions in this CAP have been developed in collaboration with the Horizon 2035 committee, and the committee has assisted staff in prioritizing the implementation of CAP measures. 1-6 CITY OF SUNNYVALE CLIMATE ACTION PLAN
1 CLIMATE CHANGE SCIENCE In order to make meaningful and effective decisions regarding greenhouse gas reductions, it is important to understand the scientific and regulatory framework under which this Plan has been developed. This section provides a brief introduction to the scientific research efforts to understand how climate change occurs and its global implications and describes the federal, state, regional, and local regulations that provide guidance and inform the development of this Plan. Since the early 1990s, scientific consensus holds that the world’s population is releasing greenhouse gases faster than the earth’s natural systems can absorb them. These gases are released as byproducts of fossil fuel combustion, waste disposal, energy use, land-use changes, and other human activities. While often used interchangeably, there is a difference between the terms “climate change” and “global warming.” According to the National Academy of Sciences, climate change refers to any significant, measurable change of climate lasting for an extended period of time that can be caused by both natural factors and human activities. Global warming, on the other hand, is an average increase in the temperature of the atmosphere caused by increased greenhouse gas emissions. The use of the term “climate change” is becoming more prevalent because it encompasses all changes to the climate, not just temperature. The Greenhouse Effect The Greenhouse Effect Without the natural greenhouse effect, the average global temperature would be zero degrees Fahrenheit, and life on earth would not be possible. Source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Climatic Data Center 2008. The release of gases, such as carbon dioxide (CO 2 ), methane (CH 4 ), and nitrous oxide (N 2 O), creates a blanket around the earth that allows light to pass through but traps heat at the surface preventing its escape into space (Figure 2). While this is a naturally occurring process known as the greenhouse effect, human activities have accelerated the generation of greenhouse gases beyond natural levels. The overabundance of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere has led to an unexpected warming of the earth and has the potential to severely impact the earth’s climate system. Draft Our planet is reliant on the greenhouse effect, which results when the atmosphere captures the heat that radiates away from the earth toward space. Several gases in the atmosphere function as barriers and trap heat within the planet’s atmosphere, including water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxides, and chlorofluorocarbons. These gases function similarly to glass on a greenhouse; the glass panes of a greenhouse allow sunlight to pass into the building but trap heat within it, preventing the heat from escaping. INTRODUCTION CITY OF SUNNYVALE CLIMATE ACTION PLAN 1-7
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