CITY OF SEATTLE
RESOLUTION __________________
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A RESOLUTION relating to the City Light Department; affirming the City Light Department's Clean Energy Implementation Plan as required under Washington State's Clean Energy Transformation Act.
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WHEREAS, in 2019 the Washington State Legislature passed the Clean Energy Transformation Act (CETA) requiring Washington State utilities to be carbon-neutral by 2030 and use 100 percent non-emitting resources by 2045; and
WHEREAS, CETA further requires utilities to compile and submit a Clean Energy Implementation Plan every four years to show progress in meeting the underlying requirements of CETA; and
WHEREAS, the Seattle City Council ("Council") passed Resolution 31312 in 2011, establishing the goal of zero net greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 and an interim target of a 58 percent reduction from 2008 levels by 2030; and
WHEREAS, The City of Seattle's 2013 Seattle Climate Action Plan (CAP) identifies specific strategies and actions designed to meet the City's climate goals; and
WHEREAS, Resolution 31447 in 2013 endorsed the CAP, Resolution 31714 in 2016 reaffirmed the CAP, and Resolution 31757 in 2017 affirmed Seattle's commitment to the Paris Agreement; and
WHEREAS, climate change threatens Seattle residents' health, well-being, and economic vitality, and climate impacts; and
WHEREAS, the City Light Department's ("City Light") Clean Energy Implementation Plan takes into account strategies outlined in the 2013 Climate Action Plan as those strategies relate to City Light to help meet the City's climate goals; and
WHEREAS, City Light's Clean Energy Implementation Plan will assist in further reductions in carbon emissions that may improve residents' health, well-being, and economic vitality through the specific actions outlined in the plan; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE, THE MAYOR CONCURRING, THAT:
Section 1. The City Light Department's Clean Energy Implementation Plan...
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