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AD HOC COMMITTEE ON SUSTAINABILITY

Meeting Date:	07/23/2018
Subject: CONSIDER recommendation from Sustainability Commission to include support for a Carbon Fee & Dividend in the County's Federal legislative platform.
Submitted For:	Jody London, Sustainability Coordinator
Department:	Conservation & Development
Referral No.:
Referral Name:	CONSIDER recommendation from Sustainability Commission to include support for a Carbon Fee & Dividend in the County's Federal legislative platform.
Presenter:	Jody London, DCD	Contact:	Jody London (925) 74-7871

Information

Referral History:

Referral Update:

At the April 23, 2018, meeting of the Sustainability Commission (Commission), Michael Kent from the Citizens Climate Lobby addressed the Commission under Public Comment about the campaign for the United States to adopt a Carbon Fee and Dividend. At the June 25 meeting of the Sustainability Commission, Mr. Kent was provided time on the agenda to make a formal presentation and request that the Sustainability Commission recommend to the Board of Supervisors that support for a Carbon Fee and Dividend be included in the County’s Federal legislative platform.

The Sustainability Commission voted 8-1 to recommend the County include support for a Carbon Fee and Dividend in the County’s Federal legislative platform. The attached letter from the Commission provides more detail.

Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):

Consider recommendation from the Sustainability Commission to include support for a Carbon Fee and Dividend in the County's Federal legislative platform.

Fiscal Impact (if any):

None.

Attachments
Sustainability Commission Letter re Carbon Fee and Dividend