City of Tulsa Energy Plan
Mayor Signs Climate Agreement
Tulsa Mayor Kathy Taylor has become the 500th Mayor in the United States to sign the U.S. Conference of Mayor’s Climate Protection Agreement. With this signing, the Mayor pledges to take steps to reduce the emissions of greenhouse gases in Tulsa and to work toward making Tulsa a sustainable community.
“I’m joining with other Mayors across the United States in this agreement,” said Mayor Kathy Taylor. “We all must begin to address this in our cities, and to take steps toward making our cities sustainable and to reduce our emissions of greenhouse gasses. ”
The Protection Agreement was initiated by Mayor Nickels of Seattle, WA., and his Office of Sustainability and the Environment on Feb. 16, 2005, the same day the Kyoto Treaty took effect in the 141 nations that ratified it. On June 13, 2005, the Agreement was formally adopted by the U.S. Conference of Mayors. The Climate Agreement then began circulating around the country to Mayors’ offices.
“The demand for action on climate protection is growing every day, in big cities and small towns, in the heartland and on the coasts,” said Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels, who launched the U.S. Mayors Climate Protection Agreement two years ago. “Thanks to the leadership of Mayor Taylor, this grassroots coalition of cities has reached an important milestone. With Tulsa, we are now 500 strong and growing. Each city that joins brings new perspectives and new ideas for tackling the growing threat of climate disruption. And the city of Tulsa’s effort to improve energy efficiency is a great example. By joining together across America, we are making a difference for the future of our planet.”
With the addition of Tulsa Mayor Kathy Taylor’s signature, the agreement will have been signed by 500 mayors who represent over 64 million citizens. The nonbinding agreement pledges that the city will strive to meet or exceed the reduction of emissions to 7 percent below the 1990 level by the year 2012. Tools have been developed to assist cities in reaching this goal. One such tool is The Seattle Climate Action Plan. This Plan serves as an example not only of ways to reduce emissions but to clean the air, save money, thrive economically and make cities more livable.
To view the agreement, visit www.seattle.gov/mayor/climate.