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helping other countries transition to completely greenhouse gas neutral <br /> economies and bringing about a global Green New Deal . <br /> WHEREAS , justice calls for climate resilience that addresses the specific experiences , <br /> vulnerabilities , and needs of marginalized communities within our jurisdiction , who must <br /> be included and supported in actively engaging in climate resilience planning , policy , <br /> and actions ; and <br /> WHEREAS , actions to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions and /or drawdown <br /> greenhouse gases may be taken in ways that also improve resilience to the effects of <br /> climate change , and vice versa ; and <br /> WHEREAS , justice requires that frontline communities , which have historically borne <br /> the brunt of the extractive fossil -fuel economy , participate actively in the planning and <br /> implementation of this mobilization effort at all levels of government and that they <br /> benefit first from the transition to a renewable energy economy ; and <br /> WHEREAS , fairness demands the protection and expansion, of workers ' right to <br /> organize as well as a guarantee of high - paying , high - quality jobs with comprehensive <br /> benefits for all and many other tenets of a Green New Deal effort as the mobilization to <br /> restore a safe climate is launched ; <br /> NOW, THEREFORE , BE IT RESOLVED that the Orange County Board of <br /> Commissioners declares that a climate emergency threatens our county , region , state , <br /> nation , civilization , humanity and the natural world ; <br /> BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Orange County Board of Commissioners <br /> requests that representative David Price join with the growing number of his <br /> Congressional peers and endorse Alexandria Ocasio - Cortez ' s resolution for a select <br /> committee on a Green New Deal . <br /> This the 22nd Day of January 2019 , <br /> At <br /> Penny rich , qhair <br /> Orange County Board of Commissioners <br />