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1 <br /> INFORMATION ITEM <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> DEPARTMENT OF ASSET MANAGEMENT SERVICES <br /> Memorandum <br /> To: Board of County Commissioners <br /> Bonnie Hammersley, County Manager <br /> From: Steven Arndt, Director, Asset Management Services <br /> Amy Eckberg, Sustainability Programs Manager <br /> Date: March 21 , 2023 <br /> Subject: Orange County Climate Action Plan Mission and Vision <br /> Statements <br /> Orange County is currently undergoing a climate action planning process <br /> which will help the County prioritize strategies we need to take to lower our <br /> carbon emissions and plan for a renewable future. Our climate action <br /> planning is supported by the following resolutions adopted by the Board of <br /> County Commissioners in recent years: <br /> • June 6, 2017: Resolution of Commitment to Uphold the Paris Climate <br /> Agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions between 26 and 28 <br /> percent by 2025 from 2005 levels. <br /> • September 12, 2017 Orange County adopts a resolution to transition <br /> to 100% renewable energy sources by 2050. <br /> • June 5, 2018 Orange County became a signatory to the Global <br /> Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy, thereby pledging to <br /> reduce greenhouse gasses, increase our resiliency to climate <br /> change, and track progress transparently. <br /> Our Climate Action Plan mission and vision statement lays the foundation <br /> of the work and addresses the purpose of the climate action plan and our <br /> aspirations for the future. The mission and vision statements were <br /> 1 <br />