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<br />• On June 6th 2017, the Board of Orange County <br />Commissioners passed a resolution to proportionally <br />uphold the Paris Climate Agreement to reduce greenhouse <br />gas emissions between 26 and 28 percent by 2025 from <br />2005 levels. <br />• On September 5th 2017, the Board of Orange County <br />Commissioners adopted a resolution to transition to a <br />100% renewable energy based economy by 2050. <br />Town of Chapel Hill (TOCH): <br />The proposed project directly supports multiple goals within two <br />of the top priority action categories identified in the TOCH Climate <br />Action and Response Plan. <br />1: Green the Grid <br />Action: Large-and small-scale renewable energy projects <br />Action: Net-Zero Emissions for New Construction <br />Target: Achieve 100% zero net energy in new construction <br />buildings by 2050 <br />3. Sustainable Development <br />Action: Green building policy <br />Action: Plan for walkable and transit served communities <br />Target: 100% net-zero emissions development by 2030 <br />Target: More walkable, transit-served areas by 2050 <br />Installing solar panels on affordable housing also addresses <br />inequitable disparities in access to residential renewable energy, <br />and advances multiple community benefits identified as priorities <br />by TOCH, including: <br />• Improved racial equity outcomes <br />• Environmental justice <br />• Lower costs and greater affordability <br />• Improved energy security and reliability <br />• Decreased risk of energy shortages or outages <br />• Reduced pollution <br />• Improved air quality <br />• Improved health outcomes <br />• Improved economy <br />• Expanded local jobs creation <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Collaborators and Partners <br /> <br /> <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: 9E4C108B-9C5C-4E75-9AF1-C4CA2E16CEC5