RES-2019-002 Resolution requesting Representative Price endorsement for Select Committee on Green New Deal

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RES - 2019 -002 ORANGE COUNTY A COMMISSIONERS RESOLUTIU � ST ' �� G THAT AMID PRICE ENDORSE ALEXANDRIA OCASIO =CORTEZ ' S RESOLUTION FOR A SELECT COMMITTEE ON A GREEN NEW DEAL WHEREAS , on October 3 , 2018 , the United Nations released a special report , criticized by many leading climate scientists as overly conservative , which projected that limiting warming to the unsafe 1 . 5 ° C target this century will require an unprecedented transformation of every sector of the global economy over the next 12 years ; and WHEREAS , on November 23 , 2018 the Federal Government issued a climate study detailing the massive threat that climate change poses to the American economy and underscoring the need for immediate climate emergency action at all levels of government ; and WHEREAS , the death and destruction already wrought by global warming of approximately 1 . 1 ' C above late 19th century levels demonstrates that the Earth is already too hot for safety and justice as attested by increased and intensifying wildfires , floods , rising seas , diseases , droughts and extreme weather ; and WHEREAS , restoring a safe and stable climate requires a " Climate Mobilization " at all levels of government on a scale not seen since World War 11 to reach zero greenhouse gas emissions across all sectors at emergency speed , to rapidly and safely drawdown or remove all the excess carbon from the atmosphere , to end the 6th mass extinction of species , and to implement measures to protect all people and species from the increasingly severe consequences of climate change ; and WHEREAS , to address the nation ' s urgent climate change needs and impacts , Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio � Cortez has proposed a " Green New Deal " ; and WHEREAS , the proposed Green New Deal would be a sweeping overhaul of the economy that includes equity and justice in its solutions and has the following goals ; 1 . Dramatically expand existing renewable power sources and deploy new production capacity with the goal of meeting 100 % of national power demand through renewable sources ; 24 building a national , energy-efficient , " smart " grid ; 3 . upgrading every residential and industrial building for state - of-the - art energy efficiency , comfort and safety ; 46 eliminating greenhouse gas emissions from the manufacturing , agricultural and other industries , including by investing in local - scale agriculture in communities across the country ; 50 eliminating greenhouse gas emissions from repairing and improving transportation and other infrastructure , and upgrading water infrastructure to ensure universal access to clean water ; 6 , funding massive investment in the drawdown of greenhouse gases ; 7 . making " green " technology , industry , expertise , products and services a major export of the United States , with the aim of becoming an international leader in