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LOCAL ACTION PLANS

Municipal signatories commit their local authority to develop with their
communities a "local action plan" to reduce air pollutants including
greenhouse gases - especially CO, emissions from fossil fuel use
associated with energy consumption in the local residential, commercial,
transportation, and industry sectors. Such a “local action

plan" might contain the following eiements:

a profile of baseline energy use within the municipality’s
jurisdiction and estimates of energy use in a “scenario” year 10-

20 years in the future;
a profile of CO, and other emissions associated with energy use

in the baseline and “scenario” years;

an inventory of measures and technologies appropriate to reduce
CO, and other relevant emissions in the “scenario” year;
decision-making criteria that enable municipal leaders to prioritize
the inventory of measures and technologies according to their
effectiveness and other criteria deemed appropriate within the
municipality's powers and particular circumstances;

a municipal CO, reduction target applicable to the “scenario” year
that is at a minimum compatible with the objectives of the U.N.
Framework Converition on Climate Change as well as the relevant

national targets;
a menu of municipal policies that when implemented will enable

the local authority to meet the target; and
an assessment of the resources required from lacal and national

governments to secure implementation of the plan.

MUNICIPAL CO2 REDUCTION STRATEGIES

Local authorities possess a variety of means and resources that they can
use to reduce urban energy intensify and CO, emissions, including:
operation of their own buildings, facilities, and vehicle fleets; licensing
and financing of development projects and permitting of buildings; land
use and transportation planning; and infrastructure investments. tn
many cases CO, reduction measures will provide multiple economic
benefits. Within powers available and in light of local circumstances,
local authorities pledge to consider such strategies as: