Mfhavor D. Caureace Maw hanes
Panmenburg, Newt Sout
Preatdent

Provident

Mavar Jobo Les
Chilliwack, Batish Coluavbia

ist Mice Prosatene

Prentice vice-president

Councillor Bryon Willert
Richmond Hill, Once
Sucond Vice President

Deusieme vice-president

Maire suppléant Claude Cantin
Québec (Québec)

Troisieme vice-president

~ Third Vice President

Alderntan Roa Hayter’
Edmonton, Alberta
Past President 7
(Président sartane -

a James W, Knight
Executive Director.
Directeur general

Change

Winnipeg this year.

Pedermtion of Condit Sbouicrpaliqies

Pédération camidicnoe des manicipalites

August 10

His Worship Mayor Len Traboulay
City of Port Coquitlam
2580 Shaughnessy Street
Port Coquitlam, British Columbia

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Dear Mayor Traboulay and Members of Council:

AN INVITATION TO JOIN
VHE CITIES FOR CLIMATE PROTECTION ‘CAMPAIGN

As you may be aware, Canada joined other countries
at the Earth Summit in 1992 in signing the Framework
Convention on Climate Change, an international agreement
to address the danger of global climate change. Canada
has since established a national goal to stabilize net
emissions of greenhouse gases at 1990 levels by the year

2000.

A significant portion of the world’s atmospheric
loading of greenhouse gases are urban emissions.
Canada’s National Report on Actions ‘to Meet Commitments
Under the United Nations Framework: Convention on Climate
recognizes that Canada’s three orders of
government must undertake actions to address climate

change.

FCM has a Policy Statement on Environmental Issues
which was reaffirmed at the Annual Conference. in

The policy statement includes a
recommendation that municipal governments establish a
policy ta rget_ within their own. jurisdiction of a 20%:
reduction in carbon dioxide (CO) emissions. re

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