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INFORMATION ITEM
ORANGE COUNTY
DEPARTMENT OF ASSET MANAGEMENT SERVICES
Memorandum
To: Board of County Commissioners
Bonnie Hammersley, County Manager
From: Steven Arndt, Director, Asset Management Services
Amy Eckberg, Sustainability Programs Manager
Date: March 21 , 2023
Subject: Orange County Climate Action Plan Mission and Vision
Statements
Orange County is currently undergoing a climate action planning process
which will help the County prioritize strategies we need to take to lower our
carbon emissions and plan for a renewable future. Our climate action
planning is supported by the following resolutions adopted by the Board of
County Commissioners in recent years:
• June 6, 2017: Resolution of Commitment to Uphold the Paris Climate
Agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions between 26 and 28
percent by 2025 from 2005 levels.
• September 12, 2017 Orange County adopts a resolution to transition
to 100% renewable energy sources by 2050.
• June 5, 2018 Orange County became a signatory to the Global
Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy, thereby pledging to
reduce greenhouse gasses, increase our resiliency to climate
change, and track progress transparently.
Our Climate Action Plan mission and vision statement lays the foundation
of the work and addresses the purpose of the climate action plan and our
aspirations for the future. The mission and vision statements were
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developed with the support of the Commission for the Environment
Advisory Board and our interdepartmental County Climate Action Team and
will be incorporated into the Climate Action Plan.
Mission Statement:
Our battle against climate change is a moral imperative, an environmental
emergency, and an economic opportunity. Orange County is determined to
rise to the occasion with a Climate Action Plan that will lead the way toward
an equitable, low carbon, green-energy future that improves community
health and well-being, protects our precious natural resources, and creates
sustainable economic growth for all Orange County residents.
Vision Statement:
Together, with our community, we commit to taking urgent action on the
climate emergency to create and implement an innovative, equitable, and
just transition to carbon neutrality and climate resiliency.
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