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These issues are the most critical facing humans; they directly challenge survival and life on this <br />planet. While these challenges and many of the solutions are global in nature, our success will <br />start with and rely on collective efforts and successes at local, regional, and national levels. <br />Therefore many communities in the United States are taking responsibility for addressing climate <br />change at a local level. The community of University City has acknowledged the impact of <br />humans on the environment and is striving to live out the motto, Think Globally, Act Locally. <br />The Cities for Climate Protection Campaignv <br />By adopting a resolution committing the city to locally advancing climate protection, University <br />City has joined an international movement of local governments. More than 1000 local <br />governments have joined ICLEI’s Cities for Climate Protection (CCP) campaign. <br />The CCP provides a framework for local communities to identify and reduce greenhouse gas <br />emissions, organized along five milestones: <br />(1) Conduct an inventory of local greenhouse gas emissions; <br />(2) Establish a greenhouse gas emissions reduction target; <br />(3) Develop a climate action plan for achieving the emissions reduction target; <br />(4) Implement the climate action plan; and, <br />(5) Re-inventory emissions to monitor and report on progress. <br /> <br />This report marks the completion of the first CCP milestone, and provides a foundation for future <br />work to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in University City. <br /> Sustainability and Climate Change Mitigation in University Cityvi <br />A bustling St. Louis County suburb of almost 40,000, U. City is one of the latest examples of a <br />nationwide movement of local governments committing to make environmental issues a priority. <br />In 2005, University City signed the U.S. Conference of Mayors’ Climate Protection Agreement. The <br />program was launched to urge mayors to pledge to protect the climate and is currently the only climate <br />protection agreement of its kind among U.S. elected officials. By signing the agreement, mayors pledged <br />to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 7 percent below 1990 levels by 2012. University City is one of 19 <br />cities in Missouri that has signed the agreement. University City’s signature demonstrates its <br />commitment to be at the forefront of municipal government green initiatives in code enforcement, <br />recycling and energy saving measures. <br /> <br />2010-2011 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory, City of University City, MO 10 <br /> <br />In addition to its pledge to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by the measure set forth in the U.S. Mayor’s <br />Climate Protection Agreement, University City has initiated several green initiatives and best practices <br />University City established a single-stream recycling program which has significantly improved the city’s <br />recycling rates since its inception. T <br />he program involved the distribution of wheeled, recycling <br />containers in which citizens could place all recyclables in one large container and wheel to the <br />curb for collection. Additionally, the City has switched to lower-energy traffic lights and has <br />made its 100 year old City Hall building more energy efficient. In 2008, the City Hall building <br />in University City became the only municipal building in the St. Louis metropolitan area to have <br />received LEED Certification by the U.S. Green Building Council. The sustainable renovation of
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