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The Albuquerque Climate Coalition is asking Albuquerque Mayor Martin Chavez, now in his final days in office, to send the Climate Action Plan to the city council.
“An enormous effort and much time and dedication went into this plan by 60 citizens and city staff. It was thoroughly reviewed, first by subject matter experts and then the public through a series of town hall meetings. It should be presented to the City Council by our current mayor, and be prepared for implementation when the new administration assumes office,” Sierra Club member Gary McFarland said in a press release today.
The coalition is composed of a number of organizations that were involved in a city-sponsored process to develop a plan to tackle climate change. The group includes the Albuquerque Center for Peace and Justice, Albuquerque Net Impact Professionals, New Mexico Interfaith Power and Light, the New Mexico Solar Energy Association, and the Sierra Club.
“Climate change is the greatest moral issue of our day. It is important for diverse groups and citizens to be engaged in the local level and the plan provides a detailed set of strategies for neighbors, businesses, City Council, Mayor and city administration to work together,” said Sister Joan Brown, osf, of New Mexico Interfaith Power and Light.
The statement by the coalition said that after the plan was crafted, a series of town halls were held throughout the city in August to present the plan to the public and gather input. The city administration, the coalition statement explains, said it would send the final plan to the city council this month.
“Many parties have come together and supported this plan,” says Amber Harris of Albuquerque Net Impact Professionals. “It’s important that we see it through to a successful conclusion.”
Mayor Chavez’s final day in office is November 30.
