Climate Resolution - PlainField NH

Plainfield Selectboard signs a "Resolution in Support of Climate Action by the Town of Plainfield"

We are pleased to announce that the Plainfield Selectboard has signed a "Resolution in Support of Climate Action by the Town of Plainfield". The Resolution states:

WHEREAS, climate change poses a major threat to the health and livelihood of New Hampshire’s communities and towns, with impacts as wide-ranging as increased flooding, drought, reduced water supply, forest fires, habitat loss, and the ever increasing inroads by invasive species; and
WHEREAS, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reports that 2015 was the warmest year since recordkeeping began, and that all ten of the warmest years on record have occurred since 1998; and
WHEREAS, climate change, if unchecked, will have ever increasing impacts on human health, natural systems, wildlife and infrastructure, creating mounting costs for individuals, communities, businesses and local governments; and
WHEREAS, climate change has had a disproportionate impact on low income families and the most disadvantaged members of our communities; and
WHEREAS, the solutions to climate change present economic opportunities in clean energy, efficient technology, and low-carbon products and services, all of which can create jobs across New Hampshire and in our town; and
WHEREAS, cities and towns have a major impact on carbon emissions through land use planning, transportation systems, building codes, and services such as providing clean drinking water, wastewater treatment plants, and building energy use, and
WHEREAS, city and town governments have both a unique opportunity and responsibility to implement programs that result in real emissions reductions; and
WHEREAS, many local and regional entities are transitioning to low-carbon energy sources, and New Hampshire businesses can be leaders in providing energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies and services;
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Select Board of the Town of Plainfield is committed to taking such local actions as are within its purview to limit global temperature rise below 2 degrees Celsius, the target set forth in the 2016 Paris Climate Agreement; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Select Board of the Town of Plainfield stands ready to join with other communities and towns across the state, to provide the leadership and resources at the local level that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions, protect our most vulnerable residents from the impacts of climate change, and reap the benefits of the transition to a clean energy economy.

This resolution has been placed in the town records and is available for public viewing at the Town Office.