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Morgantown Committee to move Paris‑aligned greenhouse gas reaffirmation to agenda after discussion
Summary
Councilors heard a Green Team presentation urging reaffirmation of the city’s commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions per the Paris Agreement and agreed to place the resolution on a future agenda; proponents cited local emissions reductions tied to LED street‑lamp replacement and earlier climate action plans.
Morgantown’s Committee of the Whole discussed a proposed resolution reaffirming the city’s commitment to policies that reduce greenhouse gas emissions in line with the Paris Climate Agreement and voted by consensus to move the resolution to the agenda.
Jim Coatsen, chair of the Green Team, summarized the history behind the city’s earlier commitments and the group’s climate action planning work. He described the Paris goals and stated the Green Team’s view that local action—switching municipal lighting, pursuing energy…
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