Torrance Moves to Adopt Energy Reduction Measures to Combat Climate Change

Global Cool Cities AllianceIn an effort to fight climate change and curb greenhouse gas emissions, the Council will hear on Tuesday a recommendation from the Environmental Quality and Energy Conservation Commission to approve the Energy Efficiency Chapter of the City’s Climate Action Plan (EECAP).

The development of the EECAP was led by the South Bay Cities Council of Governments (SBCCOG) and was funded by Southern California Edison and Southern California Gas.  The EECAP is a response to Executive Order (B-30-15) signed by Governor Brown that establishes a California greenhouse reduction target of 40% below 1990 levels by 2030.  As conveyed in the staff report, the executive order does not impose requirements for local governments, but may form the criteria for future grant eligibility.

The reduction measures outlined in the EECAP include:

  • Partnering with SBCCOG in outreach programs
  • Posting informational links on websites and social media and providing materials at public events
  • Creating e-mail lists to provide newsletters and information
  • Promoting and administering residential home energy audits and establishing a new “checkup” program
  • Creating an Energy Award Program for near net-zero energy homes and promoting other incentivized energy upgrade programs such as Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE).
  • Promoting and administering energy audits of existing commercial businesses
  • Developing green building programs such as “Cool Roofs” and “Cool Pavements” promoted by organizations like the Global Cool Cities Alliance

In addition to combating climate change, the staff report asserts these measures will contribute to the future prosperity and sustainability of the City by conserving resources, fostering the creation of green jobs, and furthering clean technology and industries.

5 comments

  • anonymous

    Can’t wait for energy audits to become mandatory.

  • Tracy

    Red Alert: Agenda 21 Inspectors are Going Door to Door Wanting to Look in our Homes

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyNZm22TLCQ

    This is what your home energy audit might look like.

    • anonymous

      People have no idea what’s coming with the green fanatics on this council. When there’s a paltry 13% turnout in a supposedly conservative city, and the Socialist and a radical leftist win, you know they’re asleep. It will be a rude awakening. Agenda 21, sustainable projects are already going up in Torrance. Light rail and transit corridors are going to slice Torrance like a sword, and the council will rubber stamp every bit of it. The mayor seems to enjoy travelling to China and hobnobbing with Chinese bankers. Look at Hollywood to see what that brings to a city.

  • Attn Callfornians~WAKE UP- YOU NEED TO BECOME MUCH MORE ALERT THAN YOU ARE!! Everyone who reads this needs to be at this next City Council meeting in MASS, and make this City realize there is NO SUCH THING as what Al Gore has been perpetrating across this nation about “CLIMATE CHANGE DUE TO EARTH WARMING”. Think about this there are over 500,000 Scientist across the world and all are in agreement that this is a FALSE ASSUMPTION! DO NOT LET YOUR CITY BUY INTO THIS ECOURAGE THEM TO FIGHT BACK AND FILE A LAW SUIT that states the State of California HAS NO BUSINESS attempting to MANIPULATE, CONTROL, AND MANAGE THE LIVES OF CITIZENS IN THIS STATE. This is baltant assault on your RIGHTS, FREEDOMS, AND LIBERTIES, guaranteed to each citizen by the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence! IT IS TIME FOR ALL TO UNITE AGAINST THIS THREAT to our personal life!!! It is time we join forces and push back hard as hell against those who ARE MINDLESS AND WEAK AND CAN BE CONTROLLED! America was not founded to have this type of GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION IN THE LIVES OF CITIZENS. STOP THIS NOW ANYWAY YOU CAN, BUT STOP IT FOR SURE FOR YOUR FUTURE AND THE FUTURE OF AMERICA, AND THIS STATE!

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