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Delgado, Adriana
From:Grant Helete <grant@ecoslo.org>
Sent:Friday, July 1,
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Subject:Written Comment Re: Agenda Item 6.b
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Good afternoon,
I am writing on behalf of ECOSLO - Environmental Center of San Luis Obispo. Attached you will find a written comment
from ECOSLO regarding Agenda Item 6.b for the upcoming Tuesday, July 6th meeting.
Please let me know if there are any issues with the pdf file or if anything else is needed.
Thank you very much for your attention and consideration,
Grant Helete (he/him), Community Organizer
ECOSLO - Environmental Center of San Luis Obispo
www.ECOSLO.org | (805) 710-8018 | grant@ecoslo.org
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Dear San Luis Obispo City Council,
As a representative of the Environmental Center of San Luis Obispo (ECOSLO), I am writing to
express our support for the Clean Energy Ordinances recommended to the Council by City of
San Luis Obispo Staff.
The Clean Energy Ordinances recommended by Staff are a straightforward and simple way for
the City to take an important step towards its goal of carbon neutrality by 2035. According to
the City ’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory and Forecast from the 2020 Climate Action Plan,
natural gas use from buildings (both residential and nonresidential) totaled to 51,310 MTCO2e in
2016, which equates to about 15% of the City’s total greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs). This
means that total GHG emissions from residential and nonresidential natural gas use in the City
are second only to transit as a leading source of emissions.
ECOSLO fully understands the difficulty that the City faces when it comes to reducing its number
one source of GHG emissions in the form of transit, but the issue of natural gas emissions differs
substantially. The City now has an opportunity to directly target its second largest source of
GHG emissions by mandating that all new buildings, with few exceptions, leave out the fossil
fuels and instead install clean, healthy, and safe electric appliances.
Allowing new buildings to include fossil fuel hookups simply does not make sense within the
context of the City ’s bold climate action goals. Clean, all electric new buildings support public
health and safety, affordability and reduced cost of living, and our climate.
Thank you for your consideration,
Grant Helete, Community Organizer
ECOSLO - Environmental Center of San Luis Obispo