“If we keep saying, ‘Oh, we can’t ask businesses to do anything,’ then we won’t move forward,” said Councilman John Courage (D9), who expressed disappointment over the lack of progress implementing the climate plan. Story by AndreaDrusch.
that have been stripped, the proposal was met with pushback from members who said it would create too much of a burden on businesses.
Melnick said the benchmark standard was identified as an element of the plan that the city could start work on without disrupting the economy. Other proposals focus on energy-efficient building codes and the city transitioning to electric vehicles. Those concessions didn’t appease Councilmen Clayton Perry and Manny Pelaez , who said the plan would hurt businesses that are already facing rising inflation. Perry voted against the overall climate plan when it passed in 2019, while Pelaez supported it.
Four council members were absent from Wednesday’s discussion: Phyllis Viagran ; Adriana Rocha Garcia ; Melissa Cabello Havrda ; and Ana Sandoval . Sandoval, who is a major proponent of the climate plan, gave birth to a daughter Sunday night. Data provided by the city showed community emissions had decreased .2% between 2016 and 2019. City officials said data on the past two years was not yet available.
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