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laCLIMATE COLLABORATION <br />KING couNTy-Cities <br />JOINT COUNTY -CITY CLIMATE COMMITMENTS <br />I. Shared Goals <br />Pathway: Adopt science -based countywide GHG reduction targets that help ensure the <br />region is doing its part to confront climate change. <br />Catalytic Policy Commitment: Collaborate through the Growth Management Planning <br />Council, Sound Cities Association, and other partners to adopt countywide GHG <br />emissions reduction targets, including mid -term milestones needed to support long -term <br />reduction goals. <br />Catalytic Project or Program: Build on King County's commitment to measure and <br />report on countywide GHG emissions by sharing this data between cities and partners, <br />establishing a public facing dashboard for tracking progress, and using the information to <br />inform regional climate action. <br />II. Climate Policy <br />Pathway: Support strong federal, regional, state, countywide and local climate policy. <br />Catalytic Policy Commitment: Advocate for comprehensive federal, regional and state <br />science -based limits and a market -based price on carbon pollution and other greenhouse <br />gas (GHG) emissions. A portion of revenue from these policies should support local <br />GHG reduction efforts that align with these Joint County -City Climate Commitments, <br />such as funding for transit service, energy efficiency projects, and forest protection and <br />restoration initiatives. <br />III. Transportation and Land Use <br />Pathway: For passenger vehicles and light trucks, reduce vehicle miles traveled by 20% <br />below 2012 levels by 2030 and GHG emissions intensity of fuels by 15% below 2012 <br />levels by 2030. <br />Catalytic Policy Commitment: Partner to secure state authority for funding to sustain <br />and grow transit service in King County. <br />Catalytic Policy Commitment: Reduce climate pollution, build our renewable energy <br />economy, and lessen our dependence on imported fossil fuels, by supporting the adoption <br />of a statewide low carbon fuel standard that gradually lowers pollution from <br />transportation fuels. <br />Catalytic Policy Commitment: Focus new development in vibrant centers that locate <br />jobs, affordable housing, and services close to transit, bike and pedestrian options so <br />more people have faster, convenient and low GHG emissions ways to travel. <br />4 <br />