MENDOCINO Co., 3/22/21 — The Mendocino County Climate Action Advisory Committee gave their first annual report to the Board of Supervisors late this morning, with a presentation containing a wealth of information concerning how climate change is threatening the county and in turn, how the county’s economy is contributing to climate change. As well, the committee gave an overview of what they have been up to for the past year.
When the board created the climate advisory committee, it wrote into the founding documents that the committee is “…to set in motion County-wide goals, policies and actions that will reduce GHG emissions; that will increase carbon storage throughout the County, and that will prepare Mendocino County residents to reduce, prevent, and to recover from or to better cope with climate caused disasters…” These are undeniably big undertakings, made more challenging by the complete lack of funding and county support-staff, a struggle which was mentioned in today’s presentation, and discussed throughout the committees monthly meetings.
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