Pima County passes resolution on Paris Climate Agreement
The Pima County Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 to approve a resolution Tuesday that aligns the county with the Paris Climate Accord, which President Trump recently announced the United States was withdrawing from. The resolution reaffirms the county’s commitment to studying and preparing for the impacts of climate change, and includes the creation of a special task force to assess which climate related efforts to prioritize. Pima County will implement greenhouse gas, carbon and water-use goals adopted in the 2014 Sustainable Action Plan, as well as measures laid out in the county’s comprehensive Pima Prospers plan. UA Climate Justice participants Diana Liverman, Ben Champion, and Courtney Crosson spoke during the public part of the board meeting.