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The site, sustainability.pinellas.gov, details the county’s six-step Sustainability and Resiliency Action Plan (SRAP), and explains what it’s doing to protect the 25 percent of Pinellas land in the Coastal High Hazard area, where communities are deemed extremely vulnerable to storms and floods.
While some storm-protection projects like canals and beach restoration aim to mitigate flooding, a big chunk of the plan centers on measuring and lowering carbon emissions. Phil Compton, senior organizing representative at Sierra Club’s St. Pete office, thinks this is a good place to start.
“If you only focus on resilience and forget sustainability, we forget the mitigation of the things that you’re doing that are contributing to climate change,” Compton told
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Tampa’s Plan to Commit to 100% Clean Energy by 2030 Appears to be Dead By Mitch Perry Hillsborough County PUBLISHED 5:38 PM ET Feb. 04, 2021 PUBLISHED 5:38 PM EST Feb. 04, 2021
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Members of the Tampa Bay Climate Alliance say that they’re disappointed by Tampa City Councilman Joe Citro’s decision to withdraw his resolution to have the city of Tampa set a goal of transitioning to a 100-percent clean energy portfolio by 2030.
But they’re equally alarmed by a preemption bill recently filed in the state Legislature that could restrict every municipality in Florida from creating resolutions to set clean energy goals in the future.
Tampa City Council member Joseph Citro drops push for clean energy by 2030
The council member has decided to back Mayor Jane Castorâs pledge for the city to run on 100 percent renewable energy by 2045.
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Council member Joe Citro during a city council meeting in downtown Tampa, Florida on Thursday, June 6, 2019. [ OCTAVIO JONES | Times ]
Updated Feb. 4
TAMPA â A push backed by the Sierra Club and other environmental groups to have Floridaâs third-largest city run on 100 percent renewable energy by 2030 has suffered a blow as the council member sponsoring a resolution to that effect has withdrawn it.
Joseph Citro introduced the non-binding resolution in November, but agreed to delay it until March.