G5: Advocate for climate-mitigating state and federal policy.
G5.1 UTC presence
Track, monitor and share information about Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission (UTC) meetings and actively recruit residents to give feedback and attend meetings to support bold GHG emission policy.
G5.2 Solar-ready building code (See B5.8)
Add as a high priority to municipality’s legislative agenda – State-level amendments to State building code requiring solar-ready construction. Work with other cities to add this to the Association of Washington Cities (AWC) priorities.
G5.3 Net-zero building code (See B4.14)
Add as a high priority to municipality’s legislative agenda – State Building Council and State Legislature to require net-zero energy use in all new buildings by the 2031 residential code cycle and amendments to State building code each 3-year cycle to meet that goal. Work with other cities to add this to the AWC priorities.
G5.4 Utility advocacy (See B5.7)
Add as a high priority to municipality’s legislative agenda – State and Utilities and Transportation Commission in implementing SB 5116, which requires a shift to clean electricity.
G5.5 Legislative agenda
Prioritize combating climate change in the municipality’s legislative agenda each year. Instruct municipal lobbyist to track and report on climate bills, and to advocate for those bills that will help reduce local emissions. Work with other cities to add this to the AWC priorities.
G5.6 Clean energy (See B5.8)
Local government adopt and communicate policy statements and positions with the State Electeds that call for rapid conversion to clean energy in the power supply that serves Thurston County.