by Kaj Ahlburg
RE: Proposed plan aims for carbon-neutral Port Angeles by 2030
“The only direct cost related to this project is a $600 membership in International Council for Local Environment Initiatives (ICLEI),” Dubuc said in his memo to the council.
“ICLEI membership provides tools for future research, data collection and planning activities. It is widely used as the standard for collecting greenhouse gas emissions data and a tool that both Clallam County and Jefferson County have used.”
https://www.peninsuladailynews.com/news/proposed-plan-aims-for-carbon-neutral-port-angeles-by-2030/
Eight years ago we were successful in making Clallam County and the City of Sequim withdraw from ICLEI. See my attached 2011 comment letter (Ahlburg letter re ICLEI) and this article: https://www.citizenreviewonline.org/2011/Oct/county_withdraws_from_ICLEI.html . Now the City of Port Angeles wants to join ICLEI, which openly avows pursuing Agenda 2030 (formerly Agenda 21): http://icleiusa.org/how-does-iclei-support-the-uns-sustainable-development-goals/ . I suspect many people are not fully aware of everything ICLEI stands for.
“By committing to this vision, local and regional governments are leading the way towards a fossil fuel free era…” https://www.iclei.org/en/Our_vision.html
Perhaps we should let the City Council and the Planning Commission know that that not all of the people of Port Angeles share the goals of ICLEI.
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(Note: Here is current link to the Vancouver Declaration on Human Settlements referenced in the Citizen Review Online article.)
Read more about ICLEI, Sustainable Development and the UN’s plans here: www.nwri.org).
