In 2017 the We Are Still In initiative was launched.  Mayors, county executives, governors, tribal leaders, college and university leaders, businesses, faith groups, and investors joined forces to declare that they will continue to support climate action to meet the Paris Agreement despite the United States official withdraw from the agreement. We Are Still In maintains America’s promise to tackle climate change. In the time since, wildfires and other climate-fueled disasters have impacted the lives and well-being of millions of Americans, threatened our nation’s supply chains, and put countless communities at risk. COVID-19 has concurrently created a national health and economic crisis.
Tackling the climate crisis is essential to help our nation recover from these crises by creating good paying jobs for millions of Americans, fostering U.S. energy innovation, increasing our national security, and protecting the health and well-being of present and future generations. It will also provide us with our best opportunity to address systemic inequalities that have forced vulnerable communities, especially communities of color, to bear the brunt of climate impacts and environmental and economic injustice.
Today, one in three Americans live in a jurisdiction committed to 100% clean electricity. 16 states have passed or committed to pass regulations and legislation that would phase down the use of hydrofluorocarbons, a potent greenhouse gas. And in three years, the U.S. electric vehicle market has doubled. Despite these advances, more action is needed to protect vulnerable populations and rebuild the U.S. economy.
By signing the statement, the City of Flagstaff would join others in a call to the incoming administration and other federal policymakers to join us in a national response to ensure our safety and prosperity by taking immediate action to:

1. Drive economic growth across every sector of the economy through job-creating sustainable investments: 

• Unleash innovation through extraordinary investments in clean buildings, low-carbon transportation, grid and infrastructure modernization, natural climate solutions, climate smart-agriculture, and community resilience, all of which will create millions of good-paying jobs and support a clean and just future for all Americans.
• Undertake the necessary actions to achieve a 100% clean energy power sector as soon as feasible.

2. Expand U.S. leadership at home and abroad: 

• Rejoin the Paris Agreement on day one, leverage diplomatic partnerships to finance and encourage ambition, and re-engage with the rest of the world on a global solution to the climate crisis.
• Put forward an ambitious and equitable nationally determined contribution to the Paris Agreement, with a science-based target for 2030 that takes community and institutional efforts and perspectives into consideration.
• Commit the United States to a trajectory of net zero emissions by 2050 or sooner, and implement policies that put us on a path to achieving that goal.

3. Reimagine community partnership to advance just and equitable climate solutions and build resilience to climate change:

• Support states, tribal nations, cities and counties, businesses, universities, health care organizations, cultural institutions, and all other coalition actors in going above and beyond these policies to drive greater national ambition to tackle the climate crisis, while ensuring that the nation is prepared to adapt to the realities of climate change and strengthen its resilience to climate impacts.
• Consult these leaders and impacted communities, recognizing their unique expertise and potential, and develop unprecedentedly inclusive processes in the formation and implementation of new targets, policies, and programs to tackle the climate crisis.

The statement aligns with the City’s Climate Action and Adaptation Plan, Global Covenant of Mayors pledge, and the Climate Emergency Declaration.

By signing on to the statement, the City of Flagstaff pledges to support the policies outlined above at the national and local level, and place climate considerations at the core of the City’s processes: how we do business, how we invest, how we govern, how we educate, how we serve.  
 
The statement is intended for three specific audiences:  
 

1. Biden-Harris Transition Team
2. U.S. Subnational/Non-Federal Institutions
3. U.S. Public and International Leaders

Priority Based Budget Key Community Priorities and Objectives

Implement innovative local government programs, new ideas and best practices; be recognized as a model for others to follow
Promote environmental justice & the fair distribution of environmental benefits

Implement, maintain and further the Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (CAAP)

Regional Plan

Goal E.1. Increase energy efficiency.
Goal E.2. Expand production and use of renewable energy.
Goal E&C.1. Proactively improve and maintain the region’s air quality.
Goal E&C.2 Reduce Greenhouse gas emissions.
Goal E&C.3 Strengthen community and natural environment resiliency through climate adaptation efforts.
Goal E&C.4. Integrate the best available science into all policies governing the use and conservation of Flagstaff’s natural resources.

No, however on November 20, 2018 the City Council unanimously adopted the Climate Action and Adaptation Plan. On February 5, 2019 the City Council signed Global Covenant of Mayors climate action pledge. On June 23, 2020 the City Council unanimously adopted the Climate Emergency Declaration.