APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY ________________________ CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION NO. ______________ C.M.S. INTRODUCED BY COUNCILMEMBER DAN KALB RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF SB 253 (WIENER), THE CLIMATE CORPORATE DATA ACCOUNTABILITY ACT TO PROVIDE A FIRST IN THE NATION, COMPREHENSIVE, PUBLIC REPORTING OF THE GHG EMISSIONS INVENTORIES FOR CORPORATIONS WITH REVENUE OVER $1 BILLION WHO DO BUSINESS IN CALIFORNIA WHEREAS, the City of Oakland has been on the forefront of climate policy for decades; and WHEREAS, carbon emission are not being reduced at the scale and pace required to avoid the worst impacts of climate change in California and across the globe; and WHEREAS, to properly address this challenge, policymakers and citizens need a clear, accurate representation of real-time emission data; and WHEREAS, many of the largest corporations doing business in California are not subject to carbon reporting laws and those that report their emissions do not report their full GHG footprint; and WHEREAS, this results in a continuing lack of transparency from corporate polluters, and an inability to regulate them due to a lack of accurate information; and WHEREAS, the people of Oakland and California have a right to know about the sources of carbon pollution by some of the world’s most profitable corporations that do business in California; and WHEREAS, SB 253 would provide a comprehensive, public reporting of the GHG emissions inventories for corporations with revenue over $1 billion who do business in California; and WHEREAS, under SB 523, companies subject to the act would, from 2026 onwards, be responsible for annually reporting a complete GHG emissions inventory, aligned with the GHG protocol; and 2 WHEREAS, SB 253 is sponsored by Carbon Accountable, California Environmental Voters, CERES, Greenlining Institute, and Sunrise Movement, Bay Area Chapter; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED: That the City of Oakland endorses SB 253 and urges the California State Legislature and Governor Gavin Newsom to support its enactment into law; and be it FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Council directs the City Administrator or his designee to immediately distribute this Resolution upon its adoption to Governor Gavin Newsom and State Senator Wiener IN COUNCIL, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA, PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES - FIFE, GALLO, JENKINS, KALB, KAPLAN, RAMACHANDRAN, REID, AND PRESIDENT FORTUNATO BAS NOES – ABSENT – ABSTENTION – ATTEST: ASHA REED City Clerk and Clerk of the Council of the City of Oakland, California
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