Mayors back global warming pact

Sunday, May 22, 2005 

Going against the Bush administration's opposition to the Kyoto Protocol, more than 130 U.S. mayors have pledged to meet or beat certain Kyoto targets by 2012. Examples include anti-sprawl land-use policies or encouraging cruise lines to turn off their engines while docked.

Critics of the Kyoto Protocol claim it is unnecessary, due to an alleged or perceived lack of clear evidence that global warming is due to human activities.

Participating Mayors

Leaders

Joining Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels to lead the US Mayors Climate Protection Agreement are:

• Mayor Rocky Anderson, Salt Lake City, Utah
• Mayor Peter Clavelle, Burlington, Vermont
• Mayor Rosemarie Ives, Redmond, Washington
• Mayor Gavin Newsom, San Francisco, California
• Mayor Pam O'Conner, Santa Monica, California
• Mayor Tom Potter, Portland, Oregon
• Mayor Mark Ruzzin, Boulder, Colorado
• Mayor R.T. Rybak, Minneapolis, Minnesota
• Mayor Jerry Brown, Oakland, California

Participants

Full list of participating mayors

External link

• US Mayors Climate Protection Agreement

Sources

• "Mayors back global warming pact" — CNN, May 16, 2005
• Maui News/AP. "Mayor joins global warming coalition" — The Maui News, May 18, 2005
• Andrew Buncombe. "US mayors pledge action against global warming" — The New Zealand Herald, May 16, 2005
• AP. "U.S. mayors support global warming treaty" — Seattle Post-Intelligencer, May 16, 2005
• Aaron Naparstek. "Provincials at play" — New York Press, (opinion)
• Diane Carman. "Kyoto treaty embraced at local level" — Denver Post, May 22, 2005 (opinion)