Climate Action Plan Adoption Hearing: September 15, 2021

The City's first-ever Climate Action Plan will be presented to City Commission on September 15, 2021. The Plan contains 54 actions aimed at reducing community-wide greenhouse gas emissions by at least 50% by 2030.
If you would like to provide public comment regarding the Plan, you can do so by:

Attending the meeting at Commission Chambers on September 15, 2021, and informing the City Clerk you'd like to take part in public participation, or
Submitting an e-comment which will be part of the record, but not read out loud.

We want to thank the nearly 450 people who have been involved in the process of developing the Climate Action Plan. This Plan would not have been possible without you!

Provide Comments on the City's 5-Year Revision of our Floodplain Management Plan

Public participation is requested as part of the 5-year update of the Hallandale Beach Floodplain Management Plan. This Plan recommends specific activities to be undertaken in accordance with the City’s flood mitigation goals. The public is invited to review a draft of the Action Plan Update and share feedback.

The Floodplain Management Plan Update is being developed by the Ad Hoc CRS Committee, comprised of residents, stakeholders, and City staff.

The plan is being developed using FEMA’s 10-step planning process:

1. Organize to prepare the plan

2. Involve the public

3. Coordinate with other agencies

4. Assess the hazard

5. Assess the problem

6. Set Goals

7. Review possible activities

8. Draft an action plan

9. Adopt the plan

10. Implement, evaluate and revise

For more details about the process and information about how you can participate, or to review a current draft of the Action Plan and provide feedback, visit: https://cohb.org/.../Floodplain-Management-Action-Plan-Draft

new king tide dates are available at www.cohb.org/green click climate change tab and then scroll down to King Tide section

King Tide 2021

King Tide Season is almost here again.

King Tides are the highest tides of the year which can flood low-lying areas of the City with salt or brackish water. This kind of flooding can happen even when the weather is sunny outside.

Watch this PSA to learn more about King Tides: https://vimeo.com/584921536

We need you to be engaged and provide public comment:

The Southeast Florida Regional Climate Change Compact has developed a "Climate Assessment Tool" where cities around the four-county region will report their progress on 11 key adaptation and mitigation actions. Review our Responses and let us know what you think needs to be changed here: https://www.opentownhall.com/portals/587/Issue_11002
The public comment period will be open for 24 more days and we will then edit our answers as necessary based on your responses.

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New IPCC report released today

The United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a new report today: "AR6 Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis."
It finds that:

It is unequivocal that human influence has warmed the atmosphere, ocean, and land. Widespread and rapid changes in the atmosphere, ocean, cryosphere, and biosphere have occurred.
Many changes due to past and future greenhouse gas emissions are irreversible for centuries to millennia, especially changes in the ocean, ice sheets, and global sea level.
Limiting human-induced global warming to a specific level requires limiting cumulative CO2 emissions, reaching at least net zero CO2 emissions, along with strong reductions in other greenhouse gas emissions.
Among many other findings.

Read the report here: https://www.ipcc.ch/report/sixth-assessment-report-working-group-i/

Conserve Water & Replace your Toilet

The City still has many rebates available for homeowners to replace their old, inefficient toilets with new, water-conserving models. The City offers a $100 rebate through www.conservationpays.com to replace your toilet. Apply today and see if you qualify!

Get in touch or involved with Sustainability & Resiliency

If you're interested in learning more about Green Initiatives or if you want to get more involved, please reach out to our Sustainability & Resiliency Officer Alyssa Jones Wood at ajoneswood@cohb.org and visit cohb.org/green.