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CC4CA <br />Colorado Communities <br />for Climate Action <br />CC4CA 2020-2021 Policy Statement <br />Adopted by the Board of Directors on June 19, 2020 <br />For Ratification By Each CC4CA Member Jurisdiction <br />Colorado Communities for Climate Action is a coalition of local governments advocating for <br />stronger state and federal climate policy. CC4CA's policy priorities for 2020-2021 reflect <br />unanimous agreement among the coalition members on steps that should be taken at the state <br />and federal level, often in partnership with local governments, to enable Colorado and its <br />communities to lead in protecting the climate. <br />CC4CA generally focuses on legislative, regulatory, and administrative action, supporting <br />efforts that advance the general policy principles and the detailed policy positions described <br />below, and opposing efforts that would weaken or undermine these principles and positions. <br />General Policy Principles <br />The following general principles guide the specific policies that Colorado Communities for <br />Climate Action supports: <br />Collaboration between state and federal government agencies and Colorado's local <br />governments to advance local climate protection and resilience. <br />State and federal programs to reduce carbon pollution, including adequate and ongoing <br />funding of those programs. <br />Analyses, financial incentives, infrastructure, and enabling policies for the development and <br />deployment of clean energy technologies. <br />Locally driven and designed programs to support communities impacted by the clean energy <br />transformation. <br />Prioritizing policies that put people at the center of decision -making, minimizing disparities in <br />growing the clean economy, especially for historically marginalized communities, and <br />enhancing equitable outcomes for all. <br />Aspen • Avon • Basalt • Boulder • Boulder County • Breckenridge • Broomfield • Carbondale <br />Clear Creek County • Crested Butte • Dillon • Eagle County • Erie • Fort Collins • Fraser • Frisco • Gilpin County <br />Glenwood Springs • Golden • Lafayette • Longmont • Louisville • Lyons • Mountain Village • Nederland • Northglenn <br />Pitkin County • Ridgway • Salida • San Miguel County • Summit County • Telluride • Vail • Westminster <br />