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From: Larry Fish <larryfishcat@outlook.com> Sent: Monday, December 21, 2020 1:24 PM To: Edwards, Erin <EEdwards@riversideca.gov> Subject: [External] Our community deserves to be healthy and safe Dear Council Member Edwards, As you know, fossil fuels pose a threat not only to our planet, but to our community. Study after study has shown that extracting, transporting, refining, and burning fossil fuels harms environmental and human health — and new evidence shows that its toxic air pollution also makes people more vulnerable to poor outcomes from COVID. In short, fossil fuel expansion is undercutting the good work local governments are undertaking on climate action and public health. I'm writing to you today to ask you to please pass a resolution that includes a SAFE commitment and a Fossil Fuel Non - Proliferation Treaty (FFNPT) endorsement. Passing this resolution will demonstrate your intent to keep our community healthy and safe. You'II be committing to taking local action to pass SAFE policies that stop fossil fuel expansion. You'II also be showing your support for global action against the climate crisis via the Fossil Fuel Non -Proliferation Treaty (FFNPT). All around us, on virtually every continent around the globe, a movement is growing. People from Canada to California from Boulder to Baltimore from the Amazon Sacred Headwaters to the Rhineland from Capetown to Jakarta — and beyond — are fighting fossil fuel expansion: and more often than not, they're winning. The SAFE Cities movement is connecting these neighbors, local groups, elected officials, and government staff and helping them pass policies that take concrete and lasting action to protect community health and safety and address the climate crisis. At the same time the FFNPT has been endorsed by hundreds of organizations collectively representing tens of millions of people, and is gaining traction within the halls of the United Nations. The Treaty is aiming to end the exploration for new fossil fuels, phase out existing production in line with a 1.52C scenario, and implement a just transition for every worker, community and country. You can learn more about the SAFE Cities movement at https://www.stand.earth/safe and can view a sample climate emergency template with language demonstrating intent to pass SAFE policies and endorse the Fossil Fuel Non - Proliferation Treaty here https://www.stand.earth/SAFEtemplate. As a member of your community, I'm asking: will you pledge to pass a resolution that commits our community to SAFE policies and endorses the FFNPT. Together, we can keep our community and planet safe from fossil fuels, speed up the shift to clean, renewable energy, and create good, long-term jobs. Thank you, Larry Fish, Riverside 1 cc Mayor City Council City Manager City Attorney ACMs DCM