For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
"Climate Action Plan" means an inclusive, equitable, and ambitious plan for reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the City, developed and issued publicly from time to time by the Chief Sustainability Officer and serving as the City's official climate change mitigation and adaptation strategy and implementation plan, including for all City departments and offices.
"Climate justice" means the movement to address the disparity between who is causing the climate crisis and who is most impacted by such climate crisis.
"Community resilience" means the sustained ability of a community to use available resources to respond to, withstand, and recover from adverse situations.
"Decarbonization" means the process of stopping or reducing carbon gases, especially carbon dioxide, from being released into the atmosphere.
"Environmental equity" means an outcome and a process that results in fair and just access to environmental opportunities and resources as well as fair and just distribution of climate and environmental risks, such that all City residents have the ability to thrive.
"Green economy" means an economic sector that is low carbon, resource efficient, and socially inclusive. In a green economy, growth in employment and income are driven by public and private investment into such economic activities, infrastructure, and assets that allow reduced carbon emissions and pollution, enhanced energy and resource efficiency, and prevention of the loss of biodiversity and ecosystem services.
(Added Coun. J. 11-7-22, p. 54948, Art. I, § 3)