Climate resolution will go to voters MOUNT DESERT — Residents here will vote at the 2021 Town Meeting on a resolution declaring a “climate emergency” that would commit the town to working toward achieving zero carbon emissions by 2031. The Board of Selectmen voted last week to place the resolution on the warrant for Town Meeting, which will be held May 4 unless the COVID-19 pandemic causes it to be postponed for the second year in a row. The Eco Team at Mount Desert Island High School proposed the climate resolution, which was endorsed by the Mount Desert sustainability committee. The resolution cites the negative effects of climate change including threats to “the natural ecosystems of Mount Desert Island, economic activity such as tourism and seasonal recreation, and public health, such as an increase in tick-borne illnesses like Lyme disease.”