Local leaders unveil plan to take on climate change Geneva Mayor Kevin Burns is the chairman of the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus environment committee. Brian Hill | Staff Photographer U.S. Rep. Bill Foster After two years of planning, local leaders are ready to take action on climate change. With the goal of decreasing and eventually eliminating greenhouse gas emissions in the next 30 years, leaders from the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration unveiled a Climate Action Plan designed to mitigate climate effects on the local environment.
Geneva Mayor Kevin Burns, chairman of the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus environment committee, hosted Tuesday's online conference that also featured comments from U.S. Rep. Bill Foster and Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot. Members of the panel included U.S. Rep. Sean Casten, Aurora Senior Planner Alex Minnella and U.S. Department of Commerce Deputy Secretary Don Graves.