Letter: Solar canopies would make Kent a city of the future

Climate action is finally coming to Kent! A global health, safety and sustainability service company, Keramida, has been hired by Kent City Council to develop a plan for decreasing CO2 emissions, curb climate change and support the goals of the Paris Accords. Eventually a final plan will be presented to council for consideration and, hopefully, approved and starting to be implemented in several months. Realistically, climate action will take several years to fully implement — but it is on its way.

Climate change is already impacting different parts of the U.S. and around the world. The news has been rigorously reporting on many of these events. The costs of damages created are growing much more than we can imagine. We need to adapt to this new reality in order to survive. One major approach recommended by many scientific and other reputable sources to reduce global warming is to eliminate coal, significantly reduce oil and gas and substitute these non-renewable sources with renewable energy sources including solar panels and wind generators to produce electricity. Yes, the sun and wind can save all of us!