The city administrator has noticed that mean sea levels have risen over the past 50 years and may cause problems for the low-lying city center. As a consultant, the document outlines a plan to mitigate these issues. It recommends boosting energy efficiency, greening transportation, increasing renewables, phasing out coal, managing forests and agriculture sustainably, developing new technologies, and ensuring development is sustainable to reduce the impacts of climate change like rising seas, stronger storms, and flooding. Adaptation strategies are also needed to address effects already occurring like sea level rise, heat waves, and extreme weather.