The City Council will have its first opportunity to vote on the Evanston Climate Action Plan on Monday at its meeting in the Civic Center, 2100 Ridge Ave.

Over the last two years, city staff collaborated with nonprofit sustainability group Network for Evanston’s Future to draft the plan, which includes more than 200 ways Evanston can reduce its greenhouse gas emissions.

In October 2006, the council voted unanimously to sign the U.S. Conference of Mayors Climate Protection Agreement, a nationwide initiative to make American cities green-friendly after the federal government refused to sign the United Nations’ 2005 Kyoto Protocol. The agreement, written to mirror Kyoto’s standards, calls for Evanston to reduce its emissions by 13 percent.

Evanston is the second municipality in Illinois to produce a plan, said Ald. Elizabeth Tisdahl (7th).

“When we signed (the agreement) because we gave up on the federal government, we really meant what we said,” she said.

Although the plan explains the city cannot feasibly enact every suggestion, about 70 of the 200 are “starred,” indicating that they should be prioritized because they do not require additional funding from the city