American Canyon is joining the fight against global warming.

With a 3-2 vote on Feb. 19, the City Council agreed to spend $600 to become a member of the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives, an international organization that includes 770 communities worldwide seeking to find solutions to fight climate change.

Joining ICLEI will allow the city access to software that its staff can use to evaluate the city’s carbon footprint and ways to reduce it, according to the Napa County Transportation and Planning Agency, the agency that will coordinate the climate change protection program in Napa County. The program includes an assessment of the city’s energy use — from its buildings to its vehicle fleet to its employees’ commutes.

In January, the Napa County Transportation and Planning Agency received a $75,000 grant from the Bay Area Quality Management District to hire a consultant to assess the amount of greenhouse gas emissions produced and find ways to become more energy efficient.

City Council members Ed West and Cindy Coffey voted against the resolution, saying they did not want to give money to ICLEI, an international organization.

Most of the information is already available, Coffey said, an assertion disputed by other council members.

Mayor Leon Garcia said the city’s energy audit is unknown.

West, who said he did not want to know what other countries do, also expressed doubts about the scientific knowledge behind climate change.

“I don’t trust the science,” he said.

Under AB 32, by 2020 California must reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels. The California Air Resources Board is mandated to evaluate rules to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and prevent climate change.

“AB 32 is a reality,” City Manager Rich Ramirez told the City Council.

Annie Strickler, spokeswoman for ICLEI U.S.A. in Oakland said membership dues go to support the international organization and the group’s work in the United States.

“We are thrilled to welcome American Canyon as a member,” she wrote.

Eliot Hurwitz, program manager at the Napa County Transportation and Planning Agency wrote that the agency was to interview a consultant last week. The consultant could be on board within a few weeks, he said.