ICLEI News
Three Decades of Sustainability: ICLEI at 30 Enters Next ‘Decade of Local Action’
In September 2020, ICLEI celebrates 30 years of advancing local-level sustainability action. Read our founding documents —including the Charter for the "International Council on Local Environmental Initiatives", signed on September 8, 1990—compiled by res...
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The California SEEC Program is Sunsetting. Now What?
The SEEC program will close December 31, 2020. The use of the free ClearPath tool and SEEC Learning Portal will no longer be available. Local governments can join ICLEI to maintain service — with enhanced benefits. What's Driving This Change? Due to...
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10 Communities Named U.S. Pioneers to the CitiesWithNature Platform
On today’s occasion of the International Day for Biological Diversity, 10 cities, towns, and counties are recognized as the United States Pioneers to the CitiesWithNature platform. Each of the cities to join CitiesWithNature shares policies, plans and ...
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Pressing Forward: ICLEI Remote-Success Packs Support Sustainability Momentum
During the health crisis created by the novel coronavirus, local sustainability and resilience staff are experiencing a significant upheaval in their programming, budgets, and daily life. As many are able to switch to remote-working arrangements, uncertainty ...
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15
Oct
City of Pittsburgh Leverages Procurement Power as Member of the Global Lead Cities Network on Sustainable Procurement
The City of Pittsburgh (USA) is the latest member of ICLEI’s Global Lead City Network on Sustainable Procurement (GLCN). By joining the network the city has expressed the commitment to take an exemplary ro...
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4
Sep
Three Decades of Sustainability: ICLEI at 30 Enters Next ‘Decade of Local Action’
In September 2020, ICLEI celebrates 30 years of advancing local-level sustainability action. Read our founding documents —including the Charter for the "International Council on Local Environmental Initiat...
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20
Aug
Leading with Local Action: 2 Webinars Show Local Governments What’s Next for City Sustainability Action
Webinar 1: Webinar: What the House Select Committee's Climate Crisis Report Means for Local Governments
Date: 2 September | 2:00pm EST / 8:00pm CET
Local governments are on the front lines of th...
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14
Jul
Meet the Candidates for ICLEI Regional Executive Committee 2021 – 2024
Our election for the ICLEI Regional Executive Committee is underway. The Regional Executive Committee, or RexCom, provides an international platform for city and county leaders to drive organizational stra...
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14
Jul
ICLEI’s Regional Executive Committee 2021 – 2024
Our election for the ICLEI Regional Executive Committee is underway. The Regional Executive Committee, or RexCom, provides an international platform for city and county leaders to drive organizational strategi...
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11
Jun
The California SEEC Program is Sunsetting. Now What?
The SEEC program will close December 31, 2020. The use of the free ClearPath tool and SEEC Learning Portal will no longer be available. Local governments can join ICLEI to maintain service — with enhanced bene...
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4
Jun
ICLEI USA Statement Condemning Racism and Support for Movement of Black Lives
STATEMENT - June 4, 2020.
Frontline communities are disproportionately impacted by climate change. Addressing inequality and climate change are inherently linked.
ICLEI condemns racism. Our vision i...
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22
May
Travis County Commissioner Brigid Shea Appointed ICLEI USA Board Chair
ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability USA (ICLEI USA) announces today the appointment of Brigid Shea, Commissioner of Travis County, Texas, as Chair of the organization’s Board of Directors, which als...
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22
May
Town of Philipstown and ICLEI Release Innovative Forest Carbon and Consumption-based GHG Inventory
Town of Philipstown releases one of New York State’s most comprehensive and innovative greenhouse-gas (GHG) inventories completed by a local jurisdiction. In its Sink, Store, Reduce, Offset report, the Tow...
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22
May
10 Communities Named U.S. Pioneers to the CitiesWithNature Platform
On today’s occasion of the International Day for Biological Diversity, 10 cities, towns, and counties are recognized as the United States Pioneers to the CitiesWithNature platform.
Each of the cities to...
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Testimonials
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Kirkwood, MO
"In the last decade, the population in King County has grown by more than 10%, but emissions have remained flat. While we’ve seen an importa...
King County, WA
“The ICLEI-SEEC Cohort Training program was really useful, and we wouldn’t have been able to complete the inventory without it. Anytime we h...
Norwalk, CA
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City of Urbana, IL
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Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission