Our Partnerships
We develop partnerships and collaborations to build opportunities, resources, and tools for our growing network of local governments.
Multilevel Collaboration is Key
The actions of states, regions, utilities, and local governments are critically linked to achieve climate change mitigation and adaptation outcomes.
As ICLEI developed the Contribution Analysis toolkit, we found that in the majority of cities, the largest single driver of GHG reductions was attributable to reduced carbon intensity of the electricity grid – an action primarily driven by state-level renewable energy policies and utility programs. Likewise, because local and regional governments control most of the decisions related to land use and transportation planning, states are dependent on local policies to achieve statewide climate goals.
Partner with ICLEI
Together, we will achieve measurable progress towards more economically, socially, and environmentally sustainable forms of local and regional development and management.
Our Partners
A Special Thank You to Our Partners
- A4 Advisors
- Ameriprise Financial
- American is All In
- American Geophysical Union
- Bloomberg Philanthropies
- Bezos Earth Fund
- Brookings Institution
- California Office of Planning and Research
- C40 Cities
- CDP
- City Climate Corner Podcast
- Cities Biodiversity Center
- Chesapeake Conservancy
- The Cleveland Foundation
- Climate Mayors
- Climate Nexus
- Climate Resilience Fund
- Colorado – Wyoming Engines
- Cool Roofs Ratings Council
- CRM Growth Strategy
- Denice Ross, U.S. Chief Data Scientist
- Denver Botanic Gardens
- Electrification Coalition
- Environmental Defense Fund
- Environmental Law Institute
- EnergySage
- Environmental Protection Agency
- First Street Foundation
- Florida Municipal League
- Global Youth Biodiversity Network
- Greenlink
- Institute of the Americas
- International Urban Cooperation Programme
- Kardia Advisory
- Kausal
- Launch Academy
- Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
- Mayors Migration Council
- Mississippi Rivers Cities & Towns Initiative
- Mountain Towns 2030
- National Association of Regional Councils
- National League of Cities
- National Environmental Health Association
- National Recreation and Park Association
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory
- New Buildings Institute
- Oak Ridge National Lab
- Partners for Climate Action Hudson Valley
- Penn State University
- Princeton University
- Resilient Cities Catalyst
- ResourceX
- RMI
- Run On Climate
- Sabin Center for Climate Change Law
- Serendipity Catering
- Southeast Sustainability Directors Network
- Southern Maine Planning and Development Commission
- Sustainable States Network and Great Plains Institute
- Taylor Roth CPA
- The Alliance Center
- U.S. Conference of Mayors
- U.S. Climate Alliance
- U.S. Department of Energy
- U.S. Department of State
- U.S. Department of Treasury
- UN Environment North America
- UN-Habitat
- University of Colorado Boulder Masters of the Environment (MENV)
- University of San Diego
- USDA Office of the Chief Economist
- U.S. Green Building Council
- Urban Sustainability Directors Network
- White House Council for Environmental Quality
- Woodwell Climate Research Center
- World Wide Fund
- World Resources Institute
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Zero Emission Partners
First announced last September, ICLEI USA’s partnership with Google’s Environmental Insights Explorer is an example of a streamlined and improved GHG inventory and emissions management process.
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
Pennsylvania’s Climate Action Plan identified 19 strategies for success. Local governments taking action is one of these recommendations. To support this strategy, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Energy Programs Office engages municipalities across the commonwealth via the Local Climate Action Program (LCAP).
Since July 2019, DEP, local universities, and ICLEI have partnered to deliver LCAP learning cohorts. Local and regional governments receive ICLEI technical support and access to ClearPath to develop GHG inventories and climate action plans.
Resilient Partners
Woodwell Climate Research Center
Woodwell Climate Research Center and ICLEI USA partner to enhance city climate preparedness through increased knowledge of climate science and its relationship to community planning and actions.
Circular Partners
Undisclosed
In partnership with a non-profit focused on resource conservation and equity, ICLEI researched Lifecycle GHG emissions Impacts of waste-related activities and upstream GHG reduction measures to develop ClearPath calculators, which allow users to better understand benefits of waste diversion in general and impacts of food waste and dietary choices specifically.