CGC Announces Launch of Municipal Investment Fund Request for Proposals and $66.5 Million Partnership With ICLEI USA
A Transformative Opportunity for American Communities to Accelerate Public-Private Partnership Plans, Create Jobs, and Lower Energy Costs Washington, D.C. — Today, the Coalition for Green Capital (CGC) announced a request for proposals (RFP) for its Municipal Investment Fund (MIF), which seeks to select a cohort of up to 10 U.S. communities to become the focus of concentrated investing […]
ICLEI USA and Climateview Launch a Strategic Partnership to Transform Climate Action for U.S. Subnational Governments
ICLEI USA and ClimateView announce a strategic partnership to accelerate climate action. Climate Week NYC, New York – September 24, 2024. Today, at Climate Week NYC, ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability USA (ICLEI USA) and ClimateView have formalized their strategic partnership aimed at accelerating U.S. subnational governments’ transition towards a sustainable future. This collaboration […]
ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability USA and ClimateView Announce Intention to Partner
On the occasion of the ICLEI World Congress São Paulo Summit; ICLEI USA and ClimateView announced their intention to partner to create next-generation technology solutions for city climate action planning, investment, and implementation. This partnership harnesses the potential of integrating the capabilities of ICLEI USA’s Climate Planner tool (ClearPath) with the innovative ClimateView Platform. Released […]
ICLEI USA & ResourceX Budgeting for Climate Action Cohort: Integrating Municipal Budgeting and Procurement to Advance Climate Plan Outcomes
ICLEI Local Governments for Sustainability USA (ICLEI USA) and ResourceX are teaming up to help local governments increase their climate change and sustainability impact through better coordination between climate action, budget and purchasing processes. For over three decades, ICLEI USA has provided the tools, technical assistance, frameworks, and network to advance sustainability and climate action. Combined with ResourceX’s […]
U.S. Representatives Champion Nature-Based Solutions at COP15
United States cities, counties, and states are calling for nature to have its “Paris Agreement moment” this month when they take part in an unprecedented show of leadership by local governments at the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity’s (CBD) 15th Conference of the Parties (COP15). For the first time at the “nature COP”, a […]
City and County Leaders Crucial to Meeting U.S. Climate Commitments
The historic Paris Climate Agreement recognized local governments as critical to achieving global climateoutcomes. Nations cannot succeed without the full and active participation of local communities, led byelected officials who demonstrate bold action. The delegation of ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability USA (ICLEI) leaders at the UNFCCC’s 26thConference of the Parties (COP26) underscores the […]
U.S. Cities are NOT Vastly Undercounting Emissions
City climate accounting standards are consistent methods that capture emissions most policy-relevant to local governments For Immediate Release: 02/05/21 On February 2, 2021, Nature Communications published a study whose results indicate an under-reporting of city-level greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across 48 U.S. cities. The GHG accounting method in the study is atypical in local GHG […]
Kelly Takaya King, Maui Hawaii County Councilmember, Joins Board of ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability USA
ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability USA (ICLEI USA) welcomes Kelly Takaya King, Maui Hawaii County Councilmember, to its Board of Directors. “I am truly honored to join this impressive group and look forward to action-oriented discussions on renewable energy, managed retreat, and other solutions to our climate crisis,” said Councilmember King. “I’m especially excited to bring […]
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 also welcomes new Board Member Meghna Tare, Director of Sustainability for University of Texas at Arlington. “Local communities and governments are on the front lines in the […]
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 Town moves beyond traditional approaches to inventory climate-warming emissions to include considerations for forests and land use along with household consumption patterns. Read the full report […]