Building Connections, Implementing Action: ICLEI USA 2023 Annual Report
Letter from Our Executive Director It’s been another busy year in the ICLEI network. In 2023, ICLEI USA doubled the size of our team, saw our 5th consecutive year of increase in ICLEI membership, increased our fee-for-service work with a big uptake in regional greenhouse gas analysis, resilience, and our first “circular” service contract. We hosted […]
Driving Impact for an Equitable & Sustainable Future: ICLEI USA 2022 Annual Report
Letter from Our Executive Director Fully emerging from our Covid cocoons, we managed to network, collaborate, learn from and share aspirations and knowledge at in-person events. We were fortunate to take the ICLEI USA staff and Board to the ICLEI World Congress to share signature projects, see the many sustainability sites of Malmö, Sweden, and […]
Racing to Zero: 2021 Annual Report
Letter from Our Executive Director I continue to marvel at the heart, soul, and collective impact of the ICLEI network. In 2021, we increased the engagement of elected officials and delivered results in the Race to Zero, launched circular economy support, started a significant update to GHG protocols, and enhanced relationships with partners in nature, […]
Pressing Forward: 2020 Annual Report
Letter from our Executive Director ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability USA is committed to delivering on the promise of the Paris Agreement through our five pathways: low emissions, resilient, equitable and people-centered, nature-based, and circular development. In 2021, we plan to marshall 150 exceptional ICLEI leaders, draw on our rich repository of local government climate data and […]
Leading with Local Action: ICLEI USA 2019 Annual Report
I have been experiencing climate change denial. I wasn’t fully aware of this before reading the remarkable profile of Greta Thunberg, TIME magazine’s 2019 Person of the Year. No, I’m not a “climate denier”—a person who does not accept the evidence of climate change. But I lack Greta’s capacity to truly grasp the alarming trajectory […]
Raising Ambitions: ICLEI USA Annual Report 2018
Dear ICLEI Community:At the conclusion of a year that brought continued signs of and warnings about the effects of carbon buildup in our atmosphere, we pause to celebrate the work of ICLEI USA cities and counties and the supporters in those communities who made local policies and programs a success. Our thanks to Jennifer Ewing, […]
From Commitments to action: ICLEI USA 2017 Annual Report
Dear ICLEI Community:Thank you for your overwhelming response to the announcement that the U.S. would “renegotiate” the Paris Agreement. The response was swift and amplified by governors, investors, businesses and universities who declare #WeAreStillIn! Local governments globally solidified this position by adopting the Bonn-Fiji Commitment at the Climate Summit for Local and Regional Leaders at […]
Toward 1.5 Degrees: ICLEI USA 2016 Annual Report
Spurred by calls from the communities most exposed to climate change impacts, the Paris Climate Agreement set the ambitious goal of limiting the end-of-century global average temperature increase to 1.5° Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial levels. The Paris Agreement includes Nationally Determined Contributions, reductions in GHG emissions by country — which offer this reality: […]
ICLEI USA 2014 Annual Report
2014 was a leading-edge year for progress and innovation in ICLEI’s support of local governments’ climate resilience and action; smart and clean energy; and community-enriching sustainability practices. Where the action is, the ideas are, and leaders shine, ICLEI is helping American cities adopt locally tailored systems that enhance their community and economy. Review our Annual […]