Climate Week NYC: Create Opportunity and Climate Justice with Financial Accountability
The priorities of local elected officials have evolved from filling potholes and trash collection to addressing racial and economic inequality, exacerbated by the climate crisis. What are the leadership and investment ecosystem elements required for a city leader to succeed in the 21st century? This panel of experts discuss the roles of public-private partnerships, federal […]
Cities Tackling Urban Heat Equity With Cool Roofs and Surfaces
Urban structures including buildings, roads, and other infrastructure absorb and re-emit the sun’s heat — contributing to “islands” of high temperatures in cities and towns of all sizes. Moreover, heat islands impact some people more than others, leading some local governments to apply environmental justice principles to mitigate the impacts of heat. Take a break […]
Local Government High-Impact Pathways to Zero Emissions
ICLEI USA’s analysis of nearly one hundred city and county greenhouse gas emissions inventories shows that it is possible to reach aggressive 2030 science-based targets. The presentation introduced this preliminary analysis and previewed the high-impact action pathways ICLEI USA is developing for its members in the Race to Zero and ICLEI150. See the opportunities coming […]
Localizing SDG13: Cities Leading on Climate Action Through the Voluntary Local Review
In cities across the United States and around the world, a movement is growing for integrated climate approaches—those that bring considerations for nature, equity, circularity, resilience and more into the planning process alongside emissions reduction. The United Nations’ 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) offer one framework for ensuring integrated approaches that inform […]
CitiesWithNature: The Missing Piece to Building Back Better
President Biden’s American Jobs Plan lays out a path to build back better (BBB) grounded in justice and climate solutions through a $2 trillion investment. While the plan relies heavily on the built environment, cities across the world continue to advance climate solutions, economies, health and equity through nature. In this special US Climate Week […]
Simplifying clean energy planning and permitting with NREL’s SLOPE and SolarAPP+
Join the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to learn about two platforms to support your clean energy planning and permitting. The newly updated State and Local Planning for Energy (SLOPE) platform delivers maps, charts, and data on efficiency, renewables, and (coming soon) sustainable transportation opportunities and potential for your jurisdiction. Once you find your county’s […]
How U.S. Local Governments Contribute to Global Processes: Past, Present, and Future
September 2020 marks the 30 years since a group of emboldened mayors asserted the local contribution to global sustainability in what would come to be called the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives, the founding of ICLEI. Today, the advocacy on behalf of cities, towns, and regions continues around climate, biodiversity, health and equity action […]
What the U.S. House Select Committee’s Climate Crisis Report Means for Local Governments
Local governments are on the front lines of the climate crisis, implementing sustainability programs and land use decisions that directly affect the climate preparedness of their communities. Based on extensive consultation with stakeholders and experts, including local leaders and elected officials, the U.S. House of Representatives Select Committee on the Climate Crisis majority staff issued […]
ICLEI Deep-Dive Webinar: Aviation Emissions in Your Community
Hear how communities can engage their airport authority to develop informative and compliant data for tracking and reporting.
COVID-19 and the Future of Our Cities: Green Architecture
Unlike any other moment in recent memory, the importance of accessibility to urban green spaces and public realms has taken on new significance. The proven benefits for improving air quality, storm water management, local economies, and social cohesion have long been documented. But how do we perceive the design phase and implementation of publicly accessible […]