Sink, Store, Reduce, Offset: Lessons on Consumption-Based and Forest-Carbon GHG Inventories from Philipstown, NY
Philipstown: A Climate Smart Community will tell you about their Motivation to Act, Statewide initiatives and the NY Climate Act, along with how zoning supports conservation. ICLEI and Ecological Citizens Project walks you through Methods for Production-based GHG accounting, Consumption-based accounting GHG accounting, Survey development and delivery, Updates to the U.S. Community Protocol, and Land […]
From Unconscious Bias to Conscious ‘Inclusifying’ in Local Governments and Environmental Organizations
Author and Top 30 thought leader Dr. Stefanie Johnson shows why institutional diversity and inclusion is more important than ever amidst Covid-19 and Black Lives Matter. She will discuss the unconscious biases that hold us back from diversity — in city and county administration, departmental leadership, and organizations — and provide practical solutions for creating […]
New Climate Data Insights from ICLEI, Google, and the Global Covenant of Mayors
As local governments shift resources to manage their ongoing public health responses, they are facing unprecedented resource and capacity restraints. Google’s Environmental Insights Explorer (EIE) aims to lighten the burden of data-collection associated with greenhouse gas emissions. More cities across the United States will now have access to free, high-quality data, and actionable climate intelligence […]
Combined Heat & Power: Critical Infrastructure for Resilient Communities
Join ICLEI and Department of Energy’s CHP Technical Assistance Partnership for a webinar about how CHP can support local governments’ goals to boost energy resilience while lowering energy costs. Panelists: Jesse Carpentier, ICLEI USA McKenzie Roberts, Southcentral and Upper-West CHP TAP, DOE Marina Badoian-Kriticos, Upper-West CHP TAP
GCoM USA Helpdesk Webinar 10: Governance Structures for Effective Climate Action
This webinar cover how to sustain efforts and progress through effective governance structures and what formal actions are required for GCoM compliance.
Reducing Flood Risk: 13 Success Stories
Join ICLEI USA and The Pew Charitable Trusts for a webinar to discuss the culmination of Pew’s research, a report entitled “Mitigation Matters,” which identifies 13 proactive local or state policies that have effectively reduced flood risk. The report, which can be accessed here, organizes policies into three categories: 1) those leveraging existing funds for […]
GCoM USA Helpdesk, Webinar 9: Monitoring Climate Actions
Learn why global reporting and monitoring of climate actions are important and how your community can institute mechanisms for tracking and monitoring progress. A case story from a GCoM city will show how this has been done for one community.
GCoM USA Helpdesk, Webinar 8: Financing Climate Action
Learn best practices from cities what have made a commitment to tackle climate change adaptation and resilience. This webinar also will cover best practices from cities that have made a commitment to increase access to clean and affordable energy.
Financing Reforestation in U.S. Communities
Restoring trees in both urban and rural landscapes represents one of the largest opportunities for nature-based carbon capture in the U.S. But large-scale tree-planting (and tree-maintenance) efforts are expensive. Join Yale School of Forestry and World Resources Institute in partnership with ICLEI USA on November 12th at 1pm Pacific / 4pm Eastern to explore innovative […]
GCoM USA Helpdesk Webinar 5: Community Engagement
Join ICLEI USA and Path to Positive Communities, featuring former Mayor of Charlotte, NC, Jennifer Roberts, to discuss community-based planning and partnership models and how to effectively address equity and centering frontline communities in the process of climate action planning.