Climate Action Planning in North America Experiences from 4 Canadian and American Communities-20190327 1701-1
Countless cities, towns, and communities across North America have faced many of the same issues, challenges, and hurdles when developing their climate action plans. Yet their approaches to these challenges may be different. Join us for a free webinar hosted by the FCM-ICLEI Canada Partners for Climate Protection Program and ICLEI USA, and hear from […]
Exposed & Closest: Climate, Poverty and Homelessness from CAKE.
From CAKE on Vimeo This webinar focuses on the intersection of climate change, poverty, and homelessness, led by a “poverty Skola” from POOR Magazine, a poor people led/indigenous people led, grassroots non-profit, arts organization dedicated to providing revolutionary media access, art, education and advocacy to silenced youth, adults and elders in poverty. The poorest among us know that […]
Contribution Analysis Toolkit Launch for Community Greenhouse Gas Emissions Management
Tracking progress in GHG mitigation can be a challenging exercise. Time between data points might be several years in length, the resolution of the data is often coarse, and the task in mitigation action is to manage a dynamic system that is open to many other factors that influence outcomes. In addition, many types of […]
New York City Fossil Fuel Divestment: How Divestment Protects Pensions and the Planet
Done appropriately, fossil fuel divestment not only sends a strong market signal on climate action, but it also:• Helps ensure the long-term sustainability of pension funds by significantly reducing investment risk• Potentially decreases long-term taxpayer contributions to pension funds• Protects those who rely on the pension funds for their retirement We cover why New York […]
A Just Transition: The Way Forward for Coal Communities
ICLEI USA partners with the Heinrich Böll Foundation to present a case study on just transitions for coal communities. Over decades, coal mining and burning has played an important role for energy production in Germany and the US. The economy of many regions was dominated by coal for a long time. But with coal being […]
Announcing Temperate, Your Adaptation Planning Companion
ICLEI USA partners with the Heinrich Böll Foundation to present a case study on just transitions for coal communities. Over decades, coal mining and burning has played an important role for energy production in Germany and the US. The economy of many regions was dominated by coal for a long time. But with coal being […]
Localizing the Paris Agreement: Local Government Climate Action and the Road Ahead
In December 2015, after years of negotiations, 197 countries made a commitment to work together to address climate change. The Paris Climate Agreement is seen as a turning point for global climate policy and the ability for international cooperation to safeguard the planet. Although the U.S. federal government has walked away from climate action both […]
City-University Collaborations on Sustainability and Climate from ICLEI USA.
Collaboration between universities and their local governments on sustainability initiatives has proven these partnerships can lead to precipitous action on climate change and accelerate community-wide benefits. Throughout 2017, ICLEI USA hosted two graduate interns from the University of Colorado-Boulder who dived into an analysis of “town-gown” collaborations on sustainability and climate — producing a number […]
Research Applications in Agriculture and Water Management
This webinar features two research presentations from Dr. Andre Dozier (Colorado State University) and Dr. Hoi-Fei Mok (ICLEI) on agriculture and water management. Based on his work in the South Platte River Basin, Dr. Dozier will speak on the trade-offs between agricultural and municipal uses of water in rapidly urbanizing, semi-arid regions. His research modeled […]