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Pittsburgh, PA

Budgeting for climate: The City of Pittsburgh repurposes resources for a sustainable future

The budget is a potent tool to leverage for change. It is logical to begin there when implementing a major initiative like Climate Action. A shared la...

Denver, CO

Denver Establishes 6 Green Workforce Development and Training Programs

Denver awarded $2.6 million through its Climate Protection Fund to create and expand workforce training programs for clean energy jobs. The Office of ...

Delaware

Delaware enlists community in developing strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

With climate change threatening Delaware’s agriculture and tourism industries, the state took steps to build a Climate Action Plan. By prioritizing ac...

Los Angeles, CA

Los Angeles demonstrates shared mobility delivers on climate change & transportation inequity goals

To reach climate and equity goals outlined in the Sustainable City pLAn, Los Angeles worked with transportation experts to map out seven strategies wh...

Cincinnati, OH

Residents, not climate professionals, serve as experts to form Cincinnati's climate resilience plan

Cincinnati, OH collaborated with non-profit partners and involved community members to create a holistic strategic plan centered around ensuring the c...

Chapel Hill, NC

Chapel Hill on track to achieve zero net emissions by 2050

The Town of Chapel Hill set out to achieve emissions reduction pledges made to the UN Paris Agreement as well as to the community. The creation of gre...

Hayden, CO

Addressing Climate Change with Sustainable Renewable Energy Storage in Hayden, CO

Hayden, Colorado is a small town with a population of only 2,000. With much of the city's revenue reliant on taxes raised from the local coal plant, t...

Phoenix, AZ

Phoenix, AZ combats high heat mortality resulting from climate inequity in low-income neighborhoods

As the hottest city in America, Phoenix, Arizona, has been hit hard by climate change with some neighborhoods feeling the impacts more than others as ...

San Mateo County, CA

Integrating Complete and Green Streets for Climate-Resilient Sustainable Streets

C/CAG prioritized planned Complete Streets projects to incorporate Green Streets elements, creating a countywide Sustainable Streets Master Plan to he...

Palo Alto, CA

Greenhouse Gas Inventory used to inform Implementation of Climate Action Plan

City of Palo Alto's rigorous accounting practices and communication plans integrated into its Sustainability and Climate Action Plan helped each city ...