The Beacon Award recognizes and celebrates California cities and counties that:
Reduce greenhouse gas emissions and save energy;
Adopt policies and programs to address climate change; and
Promote sustainability.
California is at the forefront of the worldwide effort to address the causes and consequences of climate change. CCAN helps cities and counties play a leadership role in responding to the challenges of climate change. CCAN provides:
Save the date! Our next webinar will be hosted on October 6, 2010 from 10:00-11:30 a.m. and will address the importance of education and outreach activities when developing and adopting a commercial recycling ordinance or program. Speaker and registration information coming soon! Click here to learn more >>
Cities and counties are leading by example and undertaking a range of activities to address climate change. These case stories demonstrate the depth and richness of local agency activities and can serve as examples that other agencies can adapt to meet their communities' unique circumstances.Read more »
The Institute's sample Climate-Friendly Purchasing policy focuses on purchasing practices that help address climate change. Climate-friendly purchasing is the procurement or acquisition of goods and services that are a lesser or reduced source of greenhouse gas emissions when compared with competing goods or services that serve the same purpose.Read more »
The draft Climate Action Team Report, an update of a 2006 assessment, concludes that without action, severe and costly climate change impacts are possible across California. The report uses updated, comprehensive scientific research to outline environmental and economic climate impacts.Read more »
This updated Best Practices Framework (Version 6.0) includes new best practice ideas from local agencies and links to case stories that illustrate the best practice.
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Save the date! Our next webinar will be hosted on October 6, 2010 from 10:00-11:30 a.m. and will address the importance of education and outreach activities when developing and adopting a commercial recycling ordinance or program. Speaker and registration information coming soon!
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