Climate Change

New from the Institute:
The Beacon Award: Local Leadership
Towards Solving Climate Change

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.
  

The Climate Change section is organized into three sections:

• Best Practices
• Examples
• Resources

Each section is further organized by the ILG’s ten Climate Action & Sustainability Best Practice areas:

1. Energy Efficiency & Conservation
2. Water & Wastewater Systems
3. Green Building
4. Waste Reduction & Recycling
5. Climate-Friendly Purchasing
6. Renewable Energy & Low-Carbon Fuels
7. Efficient Transportation
8. Land Use & Community Design
9. Open Space & Offsetting Carbon Emissions
10. Promoting Community & Individual Action

 Related Institute Programs

• Public Engagement and Collaborative Governance (PECG)
• Sustainable Communities/Land Use and Environment

Program Contacts

Yvonne Hunter
Program Director, Sustainable Communities/Climate Change
Telephone: (916) 658-8242
E-mail Yvonne

Lindsay Buckley
Program Coordinator, Climate Change
Telephone: (916) 658-8202
E-mail Lindsay

Carmen Pereira
Program Assistant, Sustainable Communities
Telephone: (916) 658-8208
E-mail Carmen