Calendar
Climate Communities hosts a weekly conference call every Friday at 2 pm Eastern on energy and climate topics of interest to local governments. To access the calls, you must register.
Please contact Andrew Seth at (202) 261-6011 or andy@climatecommunities.us if your community is interested in participating in any of these events.
May 24-26, 2010
On May 24-26, 2010, Climate Communities is hosting the second annual Local Clean Energy / Climate Leadership Summit in Washington, DC. The purpose of the summit is to continue to build the partnership between local communities and the federal government with a focus on developing additional federal tools and resources to empower local climate action. City and county leaders from across America will:
Click here to register. |
March 10, 2010
On March 10, 2010, Climate Communities hosted
“County Clean Energy Action Day on Capitol Hill.” County elected leaders joined Climate Communities to demonstrate to Congress the critical role of local governments in promoting green buildings, increasing public transit and cleaner vehicles and fuels, fostering community-scale renewables, building green infrastructure, and creating green jobs and businesses. |
November 16-18, 2009
On November 16-18, 2009, Climate Communities and ICLEI USA convened the nation’s leading city and county leaders in Washington, DC for Local Climate Action Week. Local Climate Action Week provided opportunities for mayors, county executives, council members, and other community leaders to meet with key federal policymakers and build the federal-local partnership to reduce energy consumption, decrease greenhouse gas emissions and create millions of new clean energy jobs. |
July 27, 2009
Climate Communities hosted a clean energy/climate change briefing for county officials during NACo's 2009 Annual Conference in Nashville, TN. Click here for more information. |
May 18-20, 2009
Climate Communities hosted a Local Climate Action Summit in Washington, DC. The event provided an opportunity to advocate for federal resources for local climate actions. Click here for copies of the presentations. |
February 4-5, 2009
Climate Communities members met directly with key leaders of the Obama Administration and the Congress to continue to make our case for the investment of federal resources in local climate action. Click here for more information. |
December 8-15, 2008
Between December 8-15, Climate Communities worked with city and county leaders across America to host local media events during “Local Climate Action Week” and help release the Empowering Local Government Climate Action: Blueprint for President Obama and 111th Congress. These media events reinforced our message about local government’s critical climate change role. Our goal was to generate local and national press coverage that will help build momentum for our Blueprint recommendations. Click here for more information. |
September 14-16, 2008
Climate Communities convened city and county officials from across America at a Local Government Climate Leaders Retreat in Tarrytown, New York at the Pocantico Conference Center of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund. Visit www.climatecommunities.us/retreat.html for more information. |
July 30, 2008
Climate Communities hosted an interactive webcast to provide local government officials with an introduction to cap-and-trade climate change policy. Visit www.climatecommunities.us/webcast.html for more information. |
April 8-10, 2008
Climate Communities hosted the first Local Government Climate Protection Summit in Washington, DC, that convened approximately 75 city and county leaders. Participants demonstrated the importance of local leadership in the national effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, gained media attention for their climate change initiatives, and met with key Congressional and federal agency decision makers to shape future climate change policies. |
March 12, 2008
Climate Communities hosted a briefing in partnership at the National League of Cities’ Congressional City Conference in Washington, DC, featuring city leaders. |
March 5, 2008
Climate Communities organized meetings for county leaders with Congressional leaders to seek full funding for the EECBG Program and promote national cap-and-trade legislation that supports local government climate actions. |
March 3, 2008
Climate Communities hosted a briefing in partnership with Cool Counties at the National Association of Counties’ Legislative Conference in Washington, DC, featuring county leaders. |
February 6, 2008
A group of communities including Sacramento County (CA), Carroll County (MD), Montgomery County (MD), King County (WA), and Snohomish County (WA) met with key leaders on Capitol Hill to introduce the Climate Communities federal action agenda. |
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