The project provides data and resources to inform tree and canopy maintenance for the Twin Cities region. The project is a collaboration between the Metropolitan Council, The Nature Conservancy, and Tree Trust. Through working with our advisory team, we heard a desire for a resource that helps city planners, nonprofits, and other groups understand the…
In Illinois, state and utility policies have been a frustrating barrier to municipally hosted PV systems. Anxious to participate in the growing solar market enabled by state renewable energy legislation, municipalities found their niche in the SolSmart program. The program enables municipalities to exercise their unique authorities in guiding and regulating local development to accelerate…
Orlandoans travel an average of 34 miles per person per day, and more than 89 percent of these miles are from single-occupancy vehicle travel. Freight also represents a significant source of transportation-related emissions. Orlando’s goals focus on both a modality shift from personal vehicles to active modes and public transit, as well as emissions reductions…
The TAP is proud to present opportunities for local governments on behalf of TAP partners. Whether they are funding opportunities or chances to build technical capacity, the call is open to submission from local governments around the world.
The TAP is proud to present opportunities for local governments on behalf of TAP partners. Whether they are funding opportunities or chances to build technical capacity, the call is open to submission from local governments around the world.
The Global Research and Action Agenda on Cities and Climate Change Science is now published, in time for the 2019 Climate Action Summit. It is the primary outcome of the Cities and Climate Science Conference that was held in March 2018 in Edmonton, Canada, and was reported to the 48th IPCC Plenary session in October 2018 in Incheon, Korea.
Climate Emergency, Urban Opportunity is a new report from the Coalition for Urban Transitions, an urban-focused initiative with 36 diverse stakeholders across five continents, that aims to support national governments’ efforts to unlock the economic and social benefits of inclusive, zero-carbon cities.
Accounting for 75% of global greenhouse gas emissions, cities play a key role in successfully combating climate change. Thus, climate action of cities as part of the development and implementation of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) is explicitly recognized in the Paris Agreement on Climate Change.
The Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy (GCoM) USA Helpdesk provides administrative, logistical, and technical support to signatory cities, as well as those cities interested in joining the initiative and other stakeholders. Running through February 2020, the Helpdesk will provide a series of webinars to inform and support U.S. cities, counties, and regional governments.