Resources
The list of resources below is provided as reference and resource to the members of the Mayor's Task Force on Climate Protection and others who are interested in this topic.
RECENT ADDITIONS TO RESOURCE PAGE
Green Recovery: a program to create good jobs and start building a low-carbon economy,
from the Center for American Progresss and the PERI at the University of Massachusetts
Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI): Assessment of Achievable Potential from Energy Efficiency and Demand Response Programs in the US (2010 to 2030)
Executive summary
Full report
Journal Article: Review of solutions to global warming, air pollution, and energy security
Kansas City Missouri, Climate Protection Plan, July 2008
GENERAL RESOURCES
Best Practices for Climate Protection: A Local Government Guide, by ICLEI
Climate Protection Manual for Cities, created by Natural Capitalism Solutions
Energy and Environment: A Best Practices Guide, by the US Conference of Mayors
Kansas: Assessing the Costs of Climate Change, National Conference of State Legislatures
Mayors' Innovation Project, resources on energy
ORGANIZATIONS
ICLEI, Local Governments for Sustainability
Cool Cities (Sierra Club) | Cool Cash Fact Sheet (pdf)
| Cool Cities Best Practices (North Carolina examples) (pdf)
LAWRENCE INFORMATION
Greenhouse gas inventory report (03/17/2008)
OTHER CITIES
Bellingham, Washington: Climate Protection home page
Bloomington, Indiana: Sustainable development home page
Boulder Colorado: Climate Protection home page
Cambridge, Massachusetts: Climate Protection Initiatives
Carbondale, Colorado: Energy & Climate Protection Plan
Charlottesville, Virginia: Community Climate Protection Initiatives home page
Columbia, Missouri: Emissions Inventory
Davis, California: Greenhouse Gas Inventory and Forecast Report
Evanston, Illinois: Climate Protection Plan
Fort Collins, Colorado: Climate Protection home page
Kansas City, Missouri: Office of Environmental Quality
Madison, Wisconsin: Climate Protection Plan
Minneapolis, Minnesota: GreenPrint Report
Missoula, Montanta: Greenhouse gas - energy efficiency plan (2004)
Norman, Oklahoma: Summary Report
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Location Action Plan for Climate Change
Seattle, Washington: Climate Protection Home Page
