Energy

Energy is an increasingly important issue for cities, impacting a myriad of issues - budgets, land use, transportation, air quality - to name a few. In addition, hundreds of cities have made a commitment to reduce emissions from greenhouse gases. This section includes both the tools available and information on what cities are doing.

• Background Information on Berkeley/Oakland Clean Energy Fund: Berkely, CA [PDF] (June 2005 NCP Meeting: Chicago, IL)

• Gordon, Kate and Ode, Susan. "High Performance Cities: A Guide to Energy Saving Policies for Urban Areas." Center on Wisconsin Strategy and ICLEI Local Governments for Sustainability. 31 August, 2005. [PDF] (June 2005 NCP Meeting: Chicago, IL)

• "Combating Climate Change Together".  Salt Lake City Mayor Rocky Anderson. [Links to streaming video from www.slcgov.com]  (January 2006, Washington D.C.)

• “New Energy for Cities”. Jerome Ringo, Apollo Alliance. (June 2006, Las Vegas)

• “Making Your City Clean and Green”. Jim Parks, Sacramento Municipal Utility District [Video Clip] (June 2006, Las Vegas)

• “Clean Energy in Boulder: How municipal leadership spurs action throughout the community“. Susan Innis, Western Resource Advocates. (June 2006, Las Vegas)

• "Local Climate Change Initiatives: Change the Demand, Demand a Change"
  John Bailey, Institute for Local Self Reliance. (June 2007, Los Angeles, CA)
  

• "Climate Change and Cities--Sustainable Transportation Solutions"
  Scott Bernstein, Center for Neighborhood Technology. (June 2007, Los Angeles, CA)

• "Cities for Climate Protection: A Roadmap to Reducing Emissions" 
  Garrett Fitzgerald, ICLEI. (June 2007, Los Angeles, CA)

• "Seattle Climate Protection Initiative"
  Amanda Eichel, Office of Sustainability and Environment, Seattle, WA. (June 2007, Los Angeles, CA)

• "Climate Protection in Portland"
  Michael Armstrong, Office of Sustainable Development, Portland, OR. (June 2007, Los Angeles, CA)

• "Los Angeles and Climate Change"
  Romel Pascual, Environment Associate Director, Los Angeles, CA. (June 2007, Los Angeles, CA)

• "Berkeley's Residential Energy Conservation Ordinance"
  Neal DeSnoo, City of Berkeley, CA. (January 2008, Washington D.C.)

• "Saving Money by Reducing Energy Use - Milwaukee Efficiency Projects"
  Ann Beier, Director of Environmental Sustainability, Milwaukee, WI. (January 2008, Washington D.C.)

• "Seizing the Opportunity (For Climate, Jobs, and Equity) in Building Energy Efficiency" Joel Rogers, COWS, December 2007, Madison, WI.

• “Berkeley's building standards mandate increases efficiency and pays back householders in two years" C40 Large Cities Climate Summit, (2007)
  

• “S.F., other cities aim big green fee at home sales” Elizabeth Browne, San Francisco Business Times (9/21/2007)

  
  

• “Cities are the Answer” Douglas Foy and Robert Healy, The Boston Globe (4/4/2007)

• “Project Overview” Cambridge Energy Alliance,  (April 2007)

•  “Frequently Asked Questions” Cambridge Energy Alliance,(2007)

•  “Green Building Fund” City of Seattle,(2007)

• “Improving Building Energy Efficiency” Joel Rogers, (Oct. 2007)

•  “Milwaukee Retrofit: Capturing Home Energy Savings in Milwaukee” Center on Wisconsin Strategy,  (May 2007)

• “Multifamily Assistance Program (application to U.S. Mayors’ Climate Protection Awards)” City of Portland, OR,(2007)

•  “Success Stories: Multifamily Energy Savings Program”, Smart Communities Network.

•  “Role of Energy Efficiency and Onsite Renewables  in Meeting Energy and Environmental Needs in the Dallas/Fort Worth and Houston/Galveston Metro Areas” R. Neal Elliott and Maggie Eldridge, (Sept. 2007)

• “Lessons from the Pioneers: Tackling Global Warming at the Local Level”. John Bailey, Institute for Local Self Reliance, January 2007. 
  

• “Climate Neutral Bonding: Building Global Warming Solutions at the State and Local Level”.Institute for Local Self Reliance.  February 2006.   
  

•  “How it Works”.  ICLEI Local Governments for Sustainability.   
  • Article outlines the five milestones for cities to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. 

• “Green Your Fleet”.  International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI). 
  

• “Sustainable Transportation Options for Protecting the Climate”.  International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI).
  

• “Seattle, a Climate of Change: Meeting the Kyoto Challenge”.  Climate Action

•  “Seattle Climate Protection Initiative Key Accomplishments”.  June 2007. 
  

• “Seattle Climate Partnership”.  Seattle Office of Sustainability and Environment. 
  

• “A Progress Report on the City of Portland and Multnomah County Local Action Plan on Global Warming”.  Maria Rojo de Steffey, and Erik Sten,  June 2005.
  

• “Green LA – An Action Plan to Lead the Nation in Fighting Global Warming”.  Antonio R Villaraigosa, May 2007. 
  

• “City of Palo Alto Sustainability Policy”.  June 7, 2007.   

• “Cambridge Energy Alliance – Project Overview”.  12 April, 2007.   

• “Cambridge Energy Alliance – Frequently Asked Questions”  

• “The Natural Step”.  City of Madison. 
  

• “Change is in the Air – Toronto’s Commitment to an Environmentally Sustainable Future”.  March 2007.