This toolbox contains 83 actions already taken by cities, counties, and regional governments which can mitigate the deterioration of the Earth’s climate. Feel free to adapt them to your region.
For details about the Actions offered by the Toolbox see the Overview
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Implement neighborhood leadership panel
Equity / November 04, 2021Description: In July of 2020, the city of Oakland, CA approved its 2030 Equitable Climate Action Plan (ECAP), the City’s […]
Use low-GHG cement
Industry, Materials / November 03, 2021Description: The climate action plan for King County, WA includes greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as a criterion in purchasing decisions. […]
Increase local renewable energy
Energy / November 03, 2021Description: The city of San Diego, CA was selected by the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) […]
Cool Block program
Community Education & Action / November 02, 2021Description: The Cool Block program (previously piloted in the California cities of Los Angeles, Palo Alto, and San Francisco) engages […]
Hire sustainability coordinator
Community Education & Action / November 01, 2021Description: Novato (Marin County, CA) is an example of a small municipality, which can find it difficult to implement its […]
Reverse high exit fees
Community Choice Aggregation / October 31, 2021Description: State level utility commissions in states allowing Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) may impose fees on CCAs intended to prevent […]
California reach code requiring solar and living roofs
Buildings / October 30, 2021Description: Effective January 1st, 2017, San Francisco became the first U.S. city to mandate solar and living roofs on most […]
California reach code for cool roofs and solar PV
Buildings / October 30, 2021Description: Brisbane, CA adopted a local amendment to California’s 2016 Title 24 Building Efficiency Standards. The amendment requires installing cool roofs […]
California reach code for efficient outdoor lighting
Buildings / October 29, 2021Description: Chula Vista reduced the maximum outdoor lighting power allowances (LPA) from the maximum allowed wattages in the 2016 Title 24 […]
California reach code (initially a zoning code) for solar PV
Buildings, Transportation & Land Use / October 29, 2021Description: In 2013, Lancaster, CA became the first city in the U.S. to require housing developers to install solar photovoltaics […]
California reach codes for improved building energy efficiency
Buildings / October 27, 2021Description: Marin County requires increased building energy efficiency for all new single- and two-family homes and new multifamily low- and […]
Sequester carbon in natural lands
Natural & Working Lands / January 19, 2021Description: Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) has established a 1,132-acre Nature Preserve on its Rancho Seco property in southeastern Sacramento […]
California reach codes for electrification
Buildings / January 19, 2021Description: The Community Choice Aggregation programs (CCAs) of Peninsula Clean Energy (PCE), Silicon Valley Clean Energy (SVCE) and the San […]
California reach codes
Buildings / January 19, 2021Description: The California Energy Commission (CEC) has established a process which allows local adoption of energy efficiency standards that are […]
Protected bike lanes
Transportation & Land Use / January 15, 2021Description: To reduce the number of bike crashes and increase bicycle ridership, San Francisco, CA has created protected curbside bike […]
Reduce VMT by zoning – ADUs
Transportation & Land Use / January 14, 2021Description: An Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) is a separate dwelling unit that contains independent kitchen, sleeping and bathroom facilities, and […]
Fossil fuel peaker plant replacement
Community Choice Aggregation, Energy, Equity / January 11, 2021Description: Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) initiated the Oakland Clean Energy Initiative to replace a 40-year-old fossil fuel power plant […]
Transition Streets
Community Education & Action / January 10, 2021Description: As described on their website, “Transition US is a nonprofit organization that provides inspiration, encouragement, support, networking, and training […]
Build community involvement
Community Choice Aggregation / November 02, 2020Description: Community Choice Aggregation, also known as Community Choice Energy (abbreviated CCA and CCE by various parties), is a local, […]
Start a Community Choice Aggregation program
Community Choice Aggregation / October 31, 2020Description: Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) is a local, not-for-profit governmental program that procures electrical power on behalf of its residents, […]
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