This toolbox contains 79 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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Use the ULEZ to improve air quality and reduce pollution
Equity, Transportation & Land Use / March 17, 2022Description: In 2003, London made history by becoming the first city after Singapore to introduce congestion pricing for vehicles entering […]
Commercial Building Deep Energy Retrofit
Buildings, Energy / March 17, 2022Description: To reduce carbon emissions from buildings, the City of New York enacted Local Law 97 (LL97) in 2019 as […]
Adopt Climate Emergency Resolution
Community Education & Action / March 09, 2022Description: Cities, counties, and states in the U.S., and communities around the world, are formally adopting resolutions acknowledging that human […]
Using Low Risk Opt-in Loans to Decarbonize Buildings Equitably
Buildings, Energy, Equity / March 04, 2022Description: In 2019, the Common Council of Ithaca, New York approved the Ithaca Green New Deal (IGND), which allowed the […]
Power generation from renewable sources
Water / November 12, 2021Description: The use of digester gas driven fuel cells allows the Eastern Municipal Water District (EMWD) in Riverside County, CA […]
Use waste heat
Water / November 12, 2021Description: Recover/Productively Use Waste Heat – Many water and wastewater treatment facilities, including the Eastern Municipal Water District (EMWD) in […]
Energy use reporting
Buildings, Energy / November 10, 2021Description: Some cities are requiring building owners to publicly disclose the annual energy and water used in their buildings. New […]
Ensure climate literacy
Community Education & Action / November 09, 2021Description: A Climate Literacy Committee was formed within the San Francisco Bay Chapter of the Sierra Club in 2016 to […]
Create clean energy fund
Buildings, Community Education & Action, Energy, Equity / November 09, 2021Description: The Portland Clean Energy Fund (PCEF), also known as the Portland Clean Energy Initiative, was a measure that appeared […]
Electric vehicle (EV) rebates
Air Pollution Agencies / November 07, 2021Description: Programs offered by state air pollution agencies and administered by participating electric utilities or community choice energy services can […]
Reduce VMT by congestion mitigation tax
Transportation & Land Use / November 07, 2021Description: A ballot proposal was passed in San Francisco, CA in November 2019 that would place a tax on rideshare […]
Reduce VMT by congestion pricing
Transportation & Land Use / November 07, 2021Description: Transportation Demand Management or Cordon Area Congestion Pricing (also called Value Pricing by the Federal Highway Authority) is considered […]
Reduce single-use disposable (SUD) foodware and packaging
Waste / November 06, 2021Description: Single-use disposable foodware and packaging (SUDs) – including plates, cutlery, cups, lids, straws, “clamshells” and other containers – are […]
Transportation District grants
Transportation & Land Use / November 06, 2021Description: The San Francisco Bay Area Metropolitan Transportation District established a grant program to award transportation infrastructure dollars to the […]
Material reuse ordinance
Materials, Waste / November 05, 2021Description: In Portland, OR, more than 250 to 300 single-family homes are demolished each year. This produces thousands of tons […]
Increased access to ZEVs
Equity, Transportation & Land Use / November 05, 2021Description: The Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund awarded funding to the Sacramento Air Quality Management District to start the CarShare program […]
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 […]
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