Operation Climate Collaborative
Municipal government carbon footprints and climate action planning through peer-group learning and doing.
What is the challenge?
Cities, counties and other public-sector entities increasingly seek to quantify their carbon footprints and take action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. In many cases, cities have made specific commitments (such as the US Mayors Climate Protection Agreement), yet there is little support for meeting signatory obligations. Furthermore, several obstacles prevent the smooth and cost-effective pursuit of these goals:
- Fast-changing protocols and best practices for calculations and reporting
- Staff time and capacity constraints for new expectations and a new process
- Lack of standardized tools and software, and a confusing landscape of possibilities
- The need for direct links among municipal governments in the same geographical region
Outcomes for full participants:
- A greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory for local government operations
- Direct connection with peers, including identification of collaborative climate action opportunities
- An organization-specific license for (and training with) Good Company’s Carbon Calculator (G3C), for
use in current and future inventories
- Guidance through a process of developing a simple report, using a template that will be easily
comparable across all participants
- Consistency with leading protocols and emerging regulatory frameworks (The Climate Registry,
California Climate Action Registry, Western Climate Initiative, ICLEI, mandatory GHG reporting
guidelines under development by Oregon DEQ and Washington State Department of Ecology)
- Essential groundwork for future GHG analyses at the community and/or regional levels
The outcomes above will be achieved through the following process:
- Seven (7) conference calls, with back-up web-accessible recordings
- Technical assistance throughout the process
Good Company's Carbon Calculator (G3C) is available for purchase outside of OCC for $2,500.
Direct inquiries to Joshua Skov.
