The Global Covenant of Mayors (GCoM) has launched an open call for cities to join the Urban Transitions Mission City cohort. A first cohort of 50 cities will be identified by the end of 2022, while a second cohort of 250 cities will follow by... Read More
ICLEI’s Transformative Actions Program (TAP) is a global initiative to support local and regional governments to transform their net-zero emission and resilient development infrastructure concepts into mature, robust, and bankable projects ready for financing and implementation. Those that show high transformative potential get increased visibility... Read More
Electric vehicles are increasingly common on American roadways. The University of Maryland (UMD) is conducting this survey to better understand the obstacles faced by low- and moderate-income and minority communities in electric vehicle adoption. For more information about this opportunity and to participate in the... Read More
NREL’s Hydrogen Financial Analysis Scenario Tool, H2FAST, provides a quick and convenient in-depth financial analysis for hydrogen and nonhydrogen systems and services. H2FAST allows users to generate a side-by-side scenario analysis, where a base system can be tested by varying key operating or financing parameters.... Read More
Communities consistently say that “learning from their peers” is a preferred mechanism for making progress on their clean energy ambitions. Clean Energy to Communities (C2C) peer-learning pilot cohorts will provide communities with strategic and technical support; helpful materials, such as templates, trainings, tools, best practices,... Read More
Greenhouse gas protocols provide authoritative guidance for communities to account for carbon pollution accurately and consistently. ICLEI’s US Community Protocol (USCP) is the industry standard for community-scale inventories, with detailed methods tailored to the needs and data availability of US local governments. Over the past... Read More
The Joint Office of Energy and Transportation was created through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) to facilitate collaboration between the U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S. Department of Transportation. The office will be a critical component in the implementation of the BIL, providing support... Read More
Although the United States has not ratified the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), U.S. communities are stepping up their action for nature in support of CBD outcomes. To meet the moment in this “Super Year for Nature”, when the UN convenes its Nature Conference,... Read More
The metropolitan Washington region’s elected officials and other leaders are looking to rely more on public transit as they plan for the future. That means expanding and improving service on Metrorail, bus lines, and commuter rail. The challenge is that it’s expensive both to build... Read More
The DMV Hydrogen Greenprint is a conceptual plan for deploying hydrogen infrastructure. It provides a data-driven analysis that quantifies potential hydrogen supply and demand across the DMV over the next ten years. As a foundational view of the hydrogen market and ecosystem, the Greenprint assesses... Read More