City Rankings Article
Policy, Programs, Performance
SustainLane primary research in this category analyzed:
* City greenhouse gas tracking and carbon emission inventories
* Carbon emission reduction goals
* Overall renewable energy use
* Percentage for each city's alternative fueled vehicles as part of the total vehicle fleet was credited to cities with such fleets of greater than 12 percent of total fleet
* Additional credit was given to cities which had formally signed onto the US Mayor's Climate Protection Agreement begun by Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels, had instituted significant, wide ranging mitigation or adaptation programs, or had mounted significant efforts as of December 2007.