Energy & Climate Change

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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 that 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 city-wide planning efforts as of December 2007.

2008 Rankings

2008 Rankings

Greenhouse gas emissions are the largest contributor to global climate change, and renewable energy use and alternative fuel use mitigate carbon and air pollution production while driving local or regional job growth and economic competitiveness.

Coming in at #1 for energy and climate change policy as defined by the above criteria are three cities that scored 4/4: Portland, Oregon; San Francisco; and Seattle.

Top cities for renewable energy and alternative-fueled fleets? Stay tuned: We will release full reports in 2009.

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...the era of cheap oil and natural gas is coming to a crashing end, with global oil production projected to peak in 2010 and North American natural gas extraction rates already in decline. These events will have enormous implications for America’s petroleum-dependent food system. —Richard Heinberg

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