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<br />c~ ction'2 <br /> <br />action & tools <br /> <br />~ Develop a local Climate Action Plan <br /> <br />A local Climate Action Plan (CAP) is a customized roadmap to reduce global warming <br />pollution by the target that your City has identified. The CAP Includes an <br />implementation llmcline for reduction measures. costs and financing mechanisms. <br />assignments to city departments. and actions the city must implement to achieve Its <br />target. The inventory and quantifIcation of existing climate protectIon measures tlClps <br />guide a city to understand where they can get the largest emissions reductions The <br />majority of measures in CAPs falllnlO the follOWing categorics' <br /> <br />.- Energy management <br />Transportation <br />:- Waste reduction <br />:- land use <br /> <br />As the next section illustrates. common measures Include energy efficiency <br />improvements to municipal buildings and water treatment facilities. streetlight retroflts. <br />public tranSIt Improvements. installatfon of renewable power applications. and <br />methane recovery from waste management. <br /> <br />o The IClEI Clean Air/Climate Protection Software assists cities to model potential emissions <br />reduction scenarios. Fact sheets and case studies capture capital investment and probability for <br />return. average global warming pollution reductions. and implementation processes.. Toolkits on <br />transportation planning. urban forestry. public outreach and education arc also available at <br />hlfn-Ilwww i(h~1 (Jro/usa <br /> <br />a Sample Action Plans: <br />Cily....2LS.eattle Green Ribbon COI1l!J1ission R~p..9n <br />~6J~rlington. VT Climate Action Pli)!] <br />Q1y of Boulder CO Climate Action Plan <br />