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ICLEI- Local Governments for Sustainability USA @iclei-usa.bsky.social · 7d

Headed to Breckenridge Oct 7–8 for the Mountain Towns 2030 Climate Solutions Summit. 🌄

ICLEI USA’s Jenny Nitzky will highlight how ClearPath 2.0 helps communities move from climate plans to results

#MT2030 #ICLEIUSA #ClimateAction

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ICLEI- Local Governments for Sustainability USA @iclei-usa.bsky.social · 13d

Day 4 at #ClimateWeekNYC focused on resilience + mobility.

🌳 Boise is doubling its tree canopy
🌱 Mississippi cities join an 8-state natural infrastructure effort
🌲 NYC launches a 10-year community-designed canopy plan

One more day to go! Momentum is strong!

#ICLEIUSA #LocalClimateAction

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ICLEI- Local Governments for Sustainability USA @iclei-usa.bsky.social · 13d

Day 4 of #ClimateWeekNYC 🌍

Resilience, mobility, and innovation are at the center of today’s agenda. ICLEI leaders, members, and partners are building momentum for local solutions with global impact.

#ICLEIUSA #LocalClimateAction

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ICLEI- Local Governments for Sustainability USA @iclei-usa.bsky.social · 14d

Day 3 of #ClimateWeekNYC wrapped with ICLEI leaders advancing climate tech, finance, and resilience. From the Big Tent of Climate Action to global city network convenings, momentum is building toward COP30. 🌍

#ICLEIUSA #LocalClimateAction #ClimateLeadership

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ICLEI- Local Governments for Sustainability USA @iclei-usa.bsky.social · 14d

Day 3 at #ClimateWeekNYC

ICLEI leaders and partners are moving the conversation from ambition to action.

Today’s focus: technology, finance, and multilevel leadership shaping how communities deliver climate solutions.

It’s a full day ahead in New York. 🌍

#ICLEIUSA #LocalClimateAction

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ICLEI- Local Governments for Sustainability USA @iclei-usa.bsky.social · 15d

Two days into #ClimateWeekNYC 🌍

A collection of moments so far: clean energy, resilience, climate tech, and policy innovation.

ICLEI leaders + partners are connecting and creating solutions on the road to COP30. ✨

#ICLEI #ICLEIUSA #LocalClimateAction #ClimateLeadership

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ICLEI- Local Governments for Sustainability USA @iclei-usa.bsky.social · 15d

Back at it for Day 2 at #ClimateWeekNYC 🌍

ICLEI USA’s delegation is spotlighting how local leadership drives global climate action, turning plans into results with collaboration and financing.

On today’s agenda: dialogues on climate change, science × impact, energy, food waste, and more.

ICLEI- Local Governments for Sustainability USA @iclei-usa.bsky.social · 15d

Day 1 of #ClimateWeekNYC is a wrap. 🌍

Commissioner Missy Stults put local leadership in the spotlight, showing how U.S. communities are driving clean energy + resilience.

More momentum ahead tomorrow, stay tuned!

#ICLEIUSA #LocalClimateAction #ClimateLeadership

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ICLEI- Local Governments for Sustainability USA @iclei-usa.bsky.social · 16d

Day 1 of #ClimateWeekNYC 2025 is underway.

ICLEI USA is here with our largest delegation yet, spotlighting how local leaders are shaping the path to COP30 in Belém.

Updates and reflections coming soon, stay tuned!

#ICLEIUSA #LocalClimateAction #ClimateLeadership

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ICLEI- Local Governments for Sustainability USA @iclei-usa.bsky.social · Sep 8

#MemberNewsMonday

Hoboken, NJ opened ResilienCity Park with flood storage for 2M gallons of stormwater, Albany, NY is planting fruit-bearing trees with a $5M grant, and Atlanta, GA is advancing the Memorial Drive Greenway.

#ICLEIUSA #SustainableFuture

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ICLEI- Local Governments for Sustainability USA @iclei-usa.bsky.social · Aug 25

It’s #MemberNewsMonday!

Cleveland launched a new climate dashboard, Salt Lake City lit Astra Tower with air-quality lights, and San Antonio is piloting clean hydrogen for roads & energy.

#ICLEIUSA #ClimateAction #ResilientCommunities

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ICLEI- Local Governments for Sustainability USA @iclei-usa.bsky.social · Aug 11

Member News Monday!

Travis County, TX: Standing up to Big Oil immunity efforts.
Miami-Dade, FL: Launching a 3-year coastal resilience project.
Evanston, IL: Setting bold zero-emissions building standards.

#ICLEIUSA #ClimateAction #MemberNews

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ICLEI- Local Governments for Sustainability USA @iclei-usa.bsky.social · Aug 5

Join us TOMORROW for our quarterly ICLEI 101 orientation!

We’ll walk through member benefits, highlight current programs, and make space for peer learning across the ICLEI USA Network.

Link: icleiusa.org/event/iclei-...

#ICLEIUSA #ICLEI101 #MemberEvent #SustainabilityLeadership #LocalAction

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ICLEI- Local Governments for Sustainability USA @iclei-usa.bsky.social · Jul 23

Want to learn how ICLEI USA helps communities meet their climate and sustainability goals?

Join us July 24 at 1 PM ET for a live session on how we support local governments with tools like ClearPath 2.0 and member-driven programs

Register: lnkd.in/gCFShDb4

#ICLEIUSA #ClimateAction #Sustainability

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ICLEI- Local Governments for Sustainability USA @iclei-usa.bsky.social · Jul 21

It’s #MemberNewsMonday!

Across the ICLEI USA network:

-New Haven, CT expands school composting, 33,000+ lbs diverted.
-Washoe County, NV hosts a watershed resilience summit.
-Charleston County, SC votes to oppose offshore drilling.

#ICLEIUSA #ClimateAction #Sustainability #LocalLeadership

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ICLEI- Local Governments for Sustainability USA @iclei-usa.bsky.social · Jul 14

It’s #MemberNewsMonday and ICLEI USA members are driving local climate action.

🌱 Pinecrest, FL won a 2025 award for environmental leadership.
🥕 Ann Arbor, MI launched a 21-day food waste challenge.
💡 Philadelphia, PA cut emissions 31% since 2006.

#ICLEIUSA #Sustainability #LocalLeadership

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ICLEI- Local Governments for Sustainability USA @iclei-usa.bsky.social · Jul 10

Indy’s latest Data Jam took benchmarking to the speedway 🏁

By meeting people where they are, the City is making energy data more engaging, local, and effective.

🔗https://tinyurl.com/4xtphk68

#ICLEIUSA #Indianapolis #DataJam #ThrivingBuildings #EnergyEfficiency

ICLEI- Local Governments for Sustainability USA @iclei-usa.bsky.social · Jul 8

Through ICLEI’s #TownHallCOP initiative, 70+ local govs & orgs are shaping national climate commitments. South Africa just became the first national gov to endorse

Don’t miss the #DaringCities 2025 kickoff July 9 or catch the recording

tinyurl.com/d4hf2fab

#ICLEIUSA #LocalLeadership #COP30 #NDC3

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America Is All In @americaisallin.com · Jul 1

The Senate’s megabill puts #CleanEnergy jobs, low energy bills & U.S. innovation at risk – but we’re not backing down.

See what #AmericaIsAllIn Co-Chairs Gina McCarthy, @governor.ca.gov, @govpritzker.illinois.gov, & @justinmbibb.bsky.social are saying about the Senate dismantling these policies⬇️

"Congress is taking a hammer to American ingenuity and our economy, killing jobs, and harming our health and wellbeing." A joint statement from America Is All In Co-Chairs California Governor Gavin Newsom, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, Cleveland Mayor Justin M. Bibb, and Gina McCarthy in response to the U.S. Senate’s megabill rolling back critical clean energy tax credits, threatening hundreds of thousands of local jobs and U.S. manufacturing industries, and raising energy bills for all Americans.

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ICLEI- Local Governments for Sustainability USA @iclei-usa.bsky.social · Jun 18

ICLEI USA is on the ground in Bonn for #DaringCities and the Bonn Climate Conference, joining global partners to elevate local leadership in national climate policy. Local action is global action. #ICLEIUSA #ClimateAction #BonnClimateConference #LocalGov

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ICLEI- Local Governments for Sustainability USA @iclei-usa.bsky.social · Jun 16

#MemberNewsMonday

📚 Portland, OR hosted intergen climate workshops with ICLEI + Kansai Univ
📊 San José, CA completed its 2023 GHG inventory using ClearPath
🌳 NYC named its 1st Latina Parks commissioner + upgraded 20 playgrounds

Local action, global impact.

#ICLEIUSA #ClimateAction

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ICLEI- Local Governments for Sustainability USA @iclei-usa.bsky.social · Jun 12

We are proud to launch the 2025 Climate Action Training Program with AAMA and @envdefensefund.bsky.social!

Ten Southeast mayors will receive hands-on support to lead on climate, health, and economic resilience in their communities.

Read the press release: tinyurl.com/kcuzjcaw

#LocalLeadership

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ICLEI- Local Governments for Sustainability USA @iclei-usa.bsky.social · Jun 11

ICLEI USA Members: Help shape our 2025 work!

Take our 3-minute survey by June 13 for a chance to receive:
✅ Membership discount
✅ Charity donation
✅ Newsletter spotlight

🔗 form.jotform.com/251416510500...

#ICLEIUSA #ClimateAction

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ICLEI- Local Governments for Sustainability USA @iclei-usa.bsky.social · Jun 9

It’s #MemberNewsMonday!

🔋 Oakland, CA is rolling out 70+ electric school buses to support the grid.

🌳 Buffalo, NY is investing $2.3M to reimagine Houghton Park.

🏙️ Cambridge, MA was named a Climate Leader for fossil-free, future-ready action.

#ClimateAction #UrbanResilience #CleanMobility

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ICLEI- Local Governments for Sustainability USA @iclei-usa.bsky.social · Jun 5

31 communities across the U.S. and Africa have joined the Race to Resilience Culture cohort!

Led by ICLEI USA and ICLEI Africa, and supported by the Climate Heritage Network and The Mellon Foundation, RTRC aims to mobilize 75 cities by 2026.

#RaceToResilience #ClimateResilience #ICLEIUSA