Compact of Mayors

Oakland Park And Wilton Manors Release Florida's First Joint Climate Action Plan

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Thursday, July 18, 2019
ICLEI, Wilton Manors, Florida, Wilton, Compact of Mayors, Organizations

WILTON MANORS, Fla., July 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- With Two Cities, One Sustainable Future, the Cities of Oakland Park and Wilton Manors, FL, have released what is thought to be the nation's first joint climate action plan by neighboring municipalities and calls for a greenhouse gas reduction of 1% per year through 2028.

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  • WILTON MANORS, Fla., July 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- With Two Cities, One Sustainable Future, the Cities of Oakland Park and Wilton Manors, FL, have released what is thought to be the nation's first joint climate action plan by neighboring municipalities and calls for a greenhouse gas reduction of 1% per year through 2028.
  • Wilton Manors has completed municipal and community-wide greenhouse gas emission inventories using ICLEI tools and Oakland Park is in the review phase of completing its inventory.
  • "As a community leadership team, The Cities of Oakland Park and Wilton Manors havea responsibility to protect our natural resources for a more sustainable future," said Sara Guevrekian, Mayor of City of Oakland Park.
  • "ICLEI is proud to recognize Oakland Park and Wilton Manors with the ICLEI Milestone Award for their pioneering efforts to develop on the nation's first joint climate action plans," said Angie Fyfe, ICLEI USA Executive Director.

UrbanFootprint and ICLEI Partner to Help Cities Take Smart Climate Action

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Wednesday, March 6, 2019
Climate change policy, ICLEI, Climate change adaptation, Natural environment, Organizations, Organisms, Compact of Mayors, Emani Kumar

"We are ecstatic to team up with ICLEI to bring local governments the tools they need to reduce emissions, mitigate the impacts of climate change, and create smart climate adaptation plans," shares UrbanFootprint Co-Founder Joe DiStefano.

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  • "We are ecstatic to team up with ICLEI to bring local governments the tools they need to reduce emissions, mitigate the impacts of climate change, and create smart climate adaptation plans," shares UrbanFootprint Co-Founder Joe DiStefano.
  • UrbanFootprint and ICLEI's partnership brings extra support to local governments striving to address the challenges of climate change with the creation of smart climate adaptation plans.
  • As UrbanFootprint and ICLEI prepare for the future alignment of the two software platforms, the goal is to help cities break through departmental silos and bridge the gap between city sustainability and land use planning.
  • "Partnering with UrbanFootprint strengthens our shared mission of supporting sustainable, equitable communities," says ICLEI USA Executive Director Angie Fyfe.