Updates:
- NASA’s James Hansen urges stricter targets on atmospheric CO2
- Bethlehem—Bethlehem’s Mayor Callahan sets goal of reducing GHG 20% from 2005 levels within 5 years
Recent studies have removed any remaining doubt that global climate change is a reality and that we must take immediate action to reduce global warming pollution. The Allliance is working with local governments and institutions to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to global climate change.
Climate Protection Agreements provide a way for municipalities, counties, school districts, and other institutions to pledge their willingness to participate. In 2005, Seattle’s Mayor Greg Nickels initiated the US Mayors Climate Protection Agreement for cities. In July 2006, the Mayors of Allentown, Bethlehem, and Easton became the 3rd, 4th, and 5th cities in Pennsylvania to sign the Agreement. Climate Protection Agreements also help to bring these issues into the open.
- Climate Protection in the greater Lehigh Valley
- US Mayors Climate Protection Agreement
- Counties Climate Protection Agreement
- Schools Climate Protection Agreement
- Colleges and Universities
For more information, or if you can help in this important initiative, please contact us by email.
Learn more about climate protection
Whether you’re looking for a primer on the basics of climate change, the latest IPCC report, or tools for change, here are some links to get you started.
- Clean Air – Cool Planet Tools for Change
- History of Climate Change
- International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
- RealClimate ‘Climate Science from Climate Scientists’ (includes many links to other resources for beginners and experts)
- Stern Review – the Economics of Climate Change
Related sections on this site:
- Campus Sustainability – what colleges and universities can do
- >Fifty Ways to Save the Planet
- Home Energy Checklist for Action [Urban Options]
[Dec 19 2009]