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Publications to review to get up to speed on climate change policy

Knowledge about climate change is evolving rapidly. New publications are coming out all the time, so it can be hard for local governments to keep up to speed on the status of climate change science and policy options. However there are many credible and valuable resources available. Below are a few that represent a starting place.

The U.S. Mayors Climate Protection Handbook
The California Climate Action Network’s Best Practices Framework (Version 5, May 9, 2008)
The U.S. Conference of Mayors Energy and Environment Best Practices (May 2008)
The Presidential Climate Action Project’s Economic Case for Climate Action
American Institute of Architects' Local Leaders in Sustainability: a Study of Green Building Programs in our Nation's Communities (June 2008)
Environment America' report on U.S. GHG reduction policies and practices at the local government level (June 2008)

Organizations, and experts to contact with questions about climate change policy

There is no need to reinvent the wheel when it comes to climate change policy making. Many organizations are aggressively working to resolve the very problems local governments are struggling with now. Below are some of the well known organizations that you can turn to for answers and help.

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EPA state and regional maps of clean energy initiatives and programs
EPA state and regional maps of Climate Policies
Architecture 2030 has released a set of "code equivalents" that outlines how to meet the Architecture 2030 GHG reduction goals (50% reduction over 2003 CBECS) by setting specific targets within existing building codes.

NOAA study synthesizing more than 100 academic papers. Part of the US Climate Change Science Program,

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