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Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2014
Level City or Town, State, National
State(s) All States
Source Tellus Institute
Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources, Health
This report outlines a series of strategies that can be used to reduce the impacts of climate change through risk management in the Metro-Boston region. It provides recommendations in five major sectors (built environment and key infrastructure, coastal zone, natural resources and...

Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2012
Level City or Town, City or Town, Other Boards and Agencies, Other Boards and Agencies
State(s) All States, Ohio
Source Policy Matters Ohio
Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources, Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Energy
On-bill financing and on-bill repayment are two ways to enable consumers and businesses to finance energy-efficiency upgrades. These approaches work best when supported by other pieces of the puzzle, such as well-informed contractors and rebates that provide incentives to undertake...

Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2016
Level State
State(s) All States
Source Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships
Policy Areas Data & Technology, Energy, Environment & Natural Resources, Housing
Home Energy Management Systems (HEMS) are hardware or software systems that can monitor and provide feedback about a home's energy usage and enable advanced control of energy-using systems in a home. HEMS, along with smart technology, present unique opportunities for energy conservation....

Type Executive Order
Year 2012
Level City or Town
State(s) California
Source Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy
Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources, Energy, Democracy & Governance
These guidelines outline the City of Los Angeles plan of action for achieving greater energy efficiency in an equitable way in order to combat climate change....

Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2016
Level Other Boards and Agencies
State(s) All States
Source Institute for Policy Studies
Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Energy
The power sector is responsible for a third of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, making it the country’s single largest contributor to climate pollution. In 2015, the Environmental Protection Agency released a Clean Power Plan aimed at curbing these emissions, with specific state-by-state...

Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2009
Level City or Town, County
State(s) Kansas
Source Corporation for a Skilled Workforce
Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources, Energy, Education
This report focuses on an association of city and county governments and metropolitan planning organizations which collaborate to identify new training needs of Kansas City area businesses attempting to adapt to sustainable energy and energy efficiency opportunities. Key findings...

Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2003
Level State, National
State(s) All States
Source Tellus Institute
Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources
Policies to spur increased investment in renewable electricity generation can offer significant public benefits, including economic development and energy security, as well as improved public health and environmental quality owing to air pollution reductions. Congress has attempted...

Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2018
Level Other Boards and Agencies
State(s) All States
Source Sabin Center for Climate Change Law
Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Environment & Natural Resources, Energy
Natural gas combustion and the consequential release of Carbon Dioxide and other greenhouse gases can have very damaging effects on the environment. Recognizing this, a number of analysts have expressed concern that continued use of natural gas will hamper efforts to address climate...

Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2012
Level City or Town, County, State
State(s) Illinois, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin
Source Center for Neighborhood Technology
Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources
The Smart Water for Smart Regions initiative offers a blueprint for the responsible and sustainable utilization of water in the Great Lakes states, working with communities to minimize leaks and reduce flooding through cost-effective, coordinated solutions including....

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic
Year 2021
Level City or Town, County, State
State(s) All States
Source Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships
Policy Areas Energy, Environment & Natural Resources
This infographic documents which states and cities in the Northeastern United States have benchmarking policies and/or residential energy labeling programs and policies. It also provides examples of energy and emission savings earned from benchmarking, and regional spending on energy...

Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2012
Level State
State(s) All States
Source New York Law Journal
Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Energy
Improving energy efficiency is widely acknowledged as the most economical way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and the other adverse environmental impacts of fossil use. The United States lacks a comprehensive regulatory program for energy efficiency, although often overlooked are...

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Year 2014
Level -
State(s) All States
Source The Project For Lean Urbanism
Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources, Energy, Housing
Analysis suggests LEED buildings perform no better, and in fact perform worse, than non-LEED buildings. Many recommended actions, especially those selected by users, have little to no effect. Too few of its standards are results-driven, with high pay-back in areas other than environmental...

Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2008
Level City or Town, County
State(s) Indiana
Source Center for Neighborhood Technology
Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources, Energy
Establishing measureable goals for the city’s energy service is a critical step towards defining a sustainable energy plan. In order to establish realistic and achievable goals, it is necessary to define indicators and identify performance standards. This report outlines ways to establish...

Type Ordinance
Year 2011
Level City or Town
State(s) California
Source San Francisco Board Of Supervisors
Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources, Community Development, Public Spaces, Energy
This ordinance amends the San Francisco Environmental code by requiring owners of nonresidential buildings to conduct Energy Efficiency Audits of their properties and file Annual Energy Benchmark Summaries for their buildings, that will be publicly shared. Not only will this double...

Type Act or Session Law
Year 2008
Level County
State(s) Washington
Source King County Council
Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources
This ordinance continues King County’s requirement to use green building and sustainable development practices in all capital projects that the county plans or grants funds for. Green building and sustainable development practices are those that reduce greenhouse gas emissions, reduce...

Type Ordinance
Year 2013
Level City or Town
State(s) Massachusetts
Source Boston City Council
Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources, Community Development, Public Spaces, Energy
In order to reduce the emissions of air pollutants from energy production, encourage efficient use of energy and water, and develop further investment in building a green economy, this ordinance requires that the City and building owners disclose the previous year's energy and water...

Type Ordinance
Year 2012
Level City or Town
State(s) Pennsylvania
Source Philadelphia City Council
Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources, Community Development, Public Spaces, Energy
This ordinance requires certain buildings to benchmark and report energy and water usage data; these buildings include commercial buildings with indoor floor space of 50,000 square feet or more and commercial portions of any mixed-use building with at least 50,000 square feet of indoor...

Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2014
Level City or Town
State(s) All States
Source Southwest Energy Efficiency Project
Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources, Community Development, Public Spaces, Energy, Democracy & Governance
An overview of Municipal and State green building benchmarking laws including Austion, Boston, California, Chicago, Washington, DC, Minneapolic, New York City, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Seattle, and Washington....

Type Ordinance
Year 2008
Level City or Town, County
State(s) California
Source San Francisco Board Of Supervisors
Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources, Community Development, Public Spaces, Energy, Housing, Public Safety
This ordinance establishes green building requirements for newly constructed residential and commercial buildings. The ordinance requires building departments in the city and county to enforce new regulations on lighting, insulation, climate control systems, and other building design...

Type Policy Brief or Report
Year -
Level City or Town
State(s) All States
Source Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships
Policy Areas Energy, Environment & Natural Resources
Hospitals have high energy usage because they operate around the clock. This case study focuses on the Gifford Medical Center's partnership with Efficiency Vermont's strategic energy management (SEM) program to reduce energy costs and GHG emissions. It outlines how the program was...

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic
Year 2012
Level City or Town
State(s) All States
Source State And Local Energy Efficiency Action Network
Policy Areas Community Development, Public Spaces, Energy, Environment & Natural Resources, Democracy & Governance
Benchmarking is the process of comparing inputs, processes, or outputs within or between organizations, often with an aim toward motivating performance improvement. Benchmarking typically measures performance using an indicator per common unit (e.g., cost per unit produced), which...

Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2020
Level State
State(s) All States
Source Institute for Local Self-Reliance
Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources
A nation of renewable-powered, job-generating, self-reliant states is within reach – and necessary; improved renewable electricity technology would allow nearly every state to produce 100 percent of its electricity needs from local renewable sources. This report includes a series...

Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2010
Level State, National
State(s) All States
Source Tellus Institute
Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources, Health, Food
This report explores the challenge of sustainability by considering four different scenarios that may emerge in the future: Market Forces (in which policy prioritizes economic growth and free trade), Policy Reform (which assumes a large-scale implementation of reform policies aimed...

Type Policy Brief or Report
Year -
Level City or Town
State(s) All States
Source Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships
Policy Areas Energy, Environment & Natural Resources
Cable manufacturing is an extremely energy intensive process. This case study focuses on how the Okonite Company, a leading manufacturer of insulated wire and cable, partnered with National Grid to reduce its energy costs and GHG emissions through a strategic energy management (SEM)...

Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2019
Level City or Town
State(s) Vermont
Source City of Burlington, Vermont
Policy Areas Community Development, Energy, Transportation & Mobility
Pollution and energy inefficiency are exacerbating the global climate crisis, but cities can pass local policies to address these issues. The City of Burlington, Vermont launched the net-zero-energy program in 2018 to eliminate fossil fuel use by the ground transportation and heating...

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