I was fortunate to have been invited to participate in a Workshop on Climate Change and Governance in Cities held the week before Labor Day (2009) at Ryerson University in Toronto. Chris Gore from Ryerson organized the workshop, which included Chris, Pamela Robinson from the Planning Dept at Ryerson, Dan Mazmanian from USC, Stacy Van Deveer from the University of New Hampshire, Matt Hoffman from the University of Toronto, Megan Jamieson, Director of ICLEI's Canada Office, and others. It was a terrific opportunity to hear from a stellar group of researchers and practitioners. If you'd like to learn more about this workshop, contact Chris Gore at Ryerson University.
I was asked to do a presentation at the start of the workshop, and presented information about what US cities are doing in their local public policies to try to promote climate protection. Of course, many cities have signed on to either th ICLEI or U.S. Conference of Mayors programs, or both. But I am interested in the specific actions or policies that cities adopt and implement. Check other posts here to see some of these policies in action in specific cities.