ICLEI provides tools and resources to help local governments develop sustainability plans and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. These include software to inventory emissions, guidebooks on implementing sustainability strategies, and a Sustainability Planning Toolkit. The Toolkit provides a comprehensive guide for creating a sustainability plan, including establishing a sustainability team, developing typical plan outlines, measuring strategies, and engaging the public. It also outlines a process for developing a plan that was piloted with several cities.

1. ICLEI’s Sustainability
Planning Toolkit
MAPD Annual Conference – June 4, 2010
Angela Vincent – Northeast/Mid-Atlantic Regional Director

2. ICLEI – A Worldwide Movement
ICLEI Local Government Members:
1100 globally
600+ U.S.A.
38 in Massachusetts
• Representing 30% of the population

3. ICLEI’s Mission
Our mission is to build, serve, and drive a
movement of local governments to advance
deep reductions in greenhouse gas emissions
and achieve tangible improvements in local
sustainability.

4. Benefits of Local Climate Action
Save money
Improve air quality
Create local jobs
Protect public health
Improve the quality of life
Create legacy of leadership

5. Empowering Massachusetts’ Local
Governments
Framework for approaching climate protection
Emissions Analysis Software and Decision Support Tool
Standard Methodology and Technical Assistance
Implementation Tools and Resources (publications)
ICLEI Trainings and Events
Technical, policy, and communications assistance
Regional, national and international network of peers

6. Five Milestones for Climate Mitigation

7. ICLEI Tools & Resources
GHG Accounting Software & Tools
Climate & Air Pollution Planning Assistant (CAPPA)
Implementation Guidebooks & Case Studies
Member Networking
Local Government Success Stories

8. Implementation Guidebooks & Toolkits
Revolving Energy Fund Guide
Outreach & Communications
Recycling & Solid Waste
Environmentally Preferable Purchasing
Transportation & Land Use
Small Communities
Green Jobs
Sustainability Planning Toolkit

9. Sustainability Planning Toolkit
Comprehensive guide on the
basics to creating a sustainability
plan
For local governments of all sizes
Includes guidance on approach to
the planning process
Includes templates for creating a
sustainability team, typical plan
outline, measurement of strategies,
and engaging the public

10. Background on Sustainability
Planning Toolkit
Goal:
– Create a replicable planning process
and model based on PlaNYC
Tasks:
– Develop PlaNYC case study and
Sustainability Planning Toolkit
– Pilot guidelines and templates in toolkit
with
– New Rochelle, NY
– Newark, NJ
– Miami-Dade County, FL

11. Why Develop a Sustainability Plan?
• Tie together all sustainability initiatives and programs
under an overarching plan
• Develop metrics and indicators for measuring progress
• Raise community awareness
• Develop common goals
• Encourage interdepartmental cooperation

12. How does ICLEI and the STAR
Program define sustainability?
• Affordability & Social Equity (affordable and workforce
housing, poverty, human services and race and social
equity)
• Children, Health & Safety (community health and
wellness, access to health care, and public safety)
• Education, Arts & Community (education excellence,
arts and culture, and civic engagement and vitality)
Social
• Natural Systems (ecosystems
and habitat, water and Sustainable • Economic Development (clean
stormwater, air quality, waste, Environmental Economic technologies and green jobs,
and resource conservation) local commerce, tourism, and
local food system)
• Planning & Design (land use,
transportation and mobility, and • Employment & Workforce
parks, open space and Training (green job training,
recreation) employment and workforce
wages, and youth skills)
• Energy & Climate (energy,
greenhouse gas emissions and
other air pollutants, renewable
energy, and green building)

13. √ Part of plan
Example Policy Areas to Include ♦Existing policy
Policy Areas New York City Santa Monica Denver Sacramento Westchester County
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Energy/ Buildings
Transportation
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Air Quality
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Water Resources
Climate
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Land Use / Brownfields
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Waste
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Open Space and Habitat
Conservation
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Affordable Housing
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Public Education
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Civic Engagement
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Green Economic
Development ♦ √ √
Green procurement
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Public Health and
Nutrition √ ? √

14. ICLEI’s Five Milestones for Sustainability
Integration with STAR
Community Index
STAR Provisional
Goals
(June 2010)
STAR Performance
Management Tool
(2011)
STAR Measures
(2011)

15. Stakeholders Involved in Developing
a Sustainability Plan
Sustainability Coordinator Sustainability
•
•
Coordinate planning process
Manage writing of the
Team
Sustainability Plan
Sustainability • Coordinate implementation of
Interdepartmental
Advisory Board the Sustainability Plan Team
• Participate in topic
specific working groups • Analyze Issues
• Brainstorm high priority • Research Best
Practices
issues Sustainability • Develop goals
• Develop goals
• Input on strategies and Plan • Develop strategies
initiatives and initiatives
• Advice on planning
process
External Community
Experts Stakeholder
General Public
(Universities, Groups
Consultants etc)
• Brainstorm high priority
• Define high priority issues • Participate in public issues
• Analyze issues and meetings • Brainstorm strategies
strategies as requested • Submit ideas online via public outreach
• Provide supporting data process

16. Getting Started: Make a
Commitment and Organize Team
Designate a Sustainability Coordinator ICLEI Tools and Templates
Define the vision and purpose for the plan
Make a commitment: obtain chief elected • Sample timeline
official buy-in for the plan • Outreach and Public
Communication
Develop a workplan for the planning
process and for public outreach Template
• Sustainability Team
Organize an interdepartmental team of
Formation Checklist
local government staff to develop the
plan
Gather ideas for the scope of the plan
Form a Sustainability Advisory Board
Kick-Off Sustainability Advisory Board
meetings
Launch and publicly announce the
planning process

17. Milestone 1: Conduct Sustainability
Assessment
ICLEI Tools and Templates
Begin to define the scope of the plan
Inventory existing sustainability • Sustainability
initiatives Assessment Checklist
Develop a greenhouse gas emissions • Clean Air Climate
inventory for government
operations and the community Protection (CACP)
Software
Gather and analyze data for the
Sustainability Assessment • Forecasting Guide
(coming soon)
Gather ideas from key stakeholder
groups
Create a sustainability assessment
report

18. Sustainability Assessment Checklist
Existing Sustainability Initiatives
Sources of greenhouse gas emissions
Major sources of pollution
State of major infrastructure systems
Health of natural resources
Open spaces
Sustainability of land use and development patterns
Major public health issues
How affordable is it to live
Opportunities to engage in civic affairs?
Demographics
Transportation systems

19. Miami-Dade County’s Sustainability
Assessment
Milestone 1
Conduct Sustainability Assessment
Demographics Housing & Buildings
Climate Change Land Use
Economy Local Industry & Business
Energy Schools
Environment Solid Waste & Recycling
Government Operations Transportation
Health Water
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20. CACP 2009 Inventory Software

21. Milestone 2: Set Sustainability Goals
ICLEI Tools and Templates
Define clear, relevant, and measurable • Matrix of Sustainability
goals that address the key issues Strategies
identified in the Sustainability • Sustainability and
Assessment Climate Action Plan
Brainstorm and analyze strategies for examples
achieving goals • ICLEI’s Climate and Air
Set an emissions reductions target that Pollution Planning
is aggressive but achievable Assistant (CAPPA)
decision support tool
Solicit ideas from the public for
• Target Setting Guide
sustainability goals
(coming soon)
Announce the goals to the public

22. STAR Environment Goals

23. STAR Economy Goals

24. STAR Society Goals

25. GREENR CONTENT – BIG GOALS

26. Milestone 3: Develop Sustainability
Plan
ICLEI Tools and Templates
Prepare for public outreach process • Measures Analysis
Perform outreach Template
Develop and prioritize measures • ICLEI’s Climate and Air
Develop implementation plans for each measure Pollution Planning
Create outline for the plan Assistant (CAPPA)
Write the plan decision support tool
Release a draft plan for public comment (if • Matrix of Sustainability
appropriate) Strategies
Finalize and release the plan • Sustainability Plan
Template
• ICLEI’s Outreach and
Communications Guide

27. CAPPA – Climate Action Planning

28. Milestone 3: Develop Sustainability
Plan

29. GREENR CONTENT – BASIC STRUCTURE

30. Milestone 4: Implement the
Sustainability Plan
Implement the measures in the ICLEI Tools and Templates
plan and track implementation • ICLEI’s Action Center and
Member Center on the
status
ICLEI website for a variety
Formalize the planning process of guidebooks, best
Coordinate with a coalition of practices, and
advocacy groups implementation tools.
• Revolving Energy Fund
Guide
• Solid Waste and Recycling
Guide
• Green Playbook +
Neighborhoods website
• Environmentally
Preferrable Purchasing
Guide

31. PlaNYC: Achievements in Action
Over 2/3 of initiatives are on-time or ahead of
schedule
Achievements in Land, Water, Transportation, Energy,
Air and Climate Change goals, including:
– 21 transit-oriented rezonings with inclusionary zoning
– 20 stormwater retention pilot projects launched
– 200 miles of bike lanes and 2,000 biked racks installed
– 76,751 City parking placards reduced
– 260 energy efficiency projects completed in City govt.
– 22% of taxi fleet converted to hybrids

32. Milestone 5: Monitor/Evaluate
Implementation Progress
ICLEI Tools and Templates
Develop an Annual Progress • Sustainability
Report Assessment Checklist
• STAR Community Index
Develop and report on a set performance
of sustainability management system
indicators
Update the Greenhouse Gas What to Include in Annual
Inventory Progress Report
Highlight successes on  Responsible Parties
 Status of Measures
sustainability plan
 Quantified Progress
website  Achievements and
Keep the sustainability team challenges
updated  Next steps

33. What to Include in a Sustainability Plan
Facts, charts, and figures
Goals
• Emissions reductions target (short-term
and long-term)
• Transportation, air, water, buildings, open
space, etc.
Short & Long-term Measures with implementation
plans
• Timing, funding, and responsibilities
Matrix of measures and goals
Implementation & Monitoring Framework and
Timeline
Relationship to other plans
Planning process

34. Download the Sustainability
Planning Toolkit
http://www.icleiusa.org/sustainabilitytoolkit

35. Action Center – One Stop Shop

36. Upcoming ICLEI Events
2010 Local Action Summit
September 24 – 26, 2010
Hyatt Regency
Washington, D.C.
http://www.icleiusa.org/main-page/news-
events/iclei-local-action-summit-2010

37. Questions/Discussion
Contact Us:
Angela Vincent
(617) 960-3420 x202
angela.vincent@iclei.org
Allison Webster – New England Liaison
(617) 960-3420 x207
allison.webster@iclei.org
www.icleiusa.org/northeast