Climate Smart Communities For Villages
Climate Smart Communities
For Villages
Choose your actions to get certified & fight climate change.
The Climate Smart Communities framework is categorized by 10 Pledge Elements (PEs). To be successfully certified, your village must complete two Mandatory Actions under the first Pledge Element. Next, you should decide whether your village will aim to complete three Priority Actions for bronze certification, or six for silver certification. You can also review Optional Actions to determine whether your village is ready to tackle any now, or will revisit after getting certified.
Top 24 Actions among Certified counties
Build a climate-smart community-
1.1 Pass a Resolution Adopting the CSC Pledge
Max Point: 4Average Award: 4
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CSC Task Force
Max Point: 20Average Award: 20
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CSC Task Coordinator
Max Point: 10Average Award: 10
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National / Regional Climate Program
Max Point: 3Average Award: 3
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Partnership with other Entities
Max Point: 3Average Award: 3
Inventory emisions, set goals, and plan for climate action-
Government Operations GHG Inventory
Max Point: 16Average Award: 16
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Community GHG Inventory
Max Point: 16Average Award: 16
Decrease energy use-
Interior Lighting Upgrades
Max Point: 5Average Award: 4.1
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Benchmarking Municipal Buildings
Max Point: 4Average Award: 3.1
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LED Street Lights
Max Point: 12Average Award: 9
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Fleet Inventory
Max Point: 4Average Award: 4
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Energy Code Enforcement Training
Max Point: 5Average Award: 5
Use climate-smart materials management-
Recycling Bins in Government Buildings
Max Point: 3Average Award: 3
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Waste Reduction Education Campaign
Max Point: 2Average Award: 2
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Residential Organic Waste Program
Max Point: 22Average Award: 5.1
Implement climate smart land use-
Comprehensive Plan with Sustainability Elements
Max Point: 21Average Award: 16
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Unified Solar Permit
Max Point: 5Average Award: 5
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Complete Streets Policy
Max Point: 4Average Award: 4
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Infrastructure for Biking and Walking
Max Point: 15Average Award: 5.9
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Alternative-fuel Infrastructure
Max Point: 18Average Award: 6.4
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Local Forestry Program
Max Point: 10Average Award: 5.8
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Climate Vulnerability Assessment
Max Point: 16Average Award: 12
Support a green innovatove economy-
Farmers’ Markets
Max Point: 3Average Award: 3
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Community Choice Aggregation
Max Point: 33Average Award: 17
Inform and inspire the public-
Climate Change Education & Engagement
Max Point: 8Average Award: 6
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Climate-related Public Events
Max Point: 3Average Award: 3
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Local Climate Action Website
Max Point: 3Average Award: 3
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Social Media
Max Point: 3Average Award: 3
