Our 8 step process for providing local governments with a climate action plan:

1. Research existing sustainability & GHG related measures & policies.
2. Inventory current greenhouse gas emissions resulting from activities within a defined geographic area. Using latest software, inventory sources, and data collection processes, like:
   • Climate Registry Information System (CRIS);
   • Clean Air and Climate Protection (CACP) Software 2009; or
   • Local Government Operations Protocol which avoids a membership fee.
3. Using same calculation tools, forecast business-as-usual greenhouse gas emissions.
4. Establish greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets. Levels, based on substantial evidence, below which the contribution to greenhouse gas emissions from activities covered by the plan would not be cumulatively considerable;
5. Analyze local climactic, ecological, and cultural conditions that will affect local best approach to GHG reductions.
6. Propose measures, policies, and ordinances tailored to local conditions to achieve specific targets. Specify measures or a group of measures, including performance standards, that substantial evidence demonstrates, if implemented on a project-by-project basis, would collectively achieve the specified emissions level:
   • Transportation and Land Use Policies and Impact Fee Adjustments
   • Energy Efficiency Measures.
   • Renewable Energy Policies.
   • Solid Waste Management Measures.
   • Green Building: Combining Measures to Achieve Additional Reductions
7. Establish mechanisms to monitor the plan’s progress toward achieving the level and to require amendment if the plan is not achieving specified levels.
8. Adoption in a public process following environmental review.