Lessons Learned: Creating the Chicago Climate Action Plan

Join ICLEI and partners on Wednesday, October 21 at 2 p.m. Eastern, (1 p.m. Central) for a webinar on the lessons local governments can learn from City of Chicago's experience creating its climate action plan

It’s been a little over one year since the City of Chicago released its ambitious Chicago Climate Action Plan. With ICLEI and the Global Philanthropy Partnership, the City of Chicago has produced a report titled “Lessons Learned: Creating the Chicago Climate Action Plan.”

This webinar will provide insight into the City of Chicago’s innovative approach to climate action planning, and will address key lessons from this experience, including:

• How partnerships shaped the climate action planning process
• What resources were used to develop the plan
• How the Chicago Climate Action Plan concurrently tackles climate change mitigation and climate adaption
• How other communities can benefit from Chicago’s rigorous research

Speakers for the webinar will be Joyce Coffee, Director of Project Development, City of Chicago, and Julia Parzen, author of the Lessons Learned report, adviser to the City of Chicago on development and implementation of the Plan, and coordinator of the Urban Sustainability Directors Network.