Seattle Climate Action Now

Seattle is taking action to prevent one of the biggest threats to the future our city and the planet - global warming. Through Seattle Climate Action Now, we are committed to leading by example and helping everyone in the city take steps today to reduce climate-changing pollution in their homes, at work and on the road.

Working together we are making a difference. Today, people in neighborhoods across the city are joining the effort through Seattle Climate Action Now. And now mayors from 700 cities, representing 74 million Americans, have joined with Seattle in pledging to reduce harmful carbon dioxide emissions in their communities and urging the federal government to act.

Get involved in Seattle Climate Action Now by visiting www.seattleCAN.org. You'll find tips for reducing your emissions; climate-related events in your neighborhood; and a community of people and organizations across the street and across the city ready to help.

Clink on the links to the left and take a moment to learn what your city is doing to:

• Provide clean, renewable power;
• Improve transit and reduce dependence on cars;
• Build energy-efficient homes and offices;
• Create new jobs in a greener economy; and
• Conserve natural resources and reduce waste.

From Puget Sound to the snow-capped Cascade Mountains, we are lucky to live in one of the most beautiful places on the planet. We have an obligation to leave our city and our world a better place for our children and their children.

With your help, we will.

Climate Protection Progress Report and Community GHG Inventory
Seattle’s greenhouse gas emissions in 2008 were 7 percent below 1990 levels, meeting the targets of the Kyoto Protocol.

Town Square: Cities as Green Pioneers
Hear how cities such as Seattle, New York, and Portland are taking the lead in addressing global warming, pollution, energy dependence, and social justice.

Seattle CAN Progress Reports
Progress reports details our accomplishments to date on reducing Seattle's carbon footprint.

Climate Action Outreach Toolkit for Cities
Climate action campaigns can be a fun, effective way to get your local community involved in making a difference to help stop climate change.

We Can Solve the Climate Crisis
The We Campaign is a project of The Alliance for Climate Protection - a nonprofit, nonpartisan effort founded by former Vice President Al Gore with the ultimate aim to halt global warming.

City Green Building
The City of Seattle is advancing a suite of new policy and program directions that will enable us to achieve the objectives of the Green Building Capital Initiative.