Colorado Climate Network Programs
Legislative Updates
The 2010 inagural Colorado Climate Network Conference and subsequent Steering Committee meetings led to the adoption of 2011 priorities for the Network. Chief among these was the provision of key information regarding possible legislation or policies of interest to Network members. Listed below are the legislative updates that summarize important information and update the status of such legislation and policies:
Wrap-up of 2011 Session of the Colorado General Assembly
Second Annual CCN Conference
"Communicating the case for local climate action: A how-to conference for local officials, staff, and others" was rated a big success by the 70 attendees from local governments, non-profits, university programs, businesses, and state and federal agencies. The Network's second annual conference, was held on December 8, 2011 at the Aurora Municipal Building. The conference focused exclusively on climate communications, to equip conference attendees with information and techniques to help them more effectively communicate with others to build support for undertaking and implementing local climate programs.
See agenda and conference presentations
Inaugural CCN Conference
More than 90 local government officials and staff as well as leaders from other government, business, education, and nonprofit fields attended the first-ever Colorado Climate Network Conference, making the conference a success. The conference served as a major effort to strengthen and carry out the goals of the Network, which launched in 2009 to support local climate programs. Featuring presentations, workshops, and group discussions, the conference helped arm participants with the tools needed to meet the challenges and seize the opportunities facing climate, sustainability, and clean energy programs in Colorado.
See agenda and conference presentations
First CCN Members-Only Workshop
"Demand side versus supply side: Which basket to put your eggs in?" was the featured topic of this first, model workshop of what will be a series of Network-member-only workshops. An open discusson led by program leaders from Fort Collins and Vail addressed a key question facing all local climate programs: how much to focus on demand-side programs (energy efficiency) and how much on supply-side programs (clean energy sources). There was additional discussion of the City of Boulder's decision to ask citizens to vote on creating a new municipal utility.
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