North Carolina Cool Cities

The North Carolina Sierra Club’s successful Cool Cities program works to get local governments across the state to take action in the fight against global warming.

Based on the US Mayors Climate Protection Agreement, cities and counties are committing to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions levels 7% by 2012 from their 1990 levels. We hope that this will help reduce the negative impact caused by federal inaction on the critical issue of climate change.

The Cool Cities program is inherently local. While it commits cities to specific goals, it does not commit them to specific actions. That means that every individual community can come up with initiatives most appropriate to their size and location.

The many Cool Cities currently in North Carolina range from Highlands and its 909 residents to Raleigh, which has a population of over 350,000.

You should work to make your city or county the next ‘cool’ place in North Carolina! Contact Tom Jensen at tom.jensen@sierraclub-nc.org or 919-833-8467 to get started.

The blue dots indicate where Cool Cities are across NC to see a list of these cities, CLICK HERE

Useful Links:

U.S. Mayors Climate Protection Agreement

U.S. Conference of Mayors Best Practices Guide

Cool Cities Blog

Cool Cities, Best Practices Manual (pdf)

North Carolina Sierra Club Cool Cities

Cool Cities in the news
Check out the press Cool Cities has received across the state.