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In case you missed it: Round 2 of California’s Adaptation Planning Grant, part of the Integrated Climate Adaptation and Resiliency Program, has made $9.5 million available to fund climate resilience, adaptation, and sustainability projects throughout the state! These funds can be used to support a variety of efforts related to community climate action, including identifying resilience goals, developing educational resources and outreach plans, creating risk assessments, researching climate impacts, and preparing and implementing climate action plans, general plans, and mitigation and monitoring strategies. Harris is committed to helping communities adapt to and combat the impacts of climate change. Led by Darin Neufeld, AICP and Kelly J. Bray, our sustainability projects have included conducting climate research, preparing environmental justice elements, and developing climate action and adaptation plans across California, from San Diego to the Bay Area! Contact us at https://bit.ly/49O3mxv to learn more about our climate expertise and how we can best serve your community. Check out the full press release on the funding available through the Adaptation Planning Grant: https://bit.ly/3wqXKe9 #ClimateAction #Resilience #Sustainability #WeAreHarris

How can businesses advance climate justice? And take concrete actions for climate justice that are aligned with community needs? In partnership with B Lab U.S. & Canada, we have co-published the Business Guide for Advancing Climate Justice to provide practical guidance to inform private sector action in alignment with principles of climate justice and equitable partnerships. 👇Explore the four key takeaways from the guide   📩 Download the Business Guide to Advancing Climate Justice, co-published by Forum for the Future and B Lab U.S. & Canada to learn more about how your business can advance climate justice by implementing these four critical points: https://lnkd.in/gmdc6pdt #AmericanClimateFutures #ClimateJustice #Report #Business #Guide #EarthMonth #SustainableBusiness #JustandRegenerative #JustTransition

As a Forum Board Trustee, I’m excited to see the section on business climate finance in Forum for the Future and B Lab U.S. & Canada’s recently co-published Business Guide to Advancing Climate Justice!   Along with this discussion around business climate finance, the guide explores four critical insights identified for the private sector to consider as it works to advance climate justice, including: 🤝prioritizing trust-building with frontline communities 💡adopting a new mindset 🌻offering immediate and sustained support to meet frontline community needs 🍀considering spheres of control and influence   #AmericanClimateFutures #ClimateJustice #Report #Business #Guide #EarthMonth #SustainableBusiness #JustandRegenerative #JustTransition

📣 Did you know that Matrix Solutions, a Montrose Environmental Group company, has services available to support your municipality in becoming more climate resilient? The Canadian government has funding in place to help! Under the Government of Canada’s Adaptation Action Plan, the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) is administering a $530 million Local Leadership for Climate Adaptation (LLCA) initiative to support municipal adaptation measures and help communities adapt to climate change. In the article linked below, Quentin Chiotti shares key information about this initiative including: ✅ Relevant services and projects that are applicable to each funding stream. ✅ Applicants who are eligible to apply for funding. ✅ Funding details and application deadlines. ✅ Key contacts at Matrix who can help applicants get started with next steps.   Read the full article 👇 https://lnkd.in/gFupqe6b

Given that businesses are made up of people from communities it always baffles me that we draw such a line between the two in our societies, yet we do, and we need to erase it to have any chance of tackling the climate emergency. Join us for what promises to be a useful session on how to do this...

In a new, comprehensive review, The Greenlining Institute and the USC Equity Research Institute studied the impact of the California Climate Investments (CCI) over the past decade, focusing on the equity and effectiveness of these investments in serving the communities most impacted by environmental injustice.   The results show that policymakers and funders committed to equitable climate action should also invest in community power by centering community needs, voices, and agency.   Read more about what we can learn from CCI: https://lnkd.in/ehw7EfCC 

🗣️ “…By listening to and understanding their personal experiences and local insights, we can continue to ensure that our Climate Action Plan considers those most at risk and really works for our residents.” Cllr Mete Coban MBE, Cabinet Member for Climate Change, Environment and Transport — London Borough of Hackney’s first ever Citizens’ Climate Jury has completed, with local residents making recommendations on the ways that Hackney can prepare, adapt and respond to extreme heat in a way that is fair and works for everyone. Hackney’s Citizens’ Jury included 15 local people, who have developed recommendations around themes such as: greening, vulnerable groups; new builds; communications and community engagement; hospital care; and upgrading existing buildings. Through this work, Hackney have set an example for how citizens should be included in decisions around complex and controversial issues like our response to climate change. Bringing in the informed judgement of the public can help decision makers to tackle these issues and create policy that is rooted in the perspective and hopes of the public, helping to form policy that is more likely to work on the ground. 🗣️ “…If I can manage to create a little change in my little borough, in my little part of London, then if Hackney can achieve it, what can other boroughs achieve?” Jury member, Addie. — 👀 Keep an eye on our website and socials around July for Hackney Council and their partners to publish their response to the Jury’s recommendations. They’ll also include how the recommendations will be taken forward as part of their undertaking towards a healthier borough and future.🌿 📖 Read more about our Citizen’s Climate Jury with London Borough of Hackney here 👇 https://lnkd.in/etKhwVZd And find out more from London Borough of Hackney below 👇https://lnkd.in/euPkC2sV

Many of us have known for years that reaching the 1.5C target of the Paris Agreement is virtually impossible without acknowledging the dedicated efforts of local governments and other non-state actors. Awareness for this somewhat obvious and well-founded claim has gained a great deal of momentum the past few years. So the question remains - why is there still a gaping hole on urban content in nationally determined contributions (NDCs)??? A recently published report examines this question more closely and clearly reveals opportunities for enhancing multilevel climate action 👋 UN-Habitat (United Nations Human Settlements Programme) The analysis shows: ❌ Only 27% of NDCs have strong urban content.  🌍 Over 70 countries endorsed the Coalition for High Ambition Multilevel Partnerships (CHAMP), yet the overwhelming majority have moderate, low or no urban content - showing potential for enhancing urban content to greater contribute to achieving global climate goals. 🌟 Dive into the technical brief: https://loom.ly/QbW1H1A

Climate change is the defining issue of our time, and our response to it underlines every policy decision we make, every pound we invest and every project or service we deliver. It is great to see North Kesteven District Council featured within the report by Climate Emergency UK CIC - the report profiles our ambition for climate action and the role of planning policy in delivering a net zero future for our communities. It also features our initiatives in supporting communities and employers…a collaborative place focused approach to achieving positive change. Our investment programme in housing builds to passivhaus standards, supported by significant investment to retrofit existing properties. Globally the next few years are critical. We need to see a step change in national policy and global action, an emergency response to achieve a 50% cut in emissions by 2030. The window for action is closing fast. Time to champion a just transition to a regenerative, liveable future. You can read more about our approach here: https://lnkd.in/e4ikWdPp. #leadership #localgovernment #climateaction #climatejustice #lincolnshire #sdgs2030

Exciting resource alert for policymakers and planners! The latest policy brief from Urban Ocean Lab provides crucial recommendations on climate-driven relocation through an equity lens. Developed with comprehensive and justice-centered practices, these insights are essential for ensuring community equity and safety in retreat and relocation planning. Dive into the details here to advance equitable climate action: https://buff.ly/4b4OStb