Welcome to the Seattle Climate Action Plan homepage

With the issue of climate protection hotter than ever and the impacts of climate disruption widely felt in the Seattle region and beyond, Seattle’s Climate Action Plan is a robust call to action for the entire community. A “greenprint” for a climate-friendly Seattle, the plan calls for new climate protection investments, the formation of diverse and strategic partnerships -- like the Seattle Climate Partnership -- and action from businesses, government and citizens.

The plan responds to each recommendation of the Mayor’s Green Ribbon Commission on Climate Protection focusing on Seattle’s main climate pollutants, emphasizing solutions that reduce driving, increase fuel efficiency and use of biofuels, and reduce energy use in homes and businesses.

Mayors across the United States are taking action—nearly 700 have signed Mayor Nickels’ US Mayors Climate Protection Agreement to beat the Kyoto Protocol target for reducing climate pollution. The Seattle Climate Action Plan serves as an example to other communities not only for how to reduce emissions, but to clean the air, save money, thrive economically, and make cities more livable for all.

• 2007 Progress Report - (PDF, 111 KB)
• Imlementation Matrix - (PDF, 37 KB)
• Community Greenhouse Gas Inventory - (Summary--PDF, 137 KB)
• Community Greenhouse Gas Inventory -(Full report--PDF, 884 KB)

• Action Plan - (PDF 850 KB)
• Exec Summary - (PDF 870 KB)
• Highlights/What you can do - (PDF 430 KB)
• Press release

Upcoming Climate Events

News & Events

Seattle Climate Action Plan 2007 Progress Report

For an update on the City's climate protection efforts, read the October 2007 progress report of the Climate Action Plan, along with a detailed implementation matrix of the plan and a newly revised community greenhouse gas inventory (summary version; full inventory report available here).

Seattle Climate Action Now

Join Seattle Climate Action Now! and get started with practical, everyday solutions to climate change.

Watch the "ALL GREEN" edition of CityStream on the Seattle Channel

Seattle Climate Action Plan 2006 Release

Press Conference
--Seattle Channel,
September 27, 2006

Interview w/Mayor Nickels
--Seattle Channel,
November 17, 2006

Al Gore and Mayor Nickels present the findings of the
Green Ribbon Commission

Press Conference:
Green Ribbon Commission on Climate Protection
--Seattle Channel,
March 24, 2006

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