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NLC: Climate resilience lessons learned from 30+ smaller cities
NLC: Climate resilience lessons learned from 30+ smaller cities
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Length:
42 minutes
Released:
Nov 23, 2021
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Podcast episode
Description
The National League of Cities (NLC) is the oldest and largest organization in the country representing local governments and has been ramping up their climate change and sustainability support. We interview Cooper Martin, Director of Sustainability & City Solutions, about tools they have and especially about lessons learned from grants and support given to 33 smaller cities over five years in their Leadership in Community Resilience program.ResourcesNLC Sustainability and Resilience webpageNLC City Solutions webpageLeadership in Community Resilience program and cohort infoNLC SolSmart resourcesNLC and Reloop - Beyond Recycling: Policy to Achieve Circular Waste ManagementSmart Surfaces CoalitionAmerica's All InRace to ZeroCOP26 explanatory twitter thread (mentioned in episode)
Released:
Nov 23, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (72)
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