renewable-energy related websites
Solar City®: an urban energy research and advisory resource
www.solarcity.org
Inquiries about Renewable City™ ratings:
ratings@renewablecity.org
Global
C40 Large Cities Climate Leadership Group
www.c40cities.org
Clinton Climate Initiative (CCI)
www.clintonfoundation.org
International Council for Local Environmental Initiaives
Cities for Climate Protection™
www.iclei.org
Solar (and sustainable) cities
www.martinot.info/solarcities.htm
Asia
Institute for Global Environmental Strategies:
Asian sustainable cities resource
www.iges.or.jp
Australia
Solar City
www.solarcity.org
Europe
Brundtland City Energy Network: sustainable energy use
brundtlandnet.esbensen.dk
Energie-Cités Association:
Promoting sustainable energy policy through local action
www.energie-cites.org
European Green Cities Network (EGCN)
www.europeangreencities.com
European Sustainable Cities & Towns Campaign
www.global-vision.org
European Sustainable Cities Project
www.sustainable-cities.org.uk
Hannover, Germany (case study, pdf)
www.energie-cites.org
Renewable Energy Strategies for European Towns
www.resetters.org
Swiss national energy programme
www.energiestadt.ch
South America
PBS program: Brazil’s Curitiba Urban Experiment
www.pbs.org
U.S.A.
Cape Cod, Massachusetts
Regional aggregated renewable energy supply in Massachusetts
www.capelightcompact.org
Cool Cities: renewable energy solutions
www.sierraclub.org
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power –
Renewable Energy Sources
www.lapwp.com
Long Island, New York
Long Island Power Authority’s Solar Pioneers program
www.lipower.org
Portland, Oregon
City of Portland Office of Sustainable Development
www.portlandonline.com
Portland, Oregon
Portland case study by the Climate Group
theclimategroup.org
Portland, Oregon
Solar City Case Study: Portland, Oregon
www.martinot.info
Sacramento, California
Sacramento Municipal Utility District renewable energy programs
www.smud.org
Santa Clara, California
Silicon Valley Power City of Santa Clara renewable energy program
www.siliconvalleypower.com
Seattle, Washington
City Light Green Up Renewable Energy Program
www.seattle.gov
Sustainable Communities Network (SCN)
www.sustainable.org
London's Swiss Re Tower by Foster and Partners, also known as the Gherkin Tower (built 2001-2004) is billed as one of the most advanced sustainable office towers in the world. Lloyds Building by Richard Rogers Partnership (1979-1984) in the foreground, is a monument to high-tech symbolism of another era. Both London buildings are home to members of the global insurance industry, long alarmed about the urban impacts of climate change.
photo © Ashley Cooper