Links to selected urban
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.

Austin, Texas
GreenChoice® Austin Energy’s Renewable Energy Program
www.austinenergy.com

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