Points to Remember A small group of people can be effective. Persistence is vital.

1. Points to Remember • A small group of people can be effective. • Persistence is vital. • Attend Board of Supervisors or City Council Meetings. • Research: Facts will win the day. • Use the Freedom of Information Act to gather information. • Know the NGOs and organizations that will oppose you. • Organize: attendance at meetings, letters to the editor, and speeches.

2. When a county or city joins ICLEI, they sign on to this statement: “Upon receipt of membership fees and resolutions to join, your jurisdiction will be considered a full ICLEI Member. All ICLEI Council Members are governed by the ICLEI charter.”

3. From the ICLEI USA website What is the role of the elected official liaison? • Keep the elected body aware of progress made by the local government in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and implementing sustainability plans • Inform elected and appointed officials of grant, financing, and recognition opportunities • Help motivate local government personnel and community members to accomplish climate protection goals • Participate in ICLEI training workshops • Report on the jurisdictions’ progress as it achieves ICLEI's Five Milestones for climate protection • Help build and maintain support for ICLEI’s mission and goals What kind of support do elected official liaisons receive from ICLEI? • Notifications of grant, financing, and promotion opportunities • Periodic updates on global warming science and policy news • ICLEI publications that summarize best practice examples and highlight successful emissions reduction policies and programs • Invitations to ICLEI regional, national, and international workshops and events, which often include tailored sessions focused on supporting the elected official’s role in doing emissions reduction work • Registration discounts and, when available, travel and lodging subsidies for ICLEI events • Support in publicizing climate protection successes such as talking points and customizable press releases • Ongoing assistance and support from ICLEI staff that includes providing contacts and facilitating communication with elected liaison counterparts nationally and internationally, as well as recommending resources outside of ICLEI as necessary and appropriate

4. From the ICLEI USA website  What is the role of the staff official liaison? • Serve as lead ICLEI contact person for the jurisdiction • Determine most feasible way to accomplish ICLEI's Five Milestones Methodology. For example identify resources required, hire staff and/or incorporate existing staff into work plan, contract with consultants, etc. • Seek necessary support and engagement from other local government staff to implement measures and complete milestones • Assemble climate task team • Develop and oversee work plans • Coordinate implementation of Local Action Plan • Participate in ICLEI training workshops What kind of support do staff official liaisons receive from ICLEI? • Regular notice of new publications and tools, grant opportunities, and progress being made by other Member jurisdictions • ICLEI’s key climate resources including the Milestones Guide, software access and technical trainings, data collection forms for conducting the emissions inventory, and other publications to assist with emissions reduction planning and related climate protection activities • Invitations to ICLEI regional, national and international workshops and events • Registration discounts and, when available, travel and lodging subsidies for ICLEI workshops and events • Contact with US and international ICLEI Members and liaisons • Resource recommendations outside of ICLEI • Support in publicizing climate protection successes such as talking points and customizable press releases • Ongoing technical assistance and support as the jurisdiction progresses in its work

5. Report submitted to ICLEI…sent to Bonn, Germany • 66 Residential Energy Audits: 198 tons • 300 26 watt CFLs given out: 23 tons • 300 LED nightlights given out: 3 tons • Well over 100 building energy tip sheets given out to motivated individuals: 100 tons • Well over 100 driving energy tip sheets given out to motivated persons: 100 tons Estimated Total 424 tons

6. Solving global warming and creating sustainable communities is no small task, nor is it something that any single person, organization or government can do alone. We’re in this together, and we’ll solve it together. To that end, ICLEI would like to applaud the following ICLEI partner organizations: • 1Sky • Architecture 2030 • British Consulates-General • California Climate Action Registry • Carbon Disclosure Project • CBS EcoMedia • CDM • Center for American Progress • Center for Neighborhood Technology • Clean Air-Cool Planet • Clinton Climate Initiative • C40 Large Cities Climate Leadership Group • Earth Day Network • Green For All • International City/County Managers Association • Intertribal Council on Utility Policy (ICOUP) • Island Press • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory • National Association of Counties • National Association of Clean Air Agencies (NACAA) • National League of Cities • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) • National Wildlife Federation • Natural Resources Defense Council • New England Governors’ and Eastern Canadian Premiers’ Conference • Presidential Climate Action Project • Public Citizen • Sierra Club and Sierra Club’s Cool Cities/Cool Counties • Strategic Energy Innovations • Sundance Preserve • The Climate Group • Together.com • United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) • University of Texas at Arlington • U.S. Conference of Mayors • U.S. Environmental Protection Agency • U.S. Green Building Council • World Mayors Council on Climate Change • Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies

8. The NGO community: The internet has given NGOs the opportunity to network and disseminate information. Here are links to communities that are associated with the UN. http://www.gdrc.org/ngo/internet-ngos.html http://www.ngo.org/index2.htm (UN based)

9. From http:ngo.org/index2.htm WELCOME! This site is the home page for our global NGO community (Non-governmental organizations associated with the United Nations). Its aim is to help promote collaborations between NGOs throughout the world, so that together we can more effectively partner with the United Nations and each other to create a more peaceful, just, equitable and sustainable world for this and future generations. Please help make this site a valuable a tool for connecting sharing, learning and growing, by participating. KEEP INFORMED about weekly briefings and other activities at the United Nations and throughout the NGO community.

10. Mark Twain: “The secret of getting started is breaking your complex, overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks and starting on the first one.”