Climate Smart Webinar Presentations

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At the end of each presentation, you will find the presenters' contact information. If you have any questions related to a specific topic, please feel free to e-mail or call the presenter directly.

May, 2011 - NYSDOT's Green Leadership in Transportation and Environmental Sustainability (GreenLITES) program.
GreenLITES assesses transportation sustainability elements in projects, planning, and operations from a more holistic "triple bottom line" approach of economy, society and environment. The presentation is divided for easy downloading into

It shows how local municipalities and non-governmental organizations may use GreenLITES to certify their transportation projects.

June, 2011 - Local Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Inventories
An introduction to local GHG inventories [PDF 3.46 MB] and an overview of protocols suitable for community and municipal operations inventories. Includes completed inventory case studies from the Town of Ithaca and the City of Albany.

September, 2011 - Climate Action Planning
Development of a local climate action plan is important to ensure a comprehensive approach to achieving GHG reduction goals and assessing climate hazards. The City of Kingston and the Town of Cortlandt share their climate action planning experiences. The presentation is divided for easy downloading into

December, 2011 - Building Audits
Addresses the process of conducting building audits as a first step to improving energy efficiency in municipal buildings. NYSERDA incentives and the audit process are described with the Town of Red Hook sharing lessons learned from their experience. The presentation divided for easy downloading into

March, 2012 - Energy Efficiency in Municipal Buildings
Provides a detailed description of NYSERDAS FlexTech and Commercial Lighting (CLP) programs [PDF 5 MB] with a case study on Washington County's experience with the CLP program.

September, 2012 - Renewable Natural Gas

Provides information about an emerging green-energy industry that converts biogases emitted from decomposing organic wastes into a sustainable vehicle fuel called renewable natural gas (RNG), which can replace diesel fuel in bus and truck fleets.

This webinar included five presentations:

October 11, 2012 - Climate Adaptation Planning

Presents available local resources that can help communities conduct a vulnerability assessment and create a climate adaptation plan.

The webinar includes four presentations:

October 18, 2012 - Quantifying Greenhouse Gas Reduction from Land-use Policy Change

A discussion of current research on measuring and projecting greenhouse gas emissions reductions resulting from land-use and transportation policies.

This webinar includes four presentations:

December 13, 2012 - Using the 179D Tax Deduction to Reduce Energy Use in Municipal Buildings

Provides detailed information on how local governments can take advantage of paragraph (4) of this section of the law to achieve significant cost and energy savings in both newly constructed and retrofitted buildings.

This webinar includes five presentations:

January 24, 2013 - A Recommended Approach to Climate Action Planning

Outlines a recommended approach for creating a climate action plan, including the stakeholders that should be involved, outreach techniques, sample outlines and how to put it into action.

This webinar includes three presentations:

February 7, 2013 - Developing the CSC Toolkit: Presentation and Audience Feedback

Provides an overview of the development of a CSC web-based toolkit [PDF 1.31 MB] that is being designed so communities can locate GHG reduction practices in the areas of land use, transportation, building codes, housing policy, green infrastructure, and infrastructure investment.

February 14, 2013 - Climate Change and Public Health

This presentation [PDF 4.71 MB] discusses how climate change affects health in New York State and in your community. Different health outcomes in response to special weather events and patterns are examined.

March 28, 2013 - Green Infrastructure for Stormwater Management

Presents NYS climate change projections, green infrastructure options, case studies, and an evaluation matrix to help communities decide what green infrastructure might work best in their community.

This webinar includes four presentations:

April 11, 2013 - Planning for Renewable Energy

Provides an overview of the benefits and challenges associated with some common renewable energy technologies, planning and policy considerations for installing these systems, and common financing mechanisms for local governments.

This webinar includes three presentations:

April 25, 2013 - Applying the Regional GHG Emissions Inventory to Your Community

Examines the regional GHG inventory process together with outcomes, and discuss how CSCs can easily use the regional GHG products to complete their own community GHG inventories as part of their Climate Smart Communities pledge. Highlights of the Mid-Hudson Valley regional GHG inventory will also be provided.

This webinar includes two presentations:

May 9th, 2013 - Climate Smart Municipal Waste Management

Includes an overview of state policies and recommendations related to organic-waste management, and presentations by representatives of three New York State communities that are working to divert organic waste from the waste stream for the benefit of their residents.

June 6th, 2013 - National Flood Insurance Program's Community Rating System

Provides an overview of the Community Rating System with special attention to determining CRS eligibility.

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