Local Climate and Energy Program

The Local Climate and Energy Program helps local governments reduce air emissions with cost-effective energy strategies, and achieve multiple co-benefits, such as:

improving air quality,
lowering energy costs,
supporting local economic development,
improving public health, and
increasing energy system reliability

The Local Climate and Energy Program provides free, credible and accessible tools and resources to help local government staff:

Understand their contributions to air pollution
Identify and implement policies that can achieve multiple environmental-economic-energy goals
Prioritize, plan and build support for options that maximize benefits