The ICLEI and 1Sky Partnership

ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability and 1Sky are pleased to announce they have joined in partnership to serve local governments advancing national climate solutions through local action. Together we will facilitate understanding by local governments of federal climate policy and how they can be involved.

Conference Call Series: All Local Government Leaders Invited

On April 24th ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability and 1Sky will host the first in a series of conference calls for local government leaders and climate policy experts to engage in an expert dialogue on federal climate policy. 

Call 1: The Current Status of National Climate Legislation. Get an update on all current national climate legislation under consideration. Learn more about the 1Sky campaign and their partnership with ICLEI.

Speakers:

• Michael Northrop, Sustainable Development Program Director, Rockefeller Brothers Fund
• Phil Clapp, Deputy Managing Director, Pew Environment Group
• Michelle Wyman, Executive Director, ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability
• Gillian Caldwell, Campaign Director, 1Sky

How to Participate in the Call:
April 24th, 2008 – 3 pm (Eastern)

Dial-in Number: US TF 1-877-366-0713
Participant Passcode: 73082345#

Dial-in Number: Canadian TF 1-866-627-1653
Dial-in Number: International Callers 1-302-607-2000

Please RSVP to annie.strickler@iclei.org.

Upcoming Calls in the Series:
Call 2: Exploring the Relationship Between National Climate Legislation and State and Local Governments. Barriers and opportunities of national climate legislation specific to local governments. Identifying local priorities in national legislation.

Tentative date:

Speakers:
Bill Becker, Presidential Climate Action Project

Call 3: Identifying and Asserting Priority Issues for Local Governments in National Climate Legislation. How to use local government voices to assert priorities at national level. Preparing for Congressional member visit in Washington, D.C. Status of the issue in presidential campaign.

Tentative date:

Speakers:
TBA

About the Partners

1Sky (www.1sky.org) is a powerful new campaign to build a movement at the scale of the climate challenge by communicating a pro-active vision, and advocating a clear, simple set of goals and policy initiatives.  1Sky was borne from the collective urgency and determination of a diverse group of leaders with many strengths, audiences, and organizing strategies and 1Sky aggregates that power.  1Sky is building a central staff in the DC area, and up to 50 organizers placed with partner organizations in states around the country, to carry out our mission. 
ICLEI- Local Governments for Sustainability (ICLEI) is a membership association of local governments committed to advancing climate protection and sustainable development.  Since its inception in 1990, ICLEI has grown to include nearly 1,000 cities in the world, more than 400 of which are in the United States.  ICLEI’s mission is to build, serve, and drive a movement of local governments to advance deep reductions in greenhouse gas emissions and achieve tangible improvements in local sustainability.