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Upcoming climate change events
King County 2013 Go Green Conference
Join us April, 24, 2013 for a productive day of sustainability training and dialogue on building the green economy in the Puget Sound region. Come ready to deepen your understanding and expand your network. Leave armed with the tools, strategies and connections to enact positive change at your organization.
Climate Change Related Events Calendar and Archive
During 2011 and 2012 the King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks Climate Team hosted the "Responding to Climate Change" brownbag series focused on how King County agencies are taking sustainability and climate related action. Each session covered topics related to efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions or prepare for climate change impacts. In addition to talking about specific issues, presenters also shared successes and challenges in moving this type of work forward. A video archive of these events is linked below.
The King County GreenTools program, in collaboration with the King County-Cities Climate Collaboration, also hosts the Sustainable Cities Roundtable series which began in the late 2000s. In that forum, King County and its cities partner on monthly roundtable discussions focused on climate change and green building topics. All King County and city staff are welcome at these events which occur in a different city in King County each month.
In 2013, King County’s Climate Change Program, Energy Task Force, Green Building Program, and the Environmental Purchasing Program, are collaborating on a new employee engagement brownbag series. The 2013 series will be focused on information and resources to help employees "Minimize King County's Operational Environmental Footprint", a key objective of King County highlighted in the King County Strategic Plan and King County Strategic Climate Action Plan.
Video from the Council Briefing - The Environmental Sustainability Goal Briefing runs from 25:40- 1:09 (44 min) and the Climate Change Section from 41:20-47:40 (6 min)
During 2011 and 2012 the King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks Climate Team hosted the "Responding to Climate Change" brownbag series focused on how King County agencies are taking sustainability and climate related action. Each session covered topics related to efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions or prepare for climate change impacts. In addition to talking about specific issues, presenters also shared successes and challenges in moving this type of work forward. A video archive of these events is linked below.