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ShareThe president of Seattle's City Council writes about the city's effort to become North America's first carbon neutral city.
Carbon Neutrality: It’s Technically Possible
The technology to achieve carbon neutrality exists, or could in the near future. What has to happen to put those capabilities in play?
At the Crossroads of Climate and Food
What role do cities have in promoting climate-friendly food?
The Carbon-Neutral City
“Seattle becomes one of the first city governments in the world to declare that the goal of being carbon neutral is desirable, realistic, and attainable.”
Can Households Help Create a Carbon Neutral City?
In Seattle’s quest for carbon neutrality, what role do personal actions play?
Smart Transit By Choice
Richard Conlin: Green urban travel shouldn’t be about guilt trips or prohibition, but about making the good choices easy.
When Density Meets Community
In Seattle, cutting carbon while increasing quality of life.
Changing with the Climate
In Seattle, how changes in policy help prepare for changes in climate.
A Different City
In Seattle, the coming decades will bring new challenges—from storms and rising seas to climate refugees. How will the city adapt?
Strategies for Carbon Neutrality
What are a city's options for cutting its carbon?
Here to There: Transportation Planning in a Climate-Neutral City
Big transportation projects can contribute to sprawl and increase automobile use—or, they can promote biking, walking, and use of transit. Seattle is working to take the latter path.
Waste Not: Seattle’s Road to Zero Trash
There’s simply no room for waste in a carbon neutral city. Seattle has a plan to cut its contribution to landfills—and it’s working.
But What About Embedded Carbon?
Yes, you create emissions when you burn gasoline, but what about the carbon emissions from making the car?
Where Do Our Carbon Emissions Come From, Anyway?
Seattle is working to become America's first climate neutral city. But first, it has to figure out where its carbon comes from.
Reflections on a Growing Local Food Movement
The movement to transform our country’s food system is picking up steam—and the political environment has never been better.
Reducing Carbon Emissions: Seattle Has Taken the Lead
Looking back on 10 years of carbon reduction efforts in Seattle.
On the Path to Climate Neutrality
Seattle hopes to become North America's first climate neutral city. City council president Richard Conlin asks: What exactly are we getting ourselves into?
