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Climate Protection
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What is the city of Las Vegas doing to protect the climate? Learn more about the green policies adopted by the city. More...
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The city is a member of ICLEI-USA, a national organization dedicated to advancing climate protection and sustainable development. More...
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Mayor Goodman signed the Climate Protection Agreement in December 2005, adopting the Kyoto Protocol. The Kyoto Protocol requires a reduction of 7 percent below 1990 levels of all greenhouse gas emissions by 2012.
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What is the City Doing to protect the climate?
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What Can I Do?
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Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
The Intergovernmental Panel of Climate Change is the leading body for the assessment of climate change, established by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) and the World Meteorological Organization.
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 Intergovernmental Panel On Climate Change 
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EPA Climate Change
The EPA climate change Web site has four main sections on climate change issues and another section on "What You Can Do" to reduce your contribution.
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U.S. EPA - Climate Change
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UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is the international process to begin to consider what can be done to reduce global warming.
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Kyoto Protocol
Countdown to Copenhagen
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What is the City Doing to protect the climate?
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Sustainable Energy Strategy
In September 2008, the City Council adopted a strategy to help build a more sustainable community by investing in long-term strategies to conserve energy and increase energy from renewable resources. More…
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Sustainable Energy City Council Item - Sept. 3, 2008
Sustainable Energy Strategy Resolution
Meeting Minutes
Meeting Video
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Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction
The city of Las Vegas uses ICLEI’s Clean Air and Climate Protection (CACP) 2009 software to complete our greenhouse gas emissions analysis of city operations. CACP software serves as a one-stop emissions management tool for calculating and tracking the City’s greenhouse gas emissions and criteria air pollutants associated with electricity, fuel use, and waste disposal.
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ICLEI
2005 Report by Source - Government Operations
2006 Report by Source - Government Operations
2007 Report by Source - Government Operations
2008 Report by Source - Government Operations
2005 – 2008 Comparison - Government Operations
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Climate Protection Resolution (US Conf. of Mayors)
The city of Las Vegas works with businesses, organizations, government agencies and consumers to reduce emissions of the greenhouse gases that contribute to global climate change. On Aug. 2, 2006, the City Council signed the Climate Protection Resolution.
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Climate Protection Resolution
meeting minutes, meeting video and staff PowerPoint presentation
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Planning & Development Department
Development Services Center
731 S. Fourth Street
Las Vegas, NV 89101 (Map)
Phone: (702) 229-2397
E-mail
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