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FEATURED RESOURCES

- Guidebook: Post Carbon Cities: Planning for Energy and Climate Uncertainty, a guidebook for local governments

- Data: Local governments that have responded to peak oil

- Programs: Recommended programs, a few key organizations and programs for local governments

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    Published 15 May 2009 by City of Austin (TX)

    This report, issued by the Energy Depletion Risks Task Force on May 15 2009, addresses the potential impact of energy uncertainty and provides ten policy recommendations to mitigate negative effects on the City of Austin.

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    Published 13 March 2009 by City of Spokane (Washington)

    The thirteen-member Task Force on Sustainability is part of the city's strategic planning effort to identify and address the ways that climate change and rising energy prices will impact the government's operations, services, programs and policies. In conjunction with subcommittee members, citizens and city staff, the Task Force released this plan on March 13, 2009.

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    Published 17 March 2009 by City of San Francisco (California)

    This seven-member body was charged with coordinating the assessment of San Francisco's vulnerability to energy price shocks, determining appropriate measures to mitigate municipal vulnerability, and to draft a comprehensive response plan for recommendation to the Board of Supervisors. The Task Force released this report and held its final meeting on March 17 2009.

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    Published 1 April 2009 by

    The final report of the Berkeley Oil Independence Task Force, to be presented to the City Council in May 2009.

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    Published 29 January 2009 by Global Dashboard

    This paper on cities and climate change, published by the British Council and Global Dashboard, explores the major challenges facing cities as unprecedented urbanization, resource scarcity and climate change combine to form an unstable blend of uncertainty, opportunities and risks.



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Post Carbon Cities: Helping local governments understand and respond to the challenges of peak oil and global warming.
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