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Small towns, colleges, co- <br />— 1k -10k <br />Sustainability plans; land use and transportation; local <br />ops <br />people <br />living economy; fossil fuel divestment <br />Towns, small utilities, <br />— 10k -100k <br />Local climate action plans; land use and transportation; <br />universities <br />people <br />local living economy; fossil fuel divestment <br />Cities, medium utilities, <br />— 100k -1M <br />Local climate action plans; land use, transit /transportation; <br />counties <br />people <br />local living economy; fossil fuel divestment <br />Regions, states, large <br />^'1M -10M <br />Transit /transportation /utility policy and regulation; State <br />utilities /utility commissions <br />people <br />law; Building Code; fossil fuel divestment <br />Nations, international <br />— >10M <br />Climate summits /agreements; carbon pricing; IPCC; <br />people <br />building code; federal laws; trade agreements; <br />multinational corporate policy; fossil fuel divestment <br />6) At a municipal scale, Carrboro's "primary domain" or area of most effective focus for local <br />climate action planning could be in partnership with organizations and entities operating at a <br />similar scale. Similarly, for work in the community, it is important to establish initiatives and <br />measures that work at the appropriate scale, and to bridge gaps across the different scales. <br />7) The community sector accounts for 93% of greenhouse gas emissions within Carrboro; the <br />remaining 7% comes from local government operations. Significant community buy -in in every <br />aspect of this plan is essential for emissions reduction and climate change mitigation. <br />Recommendations are offered in this section that focus on grassroots /neighborhood scale efforts and <br />enhanced Town and community capacity for supporting a variety of climate actions. The <br />recommendations are integrative in that they apply to all of the other recommendations provided, and <br />are focused on community enhancement and participation. <br />: uu a U11i e Grass Roots Partners i <br />Create new Grass Roots Partnerships and Engage Community to be a Part of the Solution <br />Widespread community participation is needed to meet the emissions reduction and climate change <br />mitigation goals of this plan. Carrboro is fortunate to have many local groups already involved in <br />environmental outreach and climate action. In addition, many successful models for community <br />engagement in climate action can be adapted and used here. While these are mostly grassroots efforts, <br />leadership is needed to coordinate, adapt, promote, and sustain efforts over the long term. <br />10 <br />