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<br /> <br /> <br />Technical Qualifications <br />In 1995, ICLEI USA launched the Cities for Climate Protection (CCP), the world’s first program <br />supporting local g overnments in climate action planning. CCP introduced the Five Milestones of <br />Emissions Management framework to manage GHG emissions through inventories, targets, and <br />climate action plans, creating a standard of practice for U.S. cities. <br />Building on experience delivering the Five Milestones, ICLEI USA developed the emissions <br />accounting protocols that are now industry standards for U.S. local governments: <br />● U.S. Community Protocol (USCP) for Accounting and Reporting GHG Emissions <br />● Local Government Operations Protocol for Measuring GHG Emissions <br />● Recycling and Composting Protocol <br />● Forestr y and Land Use Update (Appendix J) to the U.S. Community Protocol <br /> <br />ICLEI’s ClearPath GHG emissions-management software platfor m, developed in 2013, provides the <br />automated application of these protocols. More than 660 U.S. jurisdictions have collectively created <br />1,069 community-scale inventories and climate action plan scenarios (targets and forecasts) as of <br />2021 - demonstrating ClearPath’s ability to support emissions accounting at a significant scale. <br /> <br />ICLEI USA uses ClearPath inventory data to calculate city and county 2030 science-based targets <br />(SBTs) and related high-impact actions, putting communities on track to achieve zero emissions by <br />2050. <br /> <br />The SBT methodology is one of many global initiatives of the ICLEI world Secretariat, who <br />co-developed the Global Protocol for Community Scale GHG emissions (GPC); the Covenant of <br />Mayors’ Common Reporting Framework; and SBT methodologies. <br /> <br />Relevant Work Experience and References <br />Review the ICLEI USA project archive <br /> <br />Avon, Colorado <br />Completed GHG inventory for 2022 in March 2024 <br />Charlotte Lin, Sustainability Manager <br />clin@avon.org <br /> <br />Boone, NC <br />GHG inventory, and GHG analysis in support of climate action plan, completed in March 2024. <br />George Santucci, Sustainability and Special Projects Manager <br />George.Santucci@townofboone.net <br /> <br />Proposal for ICLEI USA Support: Inventory of Community-Wide Greenhouse Gas Emissions 8 <br /> <br />Docusign Envelope ID: 83D3674C-E0A6-417E-B4CD-31FD8F2F1C47