Nashville, TN

Mayor: Dean

Date of Adoption:
2007-01-06

Primary Contact:
Linda Tomlinson

Why My City is Cool

The outgoing mayor of this city, Bill Purcell, has signed the U.S. Mayors Climate Protection Agreement--the first step to becoming a Cool City. Additionally, Nashville's first commuter rail service is a year old, Energy Star equipment and appliances are being purchased for new buildings, and sustainable building practices for new structures like the Public Square are being practiced. More initiatives are planned for 2007.
Additionally, The Nashville region, including Davidson,Rutherford, Sumner, Williamson and Wilson counties, is one of 14 across the nation that should meet clean air standards under agreements with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency by the end of 2007. (Early Action Compact)

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Milestones Completed (about)

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Milestone 1: Establish Campaign COMPLETE
  • Convene a Cool Cities campaign team of 3-7 activist volunteers
  • Write a city profile on the Cool Cities website
Milestone 2: Engage The Community COMPLETE
  • Create a Campaign Plan
  • Generate at least 50 citizen letters, Op-Ed and three letters-to-the editor
  • Give a Cool Cities presentation to at least three local community groups
  • Send a formal letter to Mayor, co-signed by 2+ partner community groups requesting the mayor to sign
Milestone 3: City Signs Agreement COMPLETE
  • Meet with mayor along with 1 to 3 community groups to discuss becoming a Cool City
  • Municipality makes formal commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. (US: Mayors' Climate Protection Agreement or Cool Counties Agreement. Canada: Canadian Partners for Climate Protection)
Milestone 4: Initial Solution Steps IN PROGRESS
  • City establishes committee to create local climate action plan
  • City initiates early implementation actions (e.g. energy efficient light bulbs at city offices)
Milestone 5: Advanced Smart Energy Solutions IN PROGRESS
  • City adopts energy efficiency policies (e.g. energy efficient street lights, green building standards)
  • City adopts green vehicles policy (e.g. purchases hybrid vehicles for city fleet)
  • City adopts other global warming reduction policies (e.g. no-idling, Energy Star appliance purchasing)
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