Climate Action Planning

We create engaging climate action plans that reflect your community’s unique priorities and opportunities.

Cascadia partners with cities, counties, tribes, and state agencies to create actionable strategies and implementation plans that achieve greenhouse gas reduction goals and realize low-carbon opportunities within a hyper local context. Our approach is rooted in rigorous, transparent analysis and technical expertise, leveraging greenhouse gas emissions inventories, forecasts, and cutting-edge research and technology to chart a clear, strategic path toward meeting climate goals.

We prioritize meaningful community and partner engagement to ensure that strategies reflect local priorities and deliver powerful co-benefits—enhancing social, environmental, and economic resilience. Our plans are designed to be accessible to diverse audiences, visually compelling, and practical tools for day-to-day planning and decision-making.

Examples of our support include:

  • Establishing and facilitating effective work groups and advisory committees to drive collaboration and informed decision-making
  • Designing and executing inclusive community engagement campaigns to ensure diverse voices are heard and values
  • Gathering, analyzing, and prioritizing community input to shape actionable and community-centered solutions
  • Managing transparent feedback loops to build trust, strengthen relationships, and foster meaningful collaboration
  • Delivering expert editorial and technical reviews to ensure plan content is accurate, clear, and impactful
  • Enhancing usability with accessible layouts, compelling infographics, and cohesive on-brand graphic design

Selected Project Highlights

Sustainability Plan for Lafayette (CO)

We helped Lafayette create a holistic, data-driven approach to community climate action.

Issaquah Climate Action Implementation

Cascadia led the development of Issaquah’s Climate Action Plan. We are now supporting a variety of implementation services.

Environmental Justice Analysis for ACRP

We completed an EJ analysis on climate guidance, resources, and tools developed by the ACRP.

Cascadia partners with USAgain to assess what it will take to address textile waste in California

California is landfilling nearly 1.2 million tons of textiles each year—at a cost of roughly $99 million annually. In partnership with USAgain, Cascadia analyzed how...

Restaurant Grease Disposal Community Jobs Program

We developed and implemented a FOG interceptor training program to support local businesses with FOG compliance.

Oakland Recycles: Contamination Critters

We created a “contamination critters” campaign to help residents recognize contaminants when recycling.

Cascadia partners with the Seattle Center to reduce landfill disposal by 50% by 2030

To help the City of Seattle cut landfill disposal in half by 2030, Cascadia partnered with Seattle Public Utilities to examine food waste at major public events....

Washington Statewide Climate Resilience Plan

We’re working with Washington State to develop a statewide, community-centered Climate Response Strategy.

Eastside Waste Prevention Campaign

We worked with a partnership of Eastside cities to encourage durable and reusable item adoption using CBSM tactics.

Seattle (WA) “Unflushables” Behavior Change Campaign

We worked to implement an effective CBSM wastewater campaign… in the bathroom.
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