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Climate Planning & Technical Assistance

The Challenge

Many Angelenos — like many Americans — are unaware of the climate impacts we face locally, and they see climate change as a global challenge that is beyond our reach. We know that local action to fight climate change is making our communities better, but we need to engage Angelenos in the process.

Solutions

Connecting, convening, and communicating — that’s how we engage Angelenos on working together on programs and projects to improve lives and communities.

CURRENT PROJECTS
Climate Resolve event poster titled “From Awareness to Action” featuring people measuring a tree outdoors, promoting carbon accounting and nature-based climate solutions on Tribal land.

From Awareness to Action

Climate Resolve, in partnership with the Fernandeño Tataviam Band of Mission Indians, co-developed and delivered a six-day, modular training focused on carbon accounting, nature-based solutions, and carbon markets. This collaborative effort brought together Tribal leadership, nonprofit expertise, and industry practitioners. Together, we developed a program rooted in technical rigor, cultural relevance, and practical application.

Illustration showing a diverse community transitioning from an urban industrial setting to a greener neighborhood, with people of different ages and abilities walking together. Text reads “Todos somos parte del cambio / We’re all part of the change.”

Empowering, Beautifying and Transforming Our Community

In partnership with Promesa Boyle Heights and Hyphae Design Laboratory, Climate Resolve is driving forward an industrial buffer zone project, a vital initiative aimed at safeguarding residents in the heavily polluted southern end of Boyle Heights.

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Ounce of Prevention: Advancing Equitable Climate Resilience Planning in California

The Ounce of Prevention reviews the key aspects of SB 379. In particular, the stipulated compliance mechanisms of the law and how municipalities responded. The Ounce of Prevention report recommends policy remedies that will help with adaptation planning in California.

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Baldwin Hills Community Resilience and Access Plan

In partnership with the Baldwin Hills Conservancy, South Los Angeles Transit Empowerment Zone (SLATE-Z), Sumire Gant Consulting, and Adam Wheeler Design, Climate Resolve developed a Community Resilience and Access Plan for the Baldwin Hills Parklands over the past 18 months.

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Greenhouse Gas Mitigation

California has committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions to 40% below 1990 levels by 2030 and 80% by 2050, and Climate Resolve is committed to finding more ways...

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Ready for Tomorrow

“Ready for Tomorrow” is our program to connect disadvantaged communities (DACs) and disadvantaged vulnerable communities (DVCs) in Southern California to climate planning research, funding, and resources.

PAST PROJECTS
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Landscape Analysis Report for the Inland Southern California Region

Climate Resolve and the Inland Southern California Climate Collaborative (ISC3) co-authored the report, Landscape Analysis Report for the Inland Southern California Region.

Cover of the Climate Resilience Nexus 2024 Outcomes Report, including title, date, and logos from the California Governor’s Office of Planning and Research and Rhie Planning LLC.

Climate Resilience Nexus 2024 Outcomes Report

On Friday, January 12, 2024, the Governor's Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation (LCI), in partnership with Climate Resolve, hosted Climate Resilience Nexus 2024, a collaborative event that brought together over 200 people to explore opportunities and create the partnerships necessary to accelerate a Resilient California for all. This report summarizes the symposium's activities, including key themes from breakout track discussions.

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California Adaptation Planning Guide

The APG is primarily meant to support local governments in their efforts to work with the community to prepare for climate change impacts such as extreme heat, drought, flooding, and wildfires.

EXTERNAL PARTNERSHIPS

The links below will direct you outside of the Climate Resolve website.
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BOOST Program

The BOOST Program provides customized and tailored support to help communities build, organize, optimize, strengthen, and transform.

Group photo of people posing in front of a green electric bus with signage reading “100% Electric Bus” and “Take A Free Ride On The Green Side,” with participants standing and kneeling together outdoors

Commerce Moving Forward

Commerce Moving Forward takes a holistic equity approach to implementing active and clean transportation strategies.

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Los Angeles County Climate Vulnerability Assessment

The countywide Climate Vulnerability Assessment (CVA) examines the County’s social and physical vulnerability to climate hazards such as extreme heat, wildfire, and flooding — which are projected to become more severe in the coming decades.

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PACE

Partners Advancing Climate Equity (PACE) is a capacity-building program for frontline community leaders from across California to connect and learn with peers, take their skills to the next level, and inspire transformative change.