How can community accountability boards transform climate governance?
This factsheet explains what it takes to start a CAB, why your community should start one, where they exist, and how to set one up.
Community Accountability Board
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Evanston, Illinois passes the Healthy Building Ordinance and shows the power of local leadership on climate action.
Cambridge Adopts Bold Building Emissions Reduction Targets
Rajiv and James walk through the ambitious net-zero targets and equity considerations for the amended policy.
How Does New York’s Climate Building Roadmap Address Equity?
James Burton breaks down the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority’s new building decarbonization plan with a focus on climate justice.
Working with a Community Accountability Board to Co-Design Equitable Building Performance Standards
When implementing a building performance standard (BPS), jurisdictions must prioritize community collaboration and ownership. A Community Accountability Board (CAB) works with policymakers and administrators to review a BPS’ impact on frontline and fenceline communities. These are communities that experience the most immediate and worst impacts of climate change and are most often communities of color, … Continued
Community Accountability Board Infographic
Community-centered policymaking requires active engagement with residents long after a policy has been passed. A Community Accountability Board is a useful example for jurisdictions considering a building performance standard.
People Behind the Policy: BPS Implementation Guide
How can jurisdictions and communities use the new BPS Implementation Guide to promote equitable building policies? IMT’s James and Zack answer!