City of Palm Springs
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“The City of Palm Springs has identified sustainability and the creation of a comprehensive plan for sustainability as a priority for the coming year. Our quality of life is dependent upon our ability to translate that intention into a reality.” -Palm Springs Mayor Steve Pougnet, “The Palm Springs Path to Sustainability” memo, May 29, 2008.
About Palm Springs
- Incorporated: 1938
- Population: 47,601 (2009)
- Location: Western edge of the Coachella Valley in central Riverside County, 107 miles east of Los Angeles
- Elevation: 487 feet
- Area: 95 square miles
Climate Action Activities
- Completed Climate Action Plan, 2013
- ICLEI member (current as of May 2011)
- U.S. Conference of Mayor Climate Protection Agreement Signatory
- HEAL Cities Campaign Participant
- Desert Cities Energy Leader Partnership member (Southern California Edison)
- Southern California Edison’s Energy Leader Partnership Program Member
- Cool Planet Award, 2013
- Established Office of Sustainability
- Established Mayor’s Leadership Council
- Established Sustainability Commission in 2009
- Established Green Business Partnership Program in May 2010
- Completed agency and community greenhouse gas inventory, October 2010
- Climate Action Plan in process
Awards
Agency Energy Savings
- Silver Level, 9% (2013)
Agency Natural Gas Savings
Agency Greenhouse Gas Reductions
Community Greenhouse Gas Reductions
Sustainability Best Practices
- Gold Level (2016)
- Silver Level (2013)
