Joining K4C, the King CountyCities Climate Collaboration
March 27, 2018

Item No. 7b_supp
Meeting Date:
March 27, 2018

1

Why K4C?
• Regional Partnership
consistent with Port-wide
Environmental goals
• Recommendation of the Port
Commission's Energy and
Sustainability Policy
Committee

2

Port of Seattle
Commission Meeting
March 27, 2018
Rachel Brombaugh, Energy Policy &
Partnerships Specialist, King County

K4C Highlights: Who we are

K4C: Benefits of Collaboration
• Identify goals and hold ourselves accountable
• Share resources - staff time and expertise, training, and funding
• Speak with a collective voice for greater impact
• Coordinate outreach and messaging to advocate for solutions
• Raise the profile of local governments' climate work
• Engage elected officials and other leadership on action

Five K4C Elected Official Summits since 2014

K4C Partner Staff in 2016

K4C Highlights: "Carbon Wedge" Analysis
Doing the math to know what it will take to achieve shared GHG reduction targets

6

Individual Interests and Actions - November Staff Retreat
Top Shared K4C Interests
•
•
•
•
•
•
•

Greenhouse Gas Inventory
Climate Action/Stewardship Plan
Urban Tree Canopy
Improving Facilities: efficiency and/or renewables
Green Building Standards
Strengthening Energy Codes
EV Infrastructure/Green Fleets

K4C Workplan: 2018 Projects
• Expanded GHG measurement and tracking

• Green Building Training
• Updating public-facing communications materials
• Sustainable Cities Roundtables

• Potentially:
- Energy efficiency challenge
- Green leasing study
- EV charging study

•

Wrap Up: Actions and Thank you!
Rachel Brombaugh, Energy Policy and
Partnerships Specialist
206-263-9633
Rachel.Brombaugh@kingcounty.gov

Matt Kuharic, Climate Change Program
Coordinator
206-477-4554
Matt.Kuharic@kingcounty.gov

K4C Benefits
• Information sharing and collaboration
• Policy discussion and alignment for
elected officials
• Sustainable Cities Roundtable
• Urban Forestry
• Climate Communications Training
and Support

10