Sea Change San Mateo Sea Level Rise Communications
San Mateo County Office of Sustainability
Sea Level Rise
Communications strategies, toolkit, and training for local leaders to enhanceunderstanding and engagement in sea level rise and climate adaptation.
Catalyst reviewed existing plans and communications materials, including the recent vulnerability assessment, to develop clear, concise, and engaging messages and a communications toolkit. The team also provided strategic guidance and facilitation to the Office of Sustainability on how to coordinate multiple county departments to address the full spectrum of water management issues and how to establish a county-wide collaborative to coordinate and plan sea level rise and climate change adaptation across jurisdictions. Catalyst is delivering an in-person and online training program for elected officials and city staff o sea level rise communications and community discussion and engagement approaches.
Oakland Energy and Climate Action Plan
City of Oakland
Climate Action
Public outreach and engagement to shape city goals and policies to address climate.
Mr. Gardiner helped the City of Oakland develop recommendations for a citywide policy for reducing energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. The target audience for this outreach effort were residents, businesses, and community-based organizations in the City of Oakland, representing diverse socioeconomic backgrounds and interests. The team helped the city to identify key stakeholder groups and to leverage communications tools for engaging, informing, and soliciting input from a broad range of constituents on target goals, strategies, and actions for reducing energy use and greenhouse gas emissions from local emissions sources, including buildings and infrastructure, transportation and land use, and waste disposal. The team also has played a key role in helping the city to frame information, technical data, and discussion topics to solicit pertinent information from stakeholders. Mr. Gardiner worked with the city to facilitate three rounds of public workshops and to incorporate public input into a formal recommendation for adoption and implementation by the city. The workshops were well attended by diverse audiences and elicited a high level of participation and engagement, which resulted in innovative community ideas about the economic development, community crime, and public health goals and benefits that can be achieved with an aggressive energy and climate action plan.
RAPID Climate Action Network
Climate Communications
Communications and partnership strategies and messages to accelerate local action to reduce fossil fuel use.
Santa Cruz Climate Action Plan
City of Santa Cruz
Climate Action
Community engagement support for updating the Santa Cruz Climate Action Plan.