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Digital campaigning leverages technology to create change, whether through emails and petitions or WhatsApp and Instagram. The resources here will help you finesse your mobilising strategy, broaden your engagement across platforms, and think critically about how to measure your success.

Communicating on climate change is about educating and mobilizing audiences to take action to confront the climate crisis. Everyone can play a part by raising their voice, sharing solutions, and advocating for change.

Effective communication skills are essential for climate advocates, especially those who give public presentations at events or to local community groups. Luckily, anyone can learn how to capture an audience’s attention about climate change and move them to action.

The best nonprofit social media campaigns make use of video, personal stories, data, hashtags, photos, and sample social media posts. See best practices and get tips that will set you up for social media success.

Linked from this page are model laws that have been drafted for the Legal Pathways to Deep Decarbonization Project by our team of pro bono attorneys.

This resource includes model laws and protocols for environmental review and planning documents, municipal ordinances, and local law provisions for climate change adaptation.

These Climate Action Plans and Climate Ordinances can serve as resources and active examples for those who are working to develop ordinances within their own communities.

Planners can now explore a database of climate ordinances in the United States using a new web-based tool to identify and help develop tools for planners working on climate change in their local communities.

Our division supports a broad range of sustainability-related programs and initiatives for planners and our allied professionals. Please participate in our events and collaborative discussions, utilize our available resources, and join us in our cause to advance sustainable, resilient, and equitable communities.

The Model Municipal Ordinance project aims to create best practices for municipal ordinances—covering green buildings, wind, and solar resources—which avoid the drafting problems and legal pitfalls that often plague other ordinances.