2012 Annual Meeting - May 10
Join us for the Forum's Annual Meeting on Thursday, May 10, 2012 from 8am-4:30pm (PDT) via video conference at sites in Seattle, Portland, San Francisco and Los Angeles. Attendees include state, local, and tribal government managers and staff who work on climate, pollution prevention, solid waste, sustainability, policy and facility issues.
Contact Us
If you have questions or would like to get involved, contact:
Ashley Zanolli (zanolli.ashley@epa.gov)
206-553-4425 (Seattle)
Shannon Davis (davis.shannon@epa.gov)
415-972-3440 (San Francisco)
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What We Do
The West Coast Climate and Materials Management Forum is an EPA-led partnership of western cities and states that are developing and sharing ways to integrate lifecycle materials management policies and practices into climate actions.
To learn more about materials management approaches for state and local climate protection, visit: http://captoolkit.wikispaces.com/
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Get involved
The Forum workgroup and annual meeting (see sidebox) are targeted toward state, local, and tribal government managers and staff who work on climate, pollution prevention, solid waste, sustainability, policy and facility issues. Our webinar series is open to anyone interested in these topics, including industry and NGO representatives.
Upcoming Webinars
April 26, 2012 - Consumption-Based Emissions Inventories: Lessons Learned and Next Steps
This leading edge webinar provides an introduction to Consumption-Based Emissions inventories and takes a closer look at four governments who have recently conducted them including Washington, Oregon, King County and San Francisco. Please attend this webinar to build your materials management knowledge before our upcoming Annual Meeting.
When: 10:30-12:00pm PDT
More information about this webinar (PDF) (2 pp, 132K)
Video: Consumption Based GHG Emissions Inventories: Lessons Learned and Next Steps (WMV) (1:24:19; 60.9MB) - April 26, 2012
Download the Consumption-Based Emissions Inventories webinar presentation slides (links to EPA's file sharing site)
May 7, 2012 Webinar - Connecting Materials & Discards Management with Climate
This webinar is a primer for our annual meeting and includes a presentation developed by the Forum to help communicate what materials management is and the connection between materials, wastes and climate. You will also hear about opportunities and approaches beyond recycling governments can use to reduce waste, and some of the advantages of a broader materials management perspective.
When: 10:00-11:00am PDT
More information about this webinar (PDF) (2 pp, 113K)
Video: Connecting Materials and Discards Management with Climate (WMV) (1:01:10; 61MB) - May 7, 2012
Download the Connecting Materials and Discards Management webinar presentation slides (links to EPA's file sharing site)
Past Webinars
January 11, 2011 Webinar - Accomplishments, Needs and Vision for 2011
This webinar was broadcast as part of our 2011 Annual Meeting to share accomplishments and discuss the future direction for our Research, Materials Management and Product Stewardship, Communications, Consumption, and Inventory workgroups.
January 11, 2011 Webinar - Implementing Climate Actions
This webinar was broadcast as part of our 2011 Annual Meeting to share examples of climate actions that local and regional governments are taking and how they are being measured.
January 10, 2011 Webinar - Innovations in Climate Action Planning
This webinar was broadcast as part of our 2011 Annual Meeting to share tools and strategies for local and regional governments to integrate materials management into climate protection plans.
January 6, 2011 Webinar - Climate, Materials and Measurement
This webinar provides an introduction to the Forum, the current status climate change and climate impacts (global overview with west coast examples of projected impacts), the connection/opportunities between climate and materials management, and an update on the WARM model.
December 1-2, 2009 Webinar - Climate, Materials Management, and the Role of Consumption
This two-day webinar focused on identification of key findings and priorities in climate and materials management, and the role of consumption in climate change.
July 9, 2009 Webinar - EPA's Waste Reduction Model (WARM)
This webinar provides a user-driven exploration of the features, parameters, and usefulness of EPA’s Waste Reduction Model (WARM).
August 5, 2008 Webinar - 301: Accouting Systems, Modeling, and Economic Incentives
This is the third in a three-part series on connections between climate change, materials management, and waste issues.
July 16, 2008 Webinar - 201: Compost and Landfill Issues
This is the second in a three-part series on connections between climate change, materials management, and waste issues.
June 26, 2008 Webinar - 101: Introduction to Climate Change and Materials Management
This is the first in a three-part series on connections between climate change, materials management, and waste issues.
Forum Goals
Since 2008, the Forum has focused its efforts on sharing information, expanding resources for measuring the GHG reductions, and developing climate action plans using waste and materials management lifecycle thinking. Our goals are to:
- Provide state, local and tribal governments with tools for climate action planning;
- Influence national and regional policy on climate protection;
- Advance priority climate and materials management research.
Read more about the Forum's goals in our 2010 Joint Statement of Consensus (PDF) (1pg, 13KB)