Florida Race to Zero Cohort

The Florida League of Cities has awarded 22 municipal scholarships for the inaugural Florida Race to Zero Cohort. This program will help cities on their path to sustainability.

Race to Zero Logo for web The Florida League of Cities announced 22 municipalities will receive scholarships to join the Florida Race to Zero cohort, a friendly competition between municipalities to showcase how they are leading the way to carbon neutrality. The scholarships are provided by the League and will allow the selected municipalities to access the technical assistance and expertise of national and regional organizations.

The scholarship recipients will join a Florida Race to Zero “cohort” – a structured, technical assistance training program that will guide participants toward tangible results. Each city will receive assistance with conducting greenhouse gas inventories, developing science-based targets, developing and implementing an action plan, reporting results and more. Learn More

The municipalities receiving League scholarships are:

City of Apopka
City of Boca Raton
City of Bowling Green
City of Cape Coral
City of Coconut Creek
City of Cooper City
City of Coral Gables
City of DeLand
City of Delray Beach
City of Key West
City of Lake Worth Beach

City of Miramar
City of Mount Dora
City of Oakland Park
City of Pompano Beach
City of Sanibel
City of St. Petersburg
City of Stuart
City of Sunny Isles Beach
Town of Havana
Village of Miami Shores
Village of Tequesta

This training cohort will allow cities to carve out their path to carbon neutrality and officially join the international cities’ Race to Zero program to rally leadership and support from businesses, governments and investors for a healthy, resilient and decarbonized global economy. As part of the Florida cohort, the cities will develop a baseline inventory of local greenhouse gas emissions, create capacity to act among city staff and elected officials, expand climate action to include adaptation and resilience, as well as set a 2030 science-based target and identify high-impact actions that align with the global Race to Zero campaign.

FLORIDA RACE TO ZERO COHORT

The Florida League of Cities has awarded 22 municipal scholarships for the inaugural Florida Race to Zero Cohort. This program will help cities on their path to sustainability.

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