PCFO is committed to helping communities take meaningful steps toward a sustainable future. Our team of experts are equipped to provide local leaders with a suite of technical assistance to help reduce emissions, improve municipal operations, and advance clean energy initiatives.
This video library provides quick, accessible overviews of the many ways PCFO can assist your community—whether it’s conducting greenhouse gas emissions inventories, analyzing fleet and building efficiency, supporting your community engagement efforts, or identifying funding opportunities. Explore our resources and discover how we can help you implement practical, data-driven climate solutions.
Table of Contents
Introduction
PCFO is committed to helping communities take meaningful steps toward a sustainable future. In this collection of technical assistance videos, we’ll explain how we can help you reduce emissions, improve operations, and advance clean energy initiatives.
Local Benefits of Renewable Energy
When Ohio communities invest in renewable energy, they are creating economic opportunity. From modernizing public buildings to expanding locally generated solar power, our Executive Director outlines the benefits of renewable energy and how PCFO can help you meet your goals.
Greenhouse Gas Inventories
Buildings & Emissions
A greenhouse gas inventory is a list of a community’s emissions and their sources. It’s a crucial tool for understanding your opportunities to reduce emissions, increase energy efficiency, and identify savings.
Most of Ohio’s emissions come from our buildings, which means that you could significantly reduce your energy consumption and save money through energy efficiency. Jon-Paul d'Aversa explains what this means for households and communities.
Land Use
Every tree planted, every park protected, and every development code adopted can play a role in meeting your community’s sustainability goals. Our team can help you take a holistic approach to land use reforms, ensuring these improvements benefit everyone in your community.
Alternative Financing
Many Ohio communities want to invest in clean energy, but upfront costs can present a barrier. Fortunately, there are steps you can take to creatively fund your clean energy future, and Power a Clean Future Ohio can help!
FAQ: Climate Vulnerability Assessments
Has your community completed a vulnerability assessment? It’s one of the best ways to identify potential climate-related hazards, which you can use to make your buildings, transportation sector, and all government operations more resilient.
FAQ: Sustainability Options for Local Governments
Local Leadership
Local leaders are stepping up all across Ohio, helping their communities drive significant emissions reductions and energy savings and PCFO’s technical team is here to help your community develop solutions and achieve your sustainability goals.
How Energy Efficiency Saves Ohioans Money
Energy efficiency is a critical, cost-effective strategy for local governments and communities to cut emissions, lower energy bills, and ease the burden on families facing rising utility costs. Learn more from Nat Ziegler, our Director of Community Solutions, and Maggie Heiser, our Program Manager.
Fleet Assessments
Did you know that 26% of Ohio’s emissions come from our transportation system? A fleet assessment from PCFO’s technical experts and our partners can help you assess cost-saving opportunities to electrify your community’s fleet.
Tree Canopy Assessments
PCFO’s tree canopy assessments are a smart way to determine the tangible benefits of your community’s trees, including carbon sequestration, cost savings, and pollution reduction. PCFO Communities can contact our technical assistance team to get the process started.
Community Choice Aggregation & SolSmart
In this quick primer from Jon-Paul d'Aversa, Senior Energy Policy Advisor, we’ll learn more about the benefits of electric aggregation and SolSmart - a national program that helps cities, towns, counties, and regional organizations become solar energy leaders.
FAQ: Sustainability & Climate
Action Plans
What is a sustainability plan? What is a climate action plan? How are they different? PCFO’s Lead Technical Advisor, Melanie Nutter, answers your questions in our latest video series.
FAQ: Setting Realistic & Ambitious Climate Goals
Curious how to create ambitious yet realistic climate action goals? PCFO can help! Our Lead Technical Advisor Melanie Nutter answers all of your questions in our FAQ video series.
Wondering what your local government can and can’t do when it comes to sustainability planning? PCFO is here to help!