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Smart Growth and Climate Change

There is increasing awareness that smart growth can be used as a tool to both mitigate for the impacts of and adapt to climate change. 1000 Friends of Florida is following this issue closely. This section provides some up-to-date information on steps being taken to address this.

Other Sources of Information

Florida Governor's Action Team on Energy and Climate Change

Florida Energy Commission

US EPA Climate Change Information

Pew Center on Global Climate Change

Growing Cooler: The Urban Land Institute and Smart Growth America have released a study addressing the interrelationships between smart growth and climate change. Click here for a copy of the Executive Summary, Technical Report, VMT data for city and states, and Florida Overview. (September 2007)

Pattison Appointed to Florida Governor's Action Team on Energy and Climate Change: On August 13, 2007, 1000 Friends of Florida President Charles Pattison was appointed to Gov. Charlie Crist's 21-member team.

Feeling the Heat in Florida: This 2001 report by the National Resources Defense Council outlines the impacts of global warming on Florida.

Confronting Climate Change in the Gulf Coast Region -- The Union of Concerned Scientists prepared this report in 2001. It includes information on the impacts of climate change on Florida's gulf coast.