Description
The King County-Cities Climate Collaboration (K4C) is a voluntary, but formal partnership of King County, 22 cities, and the Port of Seattle focused on coordinating and enhancing the effectiveness of local climate and sustainability action. K4C partners now represent the local governments of more than 87 percent of King County's 2.3 million residents. The work of K4C partners is guided by the K4C's Joint Climate Action Commitments, which are periodically updated, and shared greenhouse gas reduction targets established in the King County Countywide Planning Policies.
King County will continue to lead coordination of the K4C partnership through a staff steering committee of local jurisdictional staff and an Elected Official Outreach committee. King County coordinates an Elected Official Work Session for elected officials in King County at least annually. Each member city is expected to identify a member of their city council to serve as representative to the K4C. The K4C will work to advance shared climate priorities in the SCAP via coordinated implementation, collaboration on grant support, and Washington State legislative priorities. The County prioritizes using the K4C peer support model to build capacity of local jurisdictions that have fewer dedicated climate staffing resources.