Description
In 2023, King County established the Executive Climate Office to advance and accelerate climate action countywide and across the enterprise. King County will advance climate action through accountable leadership, performance tracking, and climate action sponsorship. King County will advance climate leadership through Executive Cabinet and Climate Cabinet, Departments, Divisions, and management.
All agencies with direct 2025 SCAP implementation responsibilities will advance four priorities:
- Leadership Sponsor: Identify a member of their department/division management leadership team that is the designated sponsor of climate commitments.
- Climate Department Lead: Have a dedicated climate lead, who has the authority to coordinate implementation across the agency and regular access to briefings with department/division directors.
- Department 2025 SCAP Performance Tracking: Include 2025 SCAP-related performance goals in their departmental/division performance tracking, as applicable, per Senior Leadership Team approval.
- ECO representative: All Executive Cabinet and enterprise-wide steering committees with authority to make recommendations to the Executive that intersect with SCAP priorities include a representative from the Executive Climate Office (e.g. Operations Cabinet, and Capital Project Management Working Group (CPMWG)).