Oakland Green Finance Network
Create a network of
dozens of local and regional double
bottom line investment organizations to help identify, screen,
and invest
in green companies in Oakland.
Green Industry Attraction Strategy
& Green
Industry
Park
Create a cohesive city attraction &
recruitment strategy to
retain and grow existing green businesses.
Create a physical space where green
industry and environmental
organizations can co- locate.
Greening
Oakland Block by Block
Identify specific downtown blocks
to showcase all green
commercial properties.
Oakland Schools- Solar Rooftops
OUSD to partner with
MMA Renewable Ventures,
set up a Power Purchase Agreement to finance,
install, and maintain Solar Rooftops on Oakland School
Rooftops.
Green Light on
Green
Building
Green Permit Streamlining.
Create a “culture” of green building by
establishing that the City of Oakland supports green
building with information, programs, opportunities and
incentives.
Bio-diesel Pilot Project at the Port
of Oakland; Port Innovation & Environmental
Technology Council
Help the Port of Oakland become a first port of
call and a leader in sustainability
Oakland
Sustainability Dashboard
Create an Oakland sustainability “dashboard”, or
real-time measurement tool to assess the
footprint and progress of the region in all aspects of a
sustainability.
Green Academy
Local workforce
training providers and educational institutions
coming together to align their green building training,
resources,
and curriculum to meet employer demand for green building
skills.
Green Jobs Corps
Collaboration among
community-based
organizations, unions, the City of Oakland, and
private companies to provide local Oakland residents
with job training, support, and work experience, so that
they can independently pursue careers in the new energy
economy.
Electric-Vehicle Sister City
(to China)
Make Oakland the sister city to a
city in China that is looking to become a
model electric vehicle city.
