Executive Climate Office

Partnerships & Collaborations

King County collaborates with a broad range of organizations, municipalities, and coalitions to work toward preparedness, resilience, and reduced emissions. Learn more about some of our partnerships:

• Climate Equity Community Task Force
• King County-Cities Climate Collaboration
• Puget Sound Climate Preparedness Collaborative
• Coalition for Climate Careers

Strategic Climate Action Plan 

King County’s Strategic Climate Action Plan (SCAP) has been described as one of the most ambitious climate action plans in the United States, and was awarded the most equitable climate plan by the U.S. Federal Transit Administration (FTA) in 2022. Work is currently underway on the 2025-2030 Strategic Climate Action Plan. You can read more about those efforts, and view the most recent plan released in 2020, here.

The SCAP is both a long-term plan and a five-year roadmap for County climate action. It integrates climate action into all areas of County services, operations, and work with King County cities, partners, communities, and residents. It outlines the County’s priorities and commitments for climate action for decision-makers, employees, partners, and the public, and for County operations and for King County communities. The SCAP also sets performance measures to track progress and create accountability.

King County is currently updating our Strategic Climate Action Plan for 2025-2030, with an expected transmittal to County Council in spring of 2025. As part of the engagement process, King County coordinated with external partners including the Climate Equity Community Task Force and Community Equity Working Group, partners in the King County-Cities Climate Collaboration, participants in three in-person SCAP workshops, participants of community roadshow events with nonprofits and commissions, and attendees at two virtual public meetings.

King County convened three in-person workshops with approximately 150 participants in July, August, and October 2024. Participants represented community-based organizations, students, academia, environmental, and climate organizations as well as local cities, counties, regional agencies, and state and federal partners. Participants were organized into working groups focused on specific countywide opportunity areas such as building energy and green building, transportation and land use, climate equity, climate preparedness, forest and agriculture, consumption and waste, and green jobs and the economy. Working group members were encouraged to recommend new actions that were urgent and impactful, actions that served as a critical next step or barrier buster, and actions that could be implemented at scale or replicated.

King County also launched an online public survey from August–October 2024. Finally, Climate Team members conducted “road show” presentations during the latter half of 2024 on the SCAP to share emerging proposals and gather input with targeted organizations, commissions, and other thought-partners and implementers with expertise and key roles related to specific focus areas. Ten groups were asked for input including the Re+ Community Panel, Regional Code Collaboration, K4C, King County Agricultural Commission, King County Forestry Commission, King County Urban Forestry Forum, and internal workgroups including the Capital Project Management Working Group and Steering Committee, Green Building Taskforce, Building Energy Taskforce, and Fleet Planning Committee.

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Recent news & updates

Recent news coverage:

• KING 5 (NBC) Seattle: Paid job training in Washington propels young adults into clean energy jobs
• Seattle Times: King County households can get low- to no-cost heat pumps
• KUOW: More green space, fewer silos: King County reveals new extreme heat plan
• Cascade PBS: King County will use $6M grant to build EV charging ports

Recent news releases:

• "Climate resilience is a crucial part of our daily work": How community organizations are driving climate action
• Survey informs efforts to increase affordable energy access in King County: It underscores the importance of outreach and supports to target renters.
• Energize program marks 100th install, expands with CCA funding support: The program installs low- to no-cost heat pumps in eligible houses, adult family homes and family home child cares.
• New King County program helps young adults start careers in clean energy: A new King County workforce program aims to help young people from underrepresented communities pursue careers that contribute to a cleaner, healthier King County—and it’s already seeing results.
• King County approves plan to reduce emissions and save money by doubling down on renewable energy: The move is expected to save the county more than $1 million.

Across King County

Learn about some of the other departments ECO works closely with:

• Public Health of Seattle & King County
• King County Metro
• Department of Natural Resources and Parks
• Department of Executive Services
• Department of Local Services
• Department of Community and Human Services