Tucson Commission on Climate, Energy, and Sustainability

The commission on climate, energy, and sustainability (“CCES”) is created as an on-going mayor and council advisory commission. The CCES shall consist of eleven (11) voting members. There are specific appointment requirements. For instance, two members appointed by the city manager must represent a national or local environmental organization with a focus on combating or adapting to climate change and a utility.

Desired qualifications include, but are not limited to knowledge, expertise, and/or representation of the following fields and interests, as they relate to the commission’s functions and purposes:
(a) Business sector
(b) Built environment
(c) Climate/environmental justice
(d) Energy/management (e.g. renewables, efficiency, storage)
(e) Food/agriculture
(f) Land use
(g) Local economy
(h) Smart Cities
(i) Sustainability practice, planning and/or policy
(j) Transportation (e.g. transit, electrification of transportation)
(k) Utilities
(l) Water management