Executive Climate Office

Learn more about the King County Executive Climate Office and our work.

About the King County Executive Climate Office (ECO)

The Executive Climate Office (ECO) works to coordinate, elevate, and accelerate climate action across the county. ECO manages King County’s Strategic Climate Action Plan (SCAP); collaborates with county departments, frontline communities, and other partners on climate-related work; and manages programs to build a green workforce, prepare for the impacts of climate change, and empower healthy buildings. Learn more about our mission, values, and team here.

Partnerships & Collaborations

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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:

Strategic Climate Action Plan

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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 just released the 2025 Executive-proposed SCAP. Click here to read it.

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What we do

Building a skilled green workforce

King County is committed to building a skilled and diverse workforce across the green career spectrum. That includes connecting frontline communities to living-wage employment opportunities.

ECO coordinates the county's Climate and Workforce Strategy, aimed at ensuring and promoting a strong skilled workforce for clean energy and related industries. ECO also manages King County JumpStart, which offers young adults climate workshops, paid on-the-job training and work experience with local contractors; and offers the NextGen Climate Internship program.

Learn more here.

Building Decarbonization

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Buildings are one of the largest contributors to greenhouse gas emissions. ECO, alongside county and regional partners, administers several programs to increase energy efficiency and reduce emissions – while helping King County residents.

That work includes Energize, which installs low- to no- cost heat pumps and other services to eligible customers. ECO also works to raise awareness about C-PACER, an alternative loan program promoting energy-efficiency and building resiliency.

Learn more here.

Climate Equity

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A core piece of King County’s Strategic Climate Action Plan (SCAP) is to center “sustainable and resilient frontline communities.” That means working directly with the people most impacted by climate change to seek and achieve solutions.

ECO coordinates a “Climate Equity Community Task Force,” offers a learning series, and administers a community grant program for organizations taking action on climate.

Learn more here.

Climate Preparedness

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King County is already experiencing the impacts of climate change. ECO is working with partners to assess what's happening now, plan for the future, and ensure communities remain resilient in the face of those changes.

ECO recently launched and is working to implement the county’s first wildfire risk reduction and extreme heat mitigation strategies. The office also takes part in the Puget Sound Climate Preparedness Collaborative and tracks progress on preparedness measures in the county's Strategic Climate Action Plan.

Learn more here.

Electric Vehicles

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ECO’s Electric Vehicle (EV) program seeks to coordinate and accelerate local and regional EV adoption and improve access to EV charging countywide, especially in underserved areas.

The program works to remove barriers to EV integration within county operations, and pursues and implements collaborative funding opportunities for public, multi-family, and fleet charging. ECO partners with a range of CBO’s, non-profits, businesses, charging providers, and local governments to implement this work.

Learn more here.

Greenhouse Gas Reduction

Greenhouse gases are the primary cause of recent climate change. To avoid the most serious impacts of climate change, we need major reductions in greenhouse gas emissions.

Measuring and understanding these emissions is important for our government operations and community at-large. ECO coordinates and invests in efforts to monitor, track and reduce greenhouse gases.

Learn more here.

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Executive Climate Office

About the King County Executive Climate Office (ECO)

Partnerships & Collaborations

Strategic Climate Action Plan

Recent news & updates

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About the King County Executive Climate Office (ECO)

Partnerships & Collaborations

Strategic Climate Action Plan

Recent news & updates

Recent news coverage:

Recent news releases:

Across King County