Resource Synergy

Climate Action vs. Climate Adaptation

What's the difference, and why it matters for your Tribe.

Many Tribal Nations have been doing adaptation work for years: protecting homes, health, fisheries, and cultural resources from impacts already being felt. That work is essential and is only half of the picture!

A Comprehensive Climate Action Plan (CCAP) plans from the opposite angles: how a community can reduce its own contribution to climate change while building energy savings, efficiency, and qualify for or build new funding opportunities, all on the Tribe's own terms.

Through our partnership with the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians, Resource Synergy collaborates with member Tribes to develop customized CCАPs, fully funded through ATNI's EPA Climate Pollution Reduction Grant. We guide each Tribe through the planning process, bringing the technical expertise, data analysis, and structured framework needed to build a plan around their priorities, their knowledge, and their vision for the future.

Seats are limited. If your Tribe is interested in learning more, let's talk!

Contact: [email protected] or [email protected]

Helping businesses turn compliance into action is a big part of our work.

Recently, our team was in SeaTac supporting the City’s implementation of Washington’s 2022 Organics Management Law by working directly with local restaurants. That included outreach, setting sites up with compost bins, training staff, and monitoring both contamination and the amount of food waste being composted.

These photos show one example of that work in action. Successful implementation takes more than a new bin. It takes education, follow-through, and support that helps businesses build lasting habits.

Please join us in congratulating Jack Hines on two big milestones this week.

1) Jack has officially transitioned to our delivery team as a Project Associate, where he’ll be supporting both waste and carbon projects.

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2) He has celebrated his three-year anniversary with Resource Synergy.

Jack’s journey with Resource Synergy has come full circle. He started on the project team, helping deploy Portland’s dumpster monitoring program and traveling across Washington for cart tagging and recycling audits. After moving into an Office Administrator role in 2023, he became a key part of our operations—onboarding team members, coordinating retreats, and keeping everything running behind the scenes.

Through it all, Jack has always been ready to jump back into the field when needed. We’re excited to see what he accomplishes in this next chapter.

Congratulations, Jack.