LULUCF, Land Use, Land Use Change and ForestryMunicipalitiesWidespread adoption of climate action plans among local governments in Denmark.Local plans cover two-thirds of Danish emissions and have slightly lower targets.Local plans have a high-overall coverage with variation in scope and target level...
3.5.4Case Study 4 – UK Geodiversity Action Plan (UKGAP) In 2006 it was recognised (Burek, 2006) that it would be beneficial to have an action plan which would cover the whole of the United Kingdom and work was begun to develop the UKGAP (UK Geodiversity Action Plan, 2011) coordinat...
Climate change poses substantial challenges to policy implementation and planning at scales ranging from local to global. This study examines the effectiveness and challenges of implementing climate change policy, particularly in local climate action planning and implementation in Japan, focusing on the tra...
While European regions face a range of different climate hazards, little is known about how these differences affect local climate adaptation planning. We
There is a growing body of literature that examines the role of local governments in addressing climate change vis-à-vis mitigation and adaptation. Although it appears that climate change mitigation strategies - in particular those addressing energy iss
It can also be a way to motivate more people to influence local businesses to take action.A.Get involved in your local plan.B.Start a climate emergency centre.C.But where is it all going to end upD.But how will the stuff be delivered to youE.There are lots of citizen science ...
Climate change is happening now, and experts and the science tells us that we should expect it to intensify in the coming years and decades. We believe the time has come forAlbemarle Countyto prepare for the dramatic shifts in temperature, precipitation, and seasonal patterns that climate change...
It is now around three decades since the first local authorities—mostly big cities in the Global North—started to take action under the heading of climate change mitigation, although many only began to focus on adaptation initiatives several years later (Aylett2015; Hunt and Watkiss2011). In ...
Local Climate Plan SECAP Sustainable Energy and Climate Action Plan UA Urban Audit UK United Kingdom UN United Nations 1. Introduction Tackling climate change is a priority for the European Union (EU), which has set ambitious short and long-term emissions reduction targets, i.e. to reduce gree...
[city name] Climate Change Strategy; Climate Change Action Plan; Climate Change Adaptation Plan/Strategy, Climate Change Mitigation Plan/Strategy, Climate Change and Energy; Climate Change and Environmental Protection, Municipal Energy Plans; Heatwave Plan; Flood risk Plan, etc., b) Websites of ...