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This is a list of climate change initiatives of international, national, regional, and local political initiatives to take action on climate change (global warming).
A Climate Action Plan (CAP) is a set of strategies intended to guide efforts for climate change mitigation.[1]
International initiatives
- Climate target
- United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
- Kyoto Protocol
- International Carbon Action Partnership
- Global Environment Facility
- Muslim Seven Year Action Plan on Climate Change
- Paris Agreement
- Conference of Parties
Europe
| Region | Name of initiative | Since |
|---|---|---|
| European Space Agency | Climate Change Initiative[2] | 2010 |
| European Union, plus Norway , Iceland, Liechtenstein | European Union Emissions Trading Scheme | 2005 |
| European Union | European Climate Change Programme | June 2000 |
| Germany | The International Climate Initiative (IKI) | 2008 |
| Germany | European Climate Initiative (EUKI)[3] | 2017 |
North America
| Region | Name of initiative | Since |
|---|---|---|
| New England and Eastern Canadian provinces | New England Governors and Eastern Canadian Premiers (NEG-ECP) Climate Change Action Plan 2001 | 28 August 2001 |
| Washington, Oregon, and California | West Coast Governors’ Global Warming Initiative | November 2004 |
| Western states of Arizona, California , Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington (state) , and British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, and Québec of Canada, with various Indian nations, US and Mexican states, and Canadian provinces as interested observers | WCI, the Western Climate Initiative (formerly Western Regional Climate Action Initiative) | 24 April 2007 |
| Mid-western states of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Kansas , and the Canadian province of Manitoba; observers include Indiana , Ohio, South Dakota, and the Canadian province of Ontario | Midwest Governors' Accord, the Midwestern Greenhouse Gas Reduction Accord | 15 November 2007 |
| Arizona and New Mexico | Southwest Climate Change Initiative | 2008 |
| Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Massachusetts , Maryland, Rhode Island, and Virginia with other eastern states and Canadian provinces as observers | Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative | 2009 |
| Open to all U.S. states, Canadian provinces, and Mexican states, but current participants are Arizona, British Columbia, California , Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts , Minnesota, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, Ontario, Oregon, Québec, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington (state) [4] | North America 2050 | 2012 |
National initiatives
| Country | Name of initiative |
|---|---|
| Australia | Carbon pricing in Australia, also known as the Clean Energy Plan |
| Canada | Canada's Initiative |
| Ireland | Climate Action Plan[5] |
| New Zealand | New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme |
| Nigeria | Reduction from Business as Usual (BAU)[6] |
| South Africa | Buffelsdraai Landfill Site Community Reforestation Project |
| United Kingdom | United Kingdom Climate Change Programme |
| United States |
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Local initiatives
United States
| State | Name of initiative |
|---|---|
| California | Global Warming Solutions Act |
| Connecticut | Connecticut's Initiative |
| City or county | Name of initiative |
|---|---|
| ICLEI campaigns for cities in Australia, Canada, Europe, Japan, Latin America, Mexico, New Zealand, South Africa, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and the United States | CCP, Cities for Climate Protection |
| Baltimore | Baltimore Climate Action Plan[7] |
| Boulder, Colorado | Boulder Climate Action Plan |
| Chicago | Chicago Climate Action Plan |
| Cincinnati | Green Cincinnati Plan[7] |
| Cleveland | Cleveland Climate Action Plan[7] |
| Detroit | Detroit Climate Action Collaborative[7] |
| Kalamazoo | |
| City of Los Angeles, California | L.A.'s Green New Deal Sustainability Plan 2019[8] |
| County of Los Angeles, California | Our County Regional Sustainability Plan[9] |
| New York City | New York City Panel on Climate Change |
| Oakland, California | City of Oakland Energy and Climate Action Plan |
| Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh Climate Initiative[7] |
| San Diego | San Diego Climate Action Plan |
| San Francisco | San Francisco Climate Action Plan |
| Seattle | Seattle Climate Action Plan |
Canada
On the municipal and regional level, many cities have created climate action plans. The Federation of Canadian Municipalities coordinates local climate action through a program called Partners for Climate Protection.[10]
Provincial plans
| Province | Name of initiative |
|---|---|
| Ontario | A Made-in-Ontario Environment Plan[11] |
| British Columbia | CleanBC[12] |
| Sascatchewen | Prairie Resilience[13] |
Regional or municipal plans
| City or region | Name of initiative |
|---|---|
| Toronto | TransformTO |
| Ottawa | Climate Change Master Plan[14] |
| Region of Waterloo | TransformWR[15] |
| Hamilton | Hamilton Climate Action Strategy[16] |
| Greater Sudbury | Community Energy and Emissions Plan[17] |
| Québec City | Plan de transition et d’action climatique[18] |
| Montreal | Climate Plan[19] |
| Vancouver | Climate Emergency Action Plan[20] |
| Winnipeg | Winnipeg Climate Action Plan[21] |
| Calgary | Calgary Climate Strategy[22] |
| Edmonton | Climate Resilient Edmonton[23] |
| Saskatoon | Saskatoon Climate Action Plan[24] |
| Regina | Renewable Regina[25] |
| Halifax | HalifACT[26] |
| Saint John | Municipal Energy Efficiency Program[27] |
| Fredericton | Climate Change Adaptation Plan[28] |
| Charlottetown | Charlottetown Climate Action Plan[29] |
| Mississauga | Climate Change Action Plan[30] |
See also
- Climate target
- List of environmental agreements
- Nationally determined contributions (NDC)
- Regional climate change initiatives in the United States
References
- ↑ Bierbaum, Rosina; Stults, Missy (2013). "Adaptation to Climate Change: Context Matters". Michigan Journal of Sustainability 1 (Fall 2013). doi:10.3998/mjs.12333712.0001.004.
- ↑ Holmann R. (2013) The ESA Climate Change Initiative: Satellite Data Records for Essential Climate Variables. BAMS. https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-11-00254.1
- ↑ "Home". https://www.euki.de/en/.
- ↑ "Participants". NA2050.org. 2012. http://na2050.org/participants/.
- ↑ "Climate Action Plan". Government of Ireland. 2019. https://assets.gov.ie/25419/c97cdecddf8c49ab976e773d4e11e515.pdf.
- ↑ Documents/Nigeria/1/Approved Nigeria's INDC 271115.pdf
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 Sampson, Natalie; Knott, Kimberly Hill; Smith, Dominic; Mekia, Leila; Heeres, Joel Howrani; Sagovac, Simone (Fall 2014). "Planning for Climate Change in Legacy Cities: The Case of Detroit, Michigan". Michigan Journal of Sustainability 2 (Fall 2014). doi:10.3998/mjs.12333712.0002.004.
- ↑ "L.A.'s Green New Deal Sustainability Plan 2019". https://plan.lamayor.org/.
- ↑ "Our County Regional Sustainability Plan". https://ourcountyla.org/.
- ↑ Slater, Kimberley R.; Ventura, Jacob; Robinson, John B.; Fernandez, Cecilia; Dutfield, Stewart; King, Lisa (2022-12-22). "Assessing climate action progress of the City of Toronto" (in en-US). Buildings and Cities 3 (1): 1059–1074. doi:10.5334/bc.248.
- ↑ "A Made-in-Ontario Environment Plan | ontario.ca" (in en). http://www.ontario.ca/page/made-in-ontario-environment-plan.
- ↑ "Home - CleanBC" (in en-US). https://cleanbc.gov.bc.ca/.
- ↑ "Saskatchewan's Climate Change Strategy | Climate Resilience in Saskatchewan" (in en). https://www.saskatchewan.ca/business/environmental-protection-and-sustainability/a-made-in-saskatchewan-climate-change-strategy/saskatchewans-climate-change-strategy.
- ↑ Planning, Real Estate and Economic Development (2023-03-15). "Climate Change Master Plan" (in en). https://ottawa.ca/en/planning-development-and-construction/official-plan-and-master-plans/climate-change-master-plan.
- ↑ "TransformWR – by ClimateActionWR" (in en-US). https://climateactionwr.ca/transformwr/.
- ↑ "Hamilton's Climate Action Strategy | City of Hamilton". https://www.hamilton.ca/home-neighbourhood/environmental-stewardship/environmental-plans-strategies/hamiltons-climate.
- ↑ "Net Zero 2050". https://www.greatersudbury.ca/live/environment-and-sustainability1/net-zero-2050/.
- ↑ "Développement durable". https://www.ville.quebec.qc.ca/apropos/planification-orientations/developpement-durable/index.aspx.
- ↑ Montréal, Ville de. "Montréal Climate Plan: Objective carbon-neutral by 2050" (in en). https://montreal.ca/en/articles/montreal-climate-plan-objective-carbon-neutral-2050-7613.
- ↑ Vancouver, City of. "We are in a climate emergency" (in en). https://vancouver.ca/green-vancouver/vancouvers-climate-emergency.aspx.
- ↑ Winnipeg, City of. "Winnipeg's Climate Action Plan - Sustainability - City of Winnipeg" (in English). https://legacy.winnipeg.ca/Sustainability/PublicEngagement/ClimateActionPlan/default.stm.
- ↑ Management, Environmental & Safety. "Calgary Climate Strategy" (in en). https://www.calgary.ca/content/www/en/home/environment/climate.html.
- ↑ "Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience Strategy | City of Edmonton" (in en). https://www.edmonton.ca/city_government/city_vision_and_strategic_plan/climate-change-adaptation-strategy.
- ↑ "Climate Action Plan | Saskatoon.ca". https://www.saskatoon.ca/environmental-initiatives/climate-change/climate-action-plan.
- ↑ "City of Regina | Renewable Regina" (in en). https://www.regina.ca/about-regina/renewable-regina/.
- ↑ "HalifACT: Acting on Climate Together" (in en). https://www.halifax.ca/about-halifax/energy-environment/halifact-2050-acting-climate-together.
- ↑ "Climate Change Action Plans" (in en). https://saintjohn.ca/en/city-hall/corporate-plans-and-projects/climate-change-action-plans.
- ↑ "Climate Change Adaptation Plan" (in en). 2019-11-13. https://www.fredericton.ca/en/community/climate-change/climate-change-adaptation-plan.
- ↑ "Climate Action Plan" (in en-US). https://www.charlottetownhall.ca/climateaction.
- ↑ "Climate Change Action Plan" (in en-CA). 2020-09-13. https://www.mississauga.ca/publication/climate-change-action-plan/.
Further reading
- "Legislating Climate Change on a National Level". Environment. http://www.environmentmagazine.org/Archives/Back%20Issues/2011/September-October%202011/climate-change-full.html. "SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 2011"
External links
- Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
- United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
- US Clean Energy States - an alliance of US states working together to promote renewable energy
- Cities for Climate Protection - reductions in local greenhouse gas emissions, improvements in air quality, and enhanced urban livability
- Official list of local Climate Action Plans in California for 2019
- Kirsten Engel and Barak Orbach, Micro-Motives for State and Local Climate Change Initiatives Harvard Law & Policy Review, Vol. 2, pp. 119–137, 2008
- Nigeria climate action plan, [1]
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