List of climate change initiatives
Here is a list 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
- United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
- Kyoto Protocol
- International Carbon Action Partnership
- Muslim Seven Year Action Plan on Climate Change
Europe
| Region | Name of initiative | Since |
|---|---|---|
| European Union, plus Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein | European Union Emissions Trading Scheme | 2005 |
| European Union | European Climate Change Programme | June 2000 |
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, 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, 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[2] | North America 2050 | 2012 |
National initiatives
| Country | Name of initiative |
|---|---|
| Australia | Carbon tax in Australia, also known as the Clean Energy Plan |
| Canada | Canada's Initiative |
| New Zealand | New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme |
| Nigeria | Reduction from Business as Usual (BAU)[3] |
| 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
Main article: Regional climate change initiatives in the 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[4] |
| Boulder, Colorado | Boulder Climate Action Plan |
| Chicago | Chicago Climate Action Plan |
| Cincinnati | Green Cincinnati Plan[4] |
| Cleveland | Cleveland Climate Action Plan[4] |
| Detroit | Detroit Climate Action Collaborative[4] |
| New York City | New York City Panel on Climate Change |
| Oakland, California | City of Oakland Energy and Climate Action Plan |
| Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh Climate Initiative[4] |
| San Francisco | San Francisco Climate Action Plan |
| Seattle | Seattle Climate Action Plan |
See also
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. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
- ↑ "Participants". NA2050.org. 2012.
- ↑ http://www4.unfccc.int/submissions/INDC/Published Documents/Nigeria/1/Approved Nigeria's INDC 271115.pdf
- 1 2 3 4 5 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. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
Further reading
- Terry Townshend, Sam Fankhauser, Adam Matthews, Clément Feger, Jin Liu and Thais Narciso. "Legislating Climate Change on a National Level". environmentmagazine.org. Environment (magazine). Retrieved October 8, 2016.
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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 2016
- 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,
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