List of climate change initiatives
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
Europe
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 , 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 [ 4]
North America 2050
2012
National initiatives
Local initiatives
United States
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
Kalamazoo Climate Action Plan[ 8] [ 9]
City of Los Angeles, California
L.A.'s Green New Deal Sustainability Plan 2019[ 10]
County of Los Angeles, California
Our County Regional Sustainability Plan[ 11]
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.[ 12]
Provincial plans
Province
Name of initiative
Ontario
A Made-in-Ontario Environment Plan[ 13]
British Columbia
CleanBC[ 14]
Sascatchewen
Prairie Resilience[ 15]
Regional or municipal plans
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 .
^ 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
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"Participants" . NA2050.org. 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-04-15.
^ "Climate Action Plan" (PDF) . Government of Ireland. 2019.
^ Documents/Nigeria/1/Approved Nigeria's INDC 271115.pdf
^ a b c d e 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 .
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^ "Climate Ready Kalamazoo: Kalamazoo's Climate Action Plan" . swmgsierra.org . Sierra Club . Retrieved April 27, 2017 .
^ "L.A.'s Green New Deal Sustainability Plan 2019" . Retrieved September 24, 2019 .
^ "Our County Regional Sustainability Plan" . Retrieved September 24, 2019 .
^ 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" . Buildings and Cities . 3 (1): 1059–1074. doi :10.5334/bc.248 .
^ "A Made-in-Ontario Environment Plan | ontario.ca" . www.ontario.ca . Retrieved 2023-07-18 .
^ "Home - CleanBC" . Retrieved 2023-07-18 .
^ "Saskatchewan's Climate Change Strategy | Climate Resilience in Saskatchewan" . Government of Saskatchewan . Retrieved 2023-07-18 .
^ Planning, Real Estate and Economic Development (2023-03-15). "Climate Change Master Plan" . ottawa.ca . Retrieved 2023-07-18 .
^ "TransformWR – by ClimateActionWR" . Retrieved 2023-07-06 .
^ "Hamilton's Climate Action Strategy | City of Hamilton" . www.hamilton.ca . Retrieved 2023-07-18 .
^ "Net Zero 2050" . www.greatersudbury.ca . Retrieved 2023-07-18 .
^ "Développement durable" . www.ville.quebec.qc.ca . Retrieved 2023-07-18 .
^ Montréal, Ville de. "Montréal Climate Plan: Objective carbon-neutral by 2050" . montreal.ca . Retrieved 2023-06-03 .
^ Vancouver, City of. "We are in a climate emergency" . vancouver.ca . Retrieved 2023-07-18 .
^ Winnipeg, City of. "Winnipeg's Climate Action Plan - Sustainability - City of Winnipeg" . legacy.winnipeg.ca . Retrieved 2023-07-18 .
^ Management, Environmental & Safety. "Calgary Climate Strategy" . www.calgary.ca . Retrieved 2023-07-18 .
^ "Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience Strategy | City of Edmonton" . www.edmonton.ca . Retrieved 2023-07-18 .
^ "Climate Action Plan | Saskatoon.ca" . www.saskatoon.ca . Retrieved 2023-07-18 .
^ "City of Regina | Renewable Regina" . City of Regina . Retrieved 2023-07-18 .
^ "HalifACT: Acting on Climate Together" . www.halifax.ca . Retrieved 2023-07-18 .
^ "Climate Change Action Plans" . Climate Change Action Plans | City of Saint John, New Brunswick . Retrieved 2023-07-18 .
^ "Climate Change Adaptation Plan" . City of Fredericton . 2019-11-13. Retrieved 2023-07-18 .
^ "Climate Action Plan" . Charlottetown Hall . Retrieved 2023-07-18 .
^ "Climate Change Action Plan" . City of Mississauga . 2020-09-13. Retrieved 2024-01-03 .
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