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

• Climate target#Global climate targets
• 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
• Plant-based action plan
• Conference of Parties

Europe

North America

National initiatives

Local initiatives

United States

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

Regional or municipal plans

See also

• Climate target
• List of environmental agreements
• Nationally determined contributions (NDC)
• Regional climate change initiatives in the United States

References

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4. "Participants". NA2050.org. 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-04-15.
5. "Climate Action Plan" (PDF). Government of Ireland. 2019.
6. Documents/Nigeria/1/Approved Nigeria's INDC 271115.pdf
7. 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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9. "Climate Ready Kalamazoo: Kalamazoo's Climate Action Plan". swmgsierra.org. Sierra Club. Retrieved April 27, 2017.
10. "L.A.'s Green New Deal Sustainability Plan 2019". Retrieved September 24, 2019.
11. "Our County Regional Sustainability Plan". Retrieved September 24, 2019.
12. 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.
13. "A Made-in-Ontario Environment Plan | ontario.ca". www.ontario.ca. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
14. "Home - CleanBC". Retrieved 2023-07-18.
15. "Saskatchewan's Climate Change Strategy | Climate Resilience in Saskatchewan". Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
16. Planning, Real Estate and Economic Development (2023-03-15). "Climate Change Master Plan". ottawa.ca. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
17. "TransformWR – by ClimateActionWR". Retrieved 2023-07-06.
18. "Hamilton's Climate Action Strategy | City of Hamilton". www.hamilton.ca. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
19. "Net Zero 2050". www.greatersudbury.ca. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
20. "Développement durable". www.ville.quebec.qc.ca. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
21. Montréal, Ville de. "Montréal Climate Plan: Objective carbon-neutral by 2050". montreal.ca. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
22. Vancouver, City of. "We are in a climate emergency". vancouver.ca. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
23. Winnipeg, City of. "Winnipeg's Climate Action Plan - Sustainability - City of Winnipeg". legacy.winnipeg.ca. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
24. Management, Environmental & Safety. "Calgary Climate Strategy". www.calgary.ca. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
25. "Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience Strategy | City of Edmonton". www.edmonton.ca. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
26. "Climate Action Plan | Saskatoon.ca". www.saskatoon.ca. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
27. "City of Regina | Renewable Regina". City of Regina. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
28. "HalifACT: Acting on Climate Together". www.halifax.ca. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
29. "Climate Change Action Plans". Climate Change Action Plans | City of Saint John, New Brunswick. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
30. "Climate Change Adaptation Plan". City of Fredericton. 2019-11-13. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
31. "Climate Action Plan". Charlottetown Hall. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
32. "Climate Change Action Plan". City of Mississauga. 2020-09-13. Retrieved 2024-01-03.

Further reading

• Terry Townshend; Sam Fankhauser; Adam Matthews; Clément Feger; Jin Liu; Thais Narciso. "Legislating Climate Change on a National Level". environmentmagazine.org. Environment. Retrieved October 8, 2016. 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