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.

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

Region Name of initiative Since European Space Agency Climate Change InitiativeHolmann 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 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) 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, 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 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 New Zealand New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme Nigeria Reduction from Business as Usual (BAU)Documents/Nigeria/1/Approved Nigeria's INDC 271115.pdf South Africa Buffelsdraai Landfill Site Community Reforestation Project United Kingdom United Kingdom Climate Change Programme United States

Local initiatives

United Kingdom Of the 397 councils in the United Kingdom, 337 have a climate action plan.

The UK Government offers a Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS) to replace gas boilers in home with a heat pump or electric boiler in order to reduce emissions. A property owner can't apply for a grant of up to £9,000 on the scheme, depending on the works being completed.

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 Boulder, Colorado Boulder Climate Action Plan Chicago Chicago Climate Action Plan Cincinnati Green Cincinnati Plan Cleveland Cleveland Climate Action Plan Detroit Detroit Climate Action Collaborative 2019 Sustainability Action Agenda Kalamazoo Kalamazoo Climate Action Plan City of Los Angeles, California L.A.'s Green New Deal Sustainability Plan 2019 County of Los Angeles, California Our County Regional Sustainability Plan New York City New York City Panel on Climate Change Oakland, California City of Oakland Energy and Climate Action Plan Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Climate Initiative San Diego San Diego Climate Action Plan San Francisco San Francisco Climate Action Plan Seattle Seattle Climate Action Plan

Detroit One of the more recent climate action plans is the 2019 Sustainability Action Agenda is a climate strategy plan created by the city of Detroit that emerged from gradual 12-year planning process of multiple efforts moving towards a more sustainable city. The action plan focuses on 4 main categories: Transitioning to clean energy through a 3-year target to reach 50% solar power to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Icreasing sustainable mobility geared towards improving public transportation, transition to electric vehicles, and creating more pedestrian and cyclist pathways. Accelerating energy efficiency and reducing waste by benchmarking emissions, electrification programs, and reducing food waste. And lastly, prioritizing vulnerable residents from floods, heat, and bad air quality through resilience hubs, recovery guides, and new prevention infrastructure that will reduce the impact of climate change and natural disasters.

Detroit's sustainability plan talks extensively about economic growth and sustainability. The proposition has the main objective of decreasing waste and air pollution to help vulnerable and marginalized communities adapt better to the negative implications of climate change. Actions associated with this initiative include lowering utility billing, establishing cleaner indoor air – which will be done by upgrading and repairing homes and appliances – and increasing inclusivity and access to sustainable wages. In doing all of this, the city hopes to improve the overall welfare of Detroit residents; they are the primary focus of this plan. Subsequently, for these policy goals to be achieved the city of Detroit has the intention to increase job opportunity access as well as reduce operation cost – because 63% of Detroit's greenhouse gas emissions comes from buildings – to increase economy mobility and savings.

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.

Provincial plans ProvinceName of initiativeOntarioA Made-in-Ontario Environment PlanBritish ColumbiaCleanBCSascatchewenPrairie Resilience

Regional or municipal plans City or regionName of initiativeTorontoTransformTOOttawaClimate Change Master PlanRegion of WaterlooTransformWRKitchener, OntarioKitchener 2051HamiltonHamilton Climate Action StrategyGreater SudburyCommunity Energy and Emissions PlanQuébec CityPlan de transition et d'action climatiqueMontréal Climate PlanVancouverClimate Emergency Action PlanSaanich, British ColumbiaSaanich Climate Plan 2020WinnipegWinnipeg Climate Action PlanCalgaryCalgary Climate StrategyEdmontonClimate Resilient EdmontonSaskatoonSaskatoon Climate Action PlanReginaRenewable ReginaHalifaxHalifACTSaint JohnMunicipal Energy Efficiency ProgramFrederictonClimate Change Adaptation PlanCharlottetownCharlottetown Climate Action PlanMississaugaClimate Change Action PlanCaledon, OntarioResilient Caledon Community Climate Change Action PlanBramptonClimate Ready Brampton

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

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