List of climate change initiatives
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Here is a list of international, national, regional, and local political initiatives to take action on climate change.
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[edit] International
- Kyoto Protocol
- International Carbon Action Partnership
[edit] Regional
[edit] Europe
Region | Name of Initiative | Since |
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European Union, plus Norway, Switzerland | European Union Emissions Trading Scheme | 2005 |
European Union | European Climate Change Programme | June 2000 |
[edit] North America
Region | Name of Initiative | Since |
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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 | 2003 |
18 Western states | Western Governor's Association Clean and Diversified Energy Initiative | |
NE Americas | New England Governors and Eastern Canadian Premiers (NEG-ECP) Climate Action Plan | |
Arizona and New Mexico | Southwest Climate Change Initiative | |
Mid-western states of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Kansas, Ohio and South Dakota, and the Canadian Province of Manitoba | MGA, the Midwestern Greenhouse Gas Reduction Accord | 15 November 2007 |
Western states of Arizona, California, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and British Columbia 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 |
[edit] National
Country | Name of Initiative |
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Australia | Australian Carbon Trading Scheme |
Canada | Canada's Initiative |
United Kingdom | United Kingdom Climate Change Programme |
United States | President's 2002 Emission Intensity Reduction Goal |
[edit] Local initiatives
State | Name of Initiative |
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California | Global Warming Solutions Act |
Connecticut | Connecticut's Initiative |
City or County | Name of Initiative |
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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 |
San Francisco | SF Climate Action Plan |
Seattle | Seattle Climate Action Plan |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
[edit] 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
- Kirsten Engel and Barak Orbach, Micro-Motives for State and Local Climate Change Initiatives Harvard Law & Policy Review, Vol. 2, pp. 119-137, 2008
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