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How global cities working together could become a major force for climate action

Posted on 7 December, 2018 by Caterina Brandmayr Leave a comment

This week, world leaders meeting at the COP in Katowice are under pressure to act on the IPCC’s recent warning that to limit global warming to 1.5°C requires “rapid and far-reaching systems transitions occurring during the coming one to two decades, in energy, land, urban, and industrial systems.” Read more

Why local consumption-based carbon accounting is good for policy

Posted on 2 May, 2012 by Green Alliance blog Leave a comment

This is a guest post is by Warren Hatter who advises on local low carbon policy and the use of behavioural insights.

When DECC published a report on consumption-based emissions reporting last week, the local perspective was only hinted at. But it jumped out at me during the evidence sessions that, in the absence of a localist (or at least pro-local governance) voice, the opportunity this presents for local areas could be lost.