Local Governments and Climate Change (eBook)

Contents 14
Foreword 6
Preface 9
Acknowledgements 12
Introduction 22
Part I Sustainable Energy Planning and Implementation in Small and Medium Sized Communities 4
Part II A focus on Climate, Energy and Local Governments 33
Motivation for action 35
Communities, Mitigation and Adaptation 36
Global Action: The Case for Rapid Mitigation in the Stern Review and the More Recent Evidence from the IPCC AR4* 49
Urban Energy Security 58
Rational and Efficient People? Sometimes We Are 70
Policy Design for Sustainable Integrated Planning: From Local Agenda 21 to Climate Protection 76
Strategic framework supporting local action 94
The International Local Government Climate Roadmap 95
The Covenant of Mayors: Cities Leading the Fight Against the Climate Change 106
ICLEI’s Support for Local Climate Action: A Selection of Tools 114
Local Action – Planning and Implementation 123
Three Streams of Local Action: Strategy and Policy Technology and Measures
Urban Renewal: A Particular Challenge for Many European Cities 136
Renewable Energy Technology Roadmap: 20% RES by 2020 143
Financing of Sustainable Energy Operations 175
Framework conditions and support mechanisms 185
Giving Priority to Renewable Energies: The German Renewable Energy Act 186
Local Climate Change Initiatives in the United States: The Primacy of Short-Term Economic Returns 192
Local Action on Climate Change in England: Indicators, Targets and Much More 202
Part III Local Climate Action Case Studies 207
Selected case studies illustrating the three streams of action 209
Fossil Fuel Free Växjö: Moving Towards the Vision of Zero Emissions ( Växjö, Sweden) 210
Self-sufficient Community: Vision or Reality? Creating a Regional Renewable Energy Supply Network ( Güssing, Austria) 225
A multi-sector Network Approach for an Integrated Local Climate Policy: Think Global, Connect Local ( Tilburg, The Netherlands) 237
Tourist Destination Handling Climate Change: A Mediterranean Experience ( Almada, Portugal) 251
Climate Change Strategy: Thinking Globally, Acting Locally ( Woking, United Kingdom) 264
From Industrial Area to Solar Area: The Redevelopment of Brownfields and Old Building Stock with Clean Energy Solutions ( City of Gelsenkirchen, Germany) 282
The Varvarin Energy Clock: Displaying Energy Savings to Mobilise Environmental Initiatives ( Varvarin, Republic of Serbia) 299
Ecological Waste Management: A Modern Waste Management Approach ( Freiburg, Germany) 310
The Minewater Project Heerlen: Low Exergy Heating and Cooling in Practice ( City of Heerlen, The Netherlands) 322
The Province of Rovigo Supporting Municipalities with Local Climate Action 337
Focus on Climate Change Communication: The Climate Smart Campaign in Malmö ( City of Malmö, Sweden) 349
A Coastal Municipality Using the Local Agenda 21 Approach in Developing an Action Plan on Climate Change ( San Sebastián, Spain) 360
Reducing Environmental Impact: The ‘ CAMBIERESTI?’ ( Will You Change?) Community Involvement Project ( Comune di Casalecchio di Reno, Bologna, Italy) 368
Municipal Climate Protection: Success Through an Integrated Approach ( Viernheim, Germany) 375
A Systematic Approach to Climate Protection: Towards a Fossil Fuel Free Stockholm 2050 ( Stockholm, Sweden) 391
Monitoring Energy in Schools in the Veneto Region: The Legambiente Campaign ‘ Switch to Savings’ ( Veneto Region, Italy) 404
Conclusion 416
Glossary and Abbreviations 421
Index 428
Color Plates 434