Local Action
The New Paradigm in Climate Change Policy
Tommy Linstroth, Ryan Bell

University of Vermont Press
University Press of New England

Table of Contents

• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• A Global Warming Overview
• History of U.S. Climate Change Policy
• Local Actions, Global Results
• Constraints on Local Policymakers
• Global Issues, Local Action
• Governments Gone Green
• Building a Climate Action Plan: The Experience of Fort Collins
• Achieving Results: Portland, Oregon 107
• Warming to the Future
• Appendix A: Emission Reduction Targets under the Kyoto Protocol
• Appendix B: World Mayors and Municipal Leaders Declaration on Climate Change
• Appendix C: The U.S. Mayors Climate Protection Agreement
• Appendix D: U.S. Jurisdictions Participating in ICLEI’s Cities for Climate Protection Campaign, February 1, 2007
• Appendix E: ICLEI’s Quantification Methodology
• Appendix F: U.S. Green Building Council LEED Users in the Governmental Sectors
• Appendix G: Emission Reduction Measures in Fort Collins Climate Action Plan
• Appendix H: Portland Greenhouse Gas Reduction
• Measures
• Notes
• About the Authors
• Index




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