| Cities Fight Climate Change | 17 October 08 |
 Cities around the world are becoming environmental leaders in the fight against climate change impacts. The cities climate plans demonstrate how local government can play a role in environmental protection. Climate action plans are currently in place for Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Boulder, Colorado, San Diego, California, and numbers are growing.Houston, America's energy capital, has released a plan to reduce carbon dioxide and other heat-trapping gas emissions to 11 percent below 2005 by 2010. The plan sets targets for buying renewable power and increasing building energy efficiency. London, England's climate action plan sets out annual CO2 emissions reductions from existing homes of 7.7 million tones by 2025. San Francisco's climate plan commits to reducing overall green house gases 20 percent below 1990 levels by 2012. Chicago's goal is to reach an 80 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from 1990 levels by 2050 with the sharpest reduction occurring by 2020. The City has installed solar panels on City buildings and schools and has reduced the cost of heating hot water in more than 20 City buildings by 70 percent. View October 3, 2008 ENN articleView Action today to protect tomorrow: The Mayors's Climate Change Action Plan, London, England (PDF) View Chicago, Climate Action Plan (PDF) View Climate Action Plan for San Francisco: Local Actions to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions (PDF) View Climate Initiative Pittsburgh Climate Action Plan (PDF) View San Diego, Climate Protection Action Plan (PDF) Sources: ENN, City of London, City of Chicago, City of San Francisco, City of Pittsburgh, City of San Diego |
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