This is a list of climate change initiatives of international, national, regional, and local political initiatives to take action on climate change (global warming).
A Climate Action Plan (CAP) is a set of strategies intended to guide efforts for climate change mitigation.
| Region | Name of initiative | Since | |
|---|---|---|---|
| European Space Agency | Climate Change Initiative[1] | 2010 | |
| European Union, plus Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein | European Union Emissions Trading Scheme | 2005 | |
| European Union | European Climate Change Programme | June 2000 | |
| Germany | The International Climate Initiative (IKI) | 2008 | |
| Germany | European Climate Initiative (EUKI)[2] | 2017 |
| Region | Name of initiative | Since | |
|---|---|---|---|
| New England and Eastern Canadian provinces | New England Governors and Eastern Canadian Premiers (NEG-ECP) Climate Change Action Plan 2001 | 28 August 2001 | |
| Washington, Oregon, and California | West Coast Governors' Global Warming Initiative | November 2004 | |
| Western states of Arizona, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, and Québec 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 | |
| Mid-western states of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Kansas, and the Canadian province of Manitoba; observers include Indiana, Ohio, South Dakota, and the Canadian province of Ontario | Midwest Governors' Accord, the Midwestern Greenhouse Gas Reduction Accord | 15 November 2007 | |
| Arizona and New Mexico | Southwest Climate Change Initiative | 2008 | |
| Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Massachusetts, Maryland, Rhode Island, and Virginia with other eastern states and Canadian provinces as observers | Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative | 2009 | |
| Open to all U.S. states, Canadian provinces, and Mexican states, but current participants are Arizona, British Columbia, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, Ontario, Oregon, Québec, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington[3] | North America 2050 | 2012 |
| Country | Name of initiative | |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | Carbon pricing in Australia, also known as the Clean Energy Plan | |
| Canada | Canada's Initiative | |
| Ireland | Climate Action Plan[4] | |
| New Zealand | New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme | |
| Nigeria | Reduction from Business as Usual (BAU)[5] | |
| South Africa | Buffelsdraai Landfill Site Community Reforestation Project | |
| United Kingdom | United Kingdom Climate Change Programme | |
| United States |
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See main article: Regional climate change initiatives in the United States.
| State | Name of initiative | |
|---|---|---|
| California | Global Warming Solutions Act | |
| Connecticut | Connecticut's Initiative |
| City or county | Name of initiative | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Baltimore | Baltimore Climate Action Plan[6] | |
| Boulder, Colorado | Boulder Climate Action Plan | |
| Chicago | Chicago Climate Action Plan | |
| Cincinnati | Green Cincinnati Plan | |
| Cleveland | Cleveland Climate Action Plan | |
| Detroit | Detroit Climate Action Collaborative | |
| Kalamazoo | Kalamazoo Climate Action Plan[7] [8] | |
| City of Los Angeles, California | L.A.'s Green New Deal Sustainability Plan 2019[9] | |
| County of Los Angeles, California | Our County Regional Sustainability Plan[10] | |
| New York City | New York City Panel on Climate Change | |
| Oakland, California | City of Oakland Energy and Climate Action Plan | |
| Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh Climate Initiative | |
| San Diego | San Diego Climate Action Plan | |
| San Francisco | San Francisco Climate Action Plan | |
| Seattle | Seattle Climate Action Plan |
On the municipal and regional level, many cities have created climate action plans. The Federation of Canadian Municipalities coordinates local climate action through a program called Partners for Climate Protection.[11]
| Ontario | A Made-in-Ontario Environment Plan[12] | |
| British Columbia | CleanBC[13] | |
| Sascatchewen | Prairie Resilience[14] |
| City or region | Name of initiative | |
|---|---|---|
| Toronto | TransformTO | |
| Ottawa | Climate Change Master Plan[15] | |
| Region of Waterloo | TransformWR[16] | |
| Hamilton | Hamilton Climate Action Strategy[17] | |
| Greater Sudbury | Community Energy and Emissions Plan[18] | |
| Québec City | Plan de transition et d'action climatique[19] | |
| Climate Plan[20] | ||
| Vancouver | Climate Emergency Action Plan[21] | |
| Winnipeg | Winnipeg Climate Action Plan[22] | |
| Calgary | Calgary Climate Strategy[23] | |
| Edmonton | Climate Resilient Edmonton[24] | |
| Saskatoon | Saskatoon Climate Action Plan[25] | |
| Regina | Renewable Regina[26] | |
| Halifax | HalifACT[27] | |
| Saint John | Municipal Energy Efficiency Program[28] | |
| Fredericton | Climate Change Adaptation Plan[29] | |
| Charlottetown | Charlottetown Climate Action Plan[30] | |
| Mississauga | Climate Change Action Plan[31] |