List of climate change initiatives

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Here is a list of international, national, regional, and local political initiatives to take action on climate change.

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[edit] International

[edit] Regional

[edit] Europe

Region Name of Initiative Since
European Union, plus Norway, Switzerland European Union Emissions Trading Scheme 2005
European Union European Climate Change Programme June 2000

[edit] North America

Region Name of Initiative Since
Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Massachusetts, Maryland, Rhode Island with other eastern states and Canadian provinces as observers Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative 2003
18 Western states Western Governor's Association Clean and Diversified Energy Initiative
NE Americas New England Governors and Eastern Canadian Premiers (NEG-ECP) Climate Action Plan
Arizona and New Mexico Southwest Climate Change Initiative
Mid-western states of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Kansas, Ohio and South Dakota, and the Canadian Province of Manitoba MGA, the Midwestern Greenhouse Gas Reduction Accord 15 November 2007
Western states of Arizona, California, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and British Columbia 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

[edit] National

Country Name of Initiative
Australia Australian Carbon Trading Scheme
Canada Canada's Initiative
United Kingdom United Kingdom Climate Change Programme
United States President's 2002 Emission Intensity Reduction Goal

[edit] Local initiatives

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
San Francisco SF Climate Action Plan
Seattle Seattle Climate Action Plan

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[edit] References


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