Dedicated versus mainstreaming approaches in local climate plans in Europe

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DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2019.05.014" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.rser.2019.05.014</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Dedicated versus mainstreaming approaches in local climate plans in Europe

Original language description

Cities are gaining prominence committing to respond to the threat of climate change, e.g., by developing local climate plans or strategies. However, little is known regarding the approaches and processes of plan development and implementation, or the success and effectiveness of proposed measures. Mainstreaming is regarded as one approach associated with (implementation) success, but the extent of integration of local climate policies and plans in ongoing sectoral and/or development planning is unclear. This paper analyses 885 cities across the 28 European countries to create a first reference baseline on the degree of climate mainstreaming in local climate plans. This will help to compare the benefits of mainstreaming versus dedicated climate plans, looking at policy effectiveness and ultimately delivery of much needed climate change efforts at the city level. All core cities of the European Urban Audit sample were analyzed, and their local climate plans classified as dedicated or mainstreamed in other local policy initiatives. It was found that the degree of mainstreaming is low for mitigation (9% of reviewed cities, 12% of the identified plans) and somewhat higher for adaptation (10% of cities, 29% of plans). In particular horizontal mainstreaming is a major effort for local authorities, an effort that does not necessarily pay off in terms of success of action implementation. This study concludes that climate change issues in local municipalities are best tackled by either, developing a dedicated local climate plan in parallel to a mainstreamed plan or by subsequently developing first the dedicated and later a mainstreaming plan (joint or subsequent „dual track approach“). Cities that currently provide dedicated local climate plans (66% of cities for mitigation, 26% of cities for adaptation) may follow-up with a mainstreaming approach. This promises effective implementation of tangible climate actions as well as subsequent diffusion of climate issues into other local sector policies. The development of only broad sustainability or resilience strategies is seen as critical.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

20704 - Energy and fuels

Project

<a href="/en/project/LO1415" target="_blank" >LO1415: CzechGlobe 2020 – Development of the Centre of Global Climate Change Impacts Studies</a><br>

Continuities

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year

2019

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews

ISSN

1364-0321

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

112

Issue of the periodical within the volume

sep

Country of publishing house

GB - UNITED KINGDOM

Number of pages

12

Pages from-to

948-959

UT code for WoS article

000474208400063

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85067828774