Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Foreword
- List of contributors
- List of tables
- List of figures
- List of text boxes
- Introduction
- Part I Communicating climate change
- Part II Facilitating social change
- 15 Stuck in the slow lane of behavior change? A not-so-superhuman perspective on getting out of our cars
- 16 Consumption behavior and narratives about the good life
- 17 Educating for “intelligent environmental action” in an age of global warming
- 18 Education for global responsibility
- 19 Changing the world one household at a time: Portland's 30-day program to lose 5,000 pounds
- 20 Changing organizational ethics and practices toward climate and environment
- 21 Change in the marketplace: business leadership and communication
- 22 The market as messenger: sending the right signals
- 23 Making it easy: establishing energy efficiency and renewable energy as routine best practice
- 24 Forming networks, enabling leaders, financing action: the Cities for Climate Protection™ campaign
- 25 Ending the piecemeal approach: Santa Monica's comprehensive plan for sustainability
- 26 States leading the way on climate change action: the view from the Northeast
- 27 West Coast Governors' Global Warming Initiative: using regional partnerships to coordinate climate action
- 28 Building social movements
- 29 Climate litigation: shaping public policy and stimulating debate
- 30 The moral and political challenges of climate change
- Part III Creating a climate for change
- About the authors
- Index
- References
24 - Forming networks, enabling leaders, financing action: the Cities for Climate Protection™ campaign
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Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Foreword
- List of contributors
- List of tables
- List of figures
- List of text boxes
- Introduction
- Part I Communicating climate change
- Part II Facilitating social change
- 15 Stuck in the slow lane of behavior change? A not-so-superhuman perspective on getting out of our cars
- 16 Consumption behavior and narratives about the good life
- 17 Educating for “intelligent environmental action” in an age of global warming
- 18 Education for global responsibility
- 19 Changing the world one household at a time: Portland's 30-day program to lose 5,000 pounds
- 20 Changing organizational ethics and practices toward climate and environment
- 21 Change in the marketplace: business leadership and communication
- 22 The market as messenger: sending the right signals
- 23 Making it easy: establishing energy efficiency and renewable energy as routine best practice
- 24 Forming networks, enabling leaders, financing action: the Cities for Climate Protection™ campaign
- 25 Ending the piecemeal approach: Santa Monica's comprehensive plan for sustainability
- 26 States leading the way on climate change action: the view from the Northeast
- 27 West Coast Governors' Global Warming Initiative: using regional partnerships to coordinate climate action
- 28 Building social movements
- 29 Climate litigation: shaping public policy and stimulating debate
- 30 The moral and political challenges of climate change
- Part III Creating a climate for change
- About the authors
- Index
- References
Summary
Local governments are well placed to get to the nub of the [climate] problem in a way that global treaties and carbon trading can never achieve. They can get the message across to the residents, shopkeepers and drivers of the world that efficient, cheap-to-run homes, fridges, cars and so on can improve their quality of life while helping a global cause. … It's refreshing to see that bottom-up local action still has an important part to play in tackling climate change. Power to the people indeed!
Jim Gillon (2004)Local governments have been the leading champions for climate protection in the United States for over a decade. While not funded or mandated by higher levels of government to do so, local governments have taken on the burden of reducing their communities' contribution to global warming. What motivates this action? In over ten years of working with local governments on climate protection planning, ICLEI–Local Governments for Sustainability has identified common factors that facilitate local action. These include the presence of a local champion, positive effects on the financial bottom line, and supportive networks of local governments across the country making the same commitments and taking similar actions. The campaign is introduced in the section below, while these key factors are discussed in the remainder of the chapter. Observations from what has worked in these local communities hold valuable practical lessons for communication and social change.
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- Creating a Climate for ChangeCommunicating Climate Change and Facilitating Social Change, pp. 383 - 398Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2007
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