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Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin | Albrecht Daniel Thaer - Institut für Agrar- und Gartenbauwissenschaften | Ressourcenökonomie | Aktuelles | New paper published in Global Environmental Change identifies four archetypes of climate planning in European cities

New paper published in Global Environmental Change identifies four archetypes of climate planning in European cities



 

Based on an available data set of local climate mitigation plans in 885 European cities, we find that urban climate action is systematically associated with four qualitatively different configurations of factors, each with its own consistent narrative (“networker cities”, “green cities”, “lighthouse cities”, “fundraising cities”). Crucially, some factors play a positive role in some configurations, a negative in others, and no role in further configurations (e.g., whether a city is located in a country with supportive national climate policies). This confirms that there is no single explanation for urban climate action.

 

Eisenack, Klaus, und Matteo Roggero (2022): Many Roads to Paris:

Explaining Urban Climate Action in 885 European Cities. Global Environmental Change 72: 102439.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2021.102439 .