Climate Change Action Plans

Participating cities

Buenos Aires

Plan: Buenos Aires Climate Change Action Plan, launched in December 2009

Targets: 32.7% below 2008 baseline levels by 2030

Link: English translation summary Buenos Aires Climate Change Action Plan

Bogotá

Plan: Climate Change General Action Plan launched July 2008

Chicago

Plan: Climate Action Plan, launched September 2008
Targets: 25% below 1990 levels by 2020, 80% below 1990 levels by 2050

• Engaging Chicago's Communities in the Chicago Climate Action Plan
• Engaging Chicago's Diverse Communities in the Chicago Climate Action Plan
• Chicago Climate Action Plan Transportation Strategy

Hong Kong

Plan: Green Hong Kong - Carbon Audit Plan
Link: Hong Kong Climate Change Website

Houston

Plan: Houston Emission Reduction Plan, launched August 2008

London

Plan: The Mayor's Climate Change Action Plan, launched on February 27, 2007
Targets: 60% below 1990 baseline levels by 2025; limiting total CO2 between now and 2025 to 600 million tonnes

Los Angeles

Plan: Green LA, launched on May 15, 2007
Targets: 35% below 1990 baseline levels by 2030

Madrid

Plan: Plan for the Sustainable Use of Energy and Climate Change Prevention, launched 2008
Targets: 20% below 2004 baseline levels by 2020. 50% below 2004 baseline levels by 2050.

Melbourne

Plan: Zero Net Emissions by 2020 – Strategy update 2008

Mexico City

Plan: Mexico City Climate Action Program 2008-2012
Targets: Reduction of greenhouse gas emissions 12% by 2012

New York

Plan: Climate Change component of PLANYC, launched April 22, 2007
Targets: 30% below 2007 baseline levels by 2030 [accelerated municipal government target =30% reduction from 2007 levels by 2017]

Paris

Plan: Paris Climate Plan
Targets: 75% below 2004 baseline levels by 2050

Philadelphia

Targets: At least 10% below 1990 baseline levels by 2010. [11.6% reduction for community 2010 and 12.3% reduction for city government by 2010]
Link: Greenworks Philadelphia

Rome

Plan: Roma Per Kyoto (yet to finalise action plan)
Targets: 6.5% below 1990 baseline levels by 2012

Sao Paulo

Plan: Sao Paulo Municipal Act on Climate Change (June 2009) PDF
Targets: 30% below 2003 levels by 2012

Seoul

Plan: Seoul Low Carbon Green Growth Master Plan PDF
Targets: 40% below 1990 baseline levels by 2030

Sydney

Plan: Targets set out in Sustainable Sydney 2030
Targets: 70% greenhouse gas emission reduction target for the local government area by 2030 based on 2006 levels
Link: City of Sydney Environmental Management Plan

Tokyo

Plan: Climate Change Strategy, launched June 1, 2007
Targets: Reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by 25% by 2020
Link: Tokyo Metropolitan Government Envionment Website

Toronto

Plan: Climate Change, Clean Air and Sustainable Energy Action Plan
Targets: 6% below 1990 baseline levels by 2012; 30% by 2020, 80% by 2050

Affiliate cities

Amsterdam

Plan: Amsterdam Climate Change Action Plan
Targets: 40% below 1990 baseline levels by 2025

Austin

Plan: Austin Climate Protection Plan, launched February 7, 2007

Copenhagen

Plan: Copenhagen Climate Plan
Copenhagen Climate Plan - The short version PDF
Targets: 20% below 2005 baseline levels by 2010

Portland

Plan: Climate Action Plan 2009
Targets: 40% below 1990 levels by 2030. 80% below 1990 levels by 2050

Rotterdam

Plan: Rotterdam Climate Initiative, launched May 2007
Targets: 50% below 1990 baseline levels by 2025

Salt Lake City

Plan: Salt Lake City Green - Climate Action Plan
Targets: Reducing GHG emissions by 3% annually for 10 years, with a long-term goal of reducing emissions 70% from present levels by 2040

San Francisco

Plan: San Francisco - Climate Action Plan
Targets: 20% below 1990 baseline levels by 2012

Seattle

Plan: Seattle Climate Action Plan
Targets: 7% below 1990 baseline levels by 2012

Stockholm

Plan: The City of Stockholm's Climate Initiatives
Stockholm action plan for climate and energy 2010-2020
Targets: 60-80% below 1990 baseline levels by 2050

Yokohama

Plan: Yokohama Climate Action Plan
Yokohama Road Map (part 1)
Yokohama Road Map (part 2)
Targets: 30% below 2004 levels by 2025, 60% below 2004 levels by 2050