Local Climate Change Law

Edited by Benjamin J. Richardson, Professor of Environmental Law, Faculty of Law, University of Tasmania, Australia

‘This book is a useful addition to our literature on climate change law, with its focus on climate change at the local level. It examines how local governments, municipalities and city authorities address climate change through law and policy, and the problems/constraints faced in mitigation and adaptation at the local level. The 15 contributors have thoughtfully and critically analysed the issues from intellectual as well as practical perspectives, drawing on the experiences of North America as well as the EU, China, Australia and South Africa. The reader is left with deeper insights and suggestions for the way forward.’

• Contents:PrefaceWillemien du Plessis and Melissa PowersPART I: FRAMEWORK FOR LOCAL CLIMATE CHANGE LAW1. Local Climate Change LawBenjamin J. Richardson2. Transnational Voluntary Climate Change Initiatives for Local Governments: Key Variables, Drivers and Likely EffectsStepan Wood and Kevin ThompsonPART II: LOCAL CLIMATE ACTION IN NORTH AMERICA3. Local Climate Change Law and Multi-level Governance in North AmericaScott Pasternack 4. Suburban Climate Change Efforts in Minnesota: Implications for Multi-level Mitigation StrategiesHari M. Osofsky5. US Municipal Climate Plans: What Role Will Cities Play in Climate Change Mitigation?Melissa Powers6. Local Solutions to a Global Problem? Climate Change Policy-making in VancouverElizabeth Schwartz7. Climate Governance at the Municipal Level in Canada: A Case Study of Mitigation Efforts in HalifaxMeinhard Doelle and Kaija Belfry Munroe8. Measuring Climate Action in Vancouver: Comparing a City’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory Protocol to the Inventory of ConsumptionJennie Moore9. Indigenous Peoples and Climate Change Policies: A Comparative Assessment of Indigenous Governance Models in CanadaSophie ThériaultPART III: LOCAL CLIMATE ACTION IN GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE10. Local Climate Action in the European UnionMarjan Peeters11. Climate Governance in China: Using the ‘Iron Hand’Jolene Lin12. Legal Frameworks for Local Adaptation in Australia: The Role of Local Government in Water Governance in a Climate Change EraLee Godden 13. Climate Governance in South African Municipalities: Opportunities and Obstacles for Local GovernmentAnél du PlessisIndex