People power: how communities and cities can help save the environment
A year after COP21 and the adoption of the Paris Agreement, international policymakers are still struggling to convert targets into action. This is clearly indicated by the title of the recent followup COP in Marrakech: Turn the Promise of Paris into Action.
But as the international community putters along, cities and local communities are already staking out the front lines of the fight against climate change.
Cities take the leadOver the years, sub-national actors, such as cities and regions, have acquired increasing weight in international negotiations. Policymakers and scholars alike acknowledge cities’ vulnerability to, and share of responsibility in, environmental degradation.… Seguir leyendo »