Review of Climate Change Mitigation Tools for Local Authorities
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SNIFFER Code: CC06
Year: 2007
Project Status: Complete
Short description: Local authorities in Scotland are taking action in support of Scotland’s Climate Change Declaration which contains commitments associated with reducing greenhouse gas emissions and adapting to the impacts of climate change. This requires local authorities to assess their contribution to climate change and the impacts of climate change on their services and communities, and to develop strategies to respond.
This report identifies the strengths and limitations of a range of tools and evaluates them against their ability to help local authorities meet Scotland’s Climate Change Declaration commitments; to perform a variety of jobs; and in meeting the needs and capacities of local authorities.
The research highlighted a number of ways in which policy makers, tool providers, researchers and local authorities could strengthen the development of tools to address climate change.
Keywords: climate change, local govern
Lead Organisation: SNIFFER
Contact: SNIFFER (info@sniffer.org.uk)
Funding Collaborators: Scottish Government
Contractor(s): CAG Consultants (London)
Cost of Research: 20k - 50k
Nature of Research: Guidance and Best practice
Geographical relavance: Scotland
Primary End User: Policy makers
Secondary End-users: Local authorities