The Local Business Case for Climate Action: A Practical Framework for Climate Action in Cities

Cities are responsible for up to 70% of global greenhouse gas emissions, therefore climate change needs to be resolved in cities. There is an important window of opportunity to help cities, especially in rapidly urbanising developing countries, to better manage their future growth and development.

This working paper identifies five levers of effective climate action in cities that climate change practitioners should be aware of, and where appropriate, build into their project approach to support more effective climate action in cities. The five levers are:

• Power and leadership
• Communications and engagement
• Capacity building
• Financing implementation
• Demonstration effect