There is no effective implementation of climate policies without a coordination of international agreements with local and regional governments.
Ibon Galarraga, Professor at Basque Centre for Climate Change (BC3), spoke at COP21 in Paris and highlighted how relevant is to understand that addressing climate change need a collaboration at different levels of governance.
Regional governments have got great potential in adaptation and mitigation strategies. They have great proximity with citizens, great flexibility to design and implement policies, they are in charge of many of the important areas for climate policy: transport, industry, housing, environment, energy. “From taxes to emission trading, from energy standards to public/private partnerships, from certifications to regulations, and capacity building – Dr. Galarraga said – there are many things that Regions can do, and that they are actually doing to face climate change”.

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This video is part of the COP21 Side Event “Regions and Climate Change: a major challenge for local communities” – COP Conference Center, Observer Room 12, Paris – December 10, 2015 – organized by the Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change – CMCC (Lead applicant) in collaboration with the Basque Centre for Climate Change – BC3 (co-applicant) and the Italian Society for Climate Sciences – SISC (co-applicant).
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