NATIONAL ACTION

Local and State Action

While national governments have often been hung up in squabbling over questions of who does what first in addressing climate change, municipalities and state and provincial governments from every region of the world have committed themselves to efforts to limit emissions of greenhouse gases. This has been distinguished by actions in at least three areas:

• The development and implementation of targets for limiting greenhouse emissions
• The adoption of policies to promote clean energy — generally defined as energy efficiency and use of fuels with little adverse effect on climate and air quality
• The adoption of coordinated strategies for climate and air quality protection.  

Articles:

Native Americans Move to Forefront on Climate

Presbyterian Church USA Asks Its 2.3 Million Members Each to Become Carbon Neutral

Pentagon study suggests potentially catastrophic consequences of climate change

Senator Lieberman Receives Edmund Muskie Memorial Environmental Protection Award

Gore Trains Legion of Climate Protection Advocates

While Administration and Congress Balk on Kyoto, Many U.S. States Move Forward on Greenhouse Emission Efforts