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dc.contributor.authorSalvia, M
dc.contributor.authorReckien, D
dc.contributor.authorGeneletti, D
dc.contributor.authorPietrapertosa, F
dc.contributor.authorD'Alonzo, V
dc.contributor.authorDe Gregorio Hurtado, S
dc.contributor.authorChatterjee, Souran
dc.contributor.authorBai, X
dc.contributor.authorÜrge-Vorsatz, D
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-22T11:25:57Z
dc.date.available2023-03-22T11:25:57Z
dc.date.issued2023-05
dc.identifier.issn1364-0321
dc.identifier.issn1879-0690
dc.identifier.other113236
dc.identifier.urihttps://pearl.plymouth.ac.uk/handle/10026.1/20619
dc.description.abstract

This study investigates the climate emergency declaration (CED) movement in cities and its effects and synergies with local climate planning. Urban areas are experiencing a wide range of climate-induced extreme events, particularly those located in the Mediterranean hotspot. The focus is on Italian cities, which have only recently become key players in climate planning. The method is based on the collection, analysis, and comparison of data on CEDs and local climate plans (LCPs), integrated with information on city membership in climate networks, to extrapolate key performance indicators of the CED movement. The results show that the CED movement can motivate municipalities to become more ambitious in climate action. As of February 2021, the “climate emergency” movement was supported by 105 Italian cities geographically concentrated in the northern regions (66.7%). The motivation behind a CED is often attributable to local populations calling for concrete climate action (91.1% referred to the Fridays for Future movement) but also to a greater perception of the impacts of climate change (85.6% referred to the Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5 °C). Networking plays an important role (85 cities in the Covenant of Mayors). Interestingly, 36 cities (34.3%) were not engaged in local climate planning previously, but the CED shows now they see the urgency to act. 24.4% cities aim at carbon neutrality in their CEDs (most with local adaptation aspirations), with a much smaller fraction of cities doing so in LCPs and generally lower ambition in terms of greenhouse gas emission reduction targets.

dc.format.extent113236-113236
dc.languageen
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.subject13 Climate Action
dc.titleUnderstanding the motivations and implications of climate emergency declarations in cities: The case of Italy
dc.typejournal-article
dc.typeJournal Article
plymouth.volume178
plymouth.publication-statusPublished
plymouth.journalRenewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.rser.2023.113236
plymouth.organisational-group|Plymouth
plymouth.organisational-group|Plymouth|Faculty of Science and Engineering
plymouth.organisational-group|Plymouth|Faculty of Science and Engineering|School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
plymouth.organisational-group|Plymouth|Users by role
plymouth.organisational-group|Plymouth|Users by role|Academics
dcterms.dateAccepted2023-03-06
dc.date.updated2023-03-22T11:25:46Z
dc.rights.embargodate2024-3-13
dc.identifier.eissn1879-0690
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