PART Ⅰ FRAMEWORK FOR LOCAL CLIMATE CHANGE LAW

1 Local climate change law&Benjamin J.Richardson

2 Transnational voluntary climate change initiatives for local governments: key variables, drivers and likely effects&Stepan Wood and Kevin Thompson

PART Ⅱ LOCAL CLIMATE ACTION IN NORTH AMERICA

3 Local climate change law and multi-level governance in North America&Scott Pasternack

4 Suburban climate change efforts in Minnesota: implications for multi-level mitigation strategies&Hari M.Osofsky

5 US municipal climate plans: what role will cities play in climate change mitigation?&Melissa Powers

6 Local solutions to a global problem? Climate change policy-making in Vancouver&Elizabeth Schwartz

7 Climate governance at the municipal level in Canada: a case study of mitigation efforts in Halifax&Meinhard Doelle and Kaija Belfry Munroe

8 Measuring climate action in Vancouver: comparing a city's greenhouse gas emissions inventory protocol to the inventory of consumption&Jennie Moore

9 Indigenous peoples and climate change policies: a comparative assessment of Indigenous governance models in Canada&Sophie Theriault

PART Ⅲ LOCAL CLIMATE ACTION IN GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE

10 Local climate action in the European Union&Marjan Peeters

11 Climate governance in China: using the 'iron hand'&Jolene Lin

12 Legal frameworks for local adaptation in Australia: the role of local government in water governance in a climate change era&Lee Godden

13 Climate governance in South African municipalities: opportunities and obstacles for local government&Anal du Plessis

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