Understanding the Low Carbon Consumption Habits of Nepalese Population for Tackling Climate Change at Community Level

Effective climate change actions demand collaborative action from public bodies at all levels, placing local governance at the forefront of delivery. Scottish legislation imposes some of the most demanding legally-binding requirements for reducing greenhouse gas emissions currently to be found anywhere in the world. The new climate change obligations on Scottish local government are reviewed in the context of current Scottish emissions and UK energy policies. Analysis indicates that the pattern of carbon consumption rather than its production must be targeted, and that local government is well-placed to deliver many of the policies to this end. Case studies of Fife and Highland Councils show how Scottish local authorities (SLAs) are planning to discharge their climate change mitigation and adaptation responsibilities. Energy efficiency is driving the mitigation of carbon consumption, while new techniques for measuring carbon footprints are being used to adapt the development process to a low carbon mode. SLAs must pursue low-cost local climate change solutions not just to enhance the resilience of Scottish communities but also to demonstrate the feasibility of such approaches for local governance systems elsewhere in the face of growing financial constraints. Recent changes in Scottish waste management practices indicate the potential in this respect.

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The Implementation Approach of LCCF Checklist in Development Control: Challenges for policymakers

Environment-Behaviour Proceedings Journal ◽

10.21834/e-bpj.v4i12.1910 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 4 (12) ◽

Author(s):

T B A

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Sustainable Development ◽

Carbon Emissions ◽

Local Authority ◽

Survey Methods ◽

Local Level ◽

Control Process ◽

Low Carbon ◽

Local Authorities ◽

Development Control

Global warming, climate change is now affecting the world. The effort of the leaders to achieving the sustainable development is from New Urban Agenda (NUA), Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s) and local level is local authorities. SDG’s goal number 13 takes urgent action to combat climate change and its impact also SDG’s number 11 to sustainable cities and communities. The gap of this paper Different cities face different challenges and issues. Local authorities will play a significant role in undertaking policy initiatives to combat carbon emissions of the city. Low Carbon Cities (LCC) is to reduce carbon emissions in all human activities in cities. The objective of this paper is by applying the LCCF Checklist in planning permission for sustainable development. The methodology of this research is a mixed-method, namely quantitative and qualitative approach. The survey methods are by interview, questionnaire, and observation. Town planners are the subject matter expert in managing the planning permission submission for the development control of their areas. Descriptive statistical analysis will be used to show the willingness of the stakeholders, namely the developers and planning consultants in implementing of the LCCF. The contribution of this research will gauge readiness at the local authorities level. The findings of the LCCF checklist are identified as important in planning permission into the development control process. Surprisingly, that challenges and issues exist in multifaceted policy implementation the LCCF Checklist in a local authority. Finally based on Subang Jaya Municipal Councils, the existing approach in the application of the LCCF Checklist in the development control process will be useful for development control in a local authority towards sustainable development.

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Study on Low-Carbonization of Commerce in Qinhuangdao City

Advanced Materials Research ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.926-930.4369 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 926-930 ◽

pp. 4369-4372

Author(s):

Li Ta ◽

Lian Long Wang ◽

Hui Gao

Keyword(s):

External Environment ◽

Low Carbon ◽

Carbon Consumption ◽

Commercial Development ◽

Internal Governance ◽

Leading Role ◽

Commercial Enterprise ◽

The Government ◽

Commercial Network ◽

Commercial Field

Carbon emissions from energy consumption of commerce in Qinhuangdao are calculated from year 2001 to 2010, which show a growing tendency from total amounts and intensity. The limited factors of low-carbonization of commerce in Qinhuangdao are analyzed and the corresponding advices of low-carbonization of commerce are raised. Commercial enterprise enterprise should actively take internal governance, control the carbon emission of commercial buildings and properly select suppliers. The government should play a leading role and provide a good external environment for low carbon commercial development, which includes reasonably planning business industrial and commercial network layout, guide the use and development of the low-carbon techniques in commercial field, establishing special funds of low carbon business development to support the medium and small business enterprises, and strengthening the guide of low-carbon consumption.

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Interrogating Climate Adaptation Financing in Zimbabwe: Proposed Direction

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13126517 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (12) ◽

pp. 6517

Author(s):

Innocent Chirisa ◽

Trynos Gumbo ◽

Veronica N. Gundu-Jakarasi ◽

Washington Zhakata ◽

Thomas Karakadzai ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Developing Countries ◽

Climate Adaptation ◽

Global Climate ◽

Methodological Approach ◽

Extreme Weather Events ◽

Infrastructure Development ◽

Low Carbon ◽

Coastal Zones ◽

Resource Base

Reducing vulnerability to climate change and enhancing the long-term coping capacities of rural or urban settlements to negative climate change impacts have become urgent issues in developing countries. Developing countries do not have the means to cope with climate hazards and their economies are highly dependent on climate-sensitive sectors such as agriculture, water, and coastal zones. Like most countries in Southern Africa, Zimbabwe suffers from climate-induced disasters. Therefore, this study maps critical aspects required for setting up a strong financial foundation for sustainable climate adaptation in Zimbabwe. It discusses the frameworks required for sustainable climate adaptation finance and suggests the direction for success in leveraging global climate financing towards building a low-carbon and climate-resilient Zimbabwe. The study involved a document review and analysis and stakeholder consultation methodological approach. The findings revealed that Zimbabwe has been significantly dependent on global finance mechanisms to mitigate the effects of climate change as its domestic finance mechanisms have not been fully explored. Results revealed the importance of partnership models between the state, individuals, civil society organisations, and agencies. Local financing institutions such as the Infrastructure Development Bank of Zimbabwe (IDBZ) have been set up. This operates a Climate Finance Facility (GFF), providing a domestic financial resource base. A climate change bill is also under formulation through government efforts. However, numerous barriers limit the adoption of adaptation practices, services, and technologies at the scale required. The absence of finance increases the vulnerability of local settlements (rural or urban) to extreme weather events leading to loss of life and property and compromised adaptive capacity. Therefore, the study recommends an adaptation financing framework aligned to different sectoral policies that can leverage diverse opportunities such as blended climate financing. The framework must foster synergies for improved impact and implementation of climate change adaptation initiatives for the country.

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Help the climate, change your diet: A cross-sectional study on how to involve consumers in a transition to a low-carbon society

Appetite ◽

10.1016/j.appet.2015.12.001 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 98 ◽

pp. 19-27 ◽

Cited By ~ 77

Author(s):

Joop de Boer ◽

Annick de Witt ◽

Harry Aiking

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Low Carbon ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional

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China's low-carbon governance at community level: A case study in Min’an community, Beijing

Journal of Cleaner Production ◽

10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.127530 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 127530

Author(s):

Tianle Liu ◽

Yufei Wang ◽

Huimin Li ◽

Ye Qi

Keyword(s):

Community Level ◽

Low Carbon

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Abstract 36: Mapping and Multilevel Modeling of Climate Change and Air Pollution With Risk of Stroke in the United States and China: Findings From the Drexel-SARI Low Carbon and Healthy City Study

Stroke ◽

10.1161/str.47.suppl_1.36 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 47 (suppl_1) ◽

Author(s):

Longjian Liu ◽

Hui Liu ◽

Xuan Yang ◽

Feng Jia ◽

Mingquan Wang

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Air Pollution ◽

Air Quality ◽

Pollution Index ◽

The United States ◽

Potential Interaction ◽

Low Carbon ◽

Multilevel Regression ◽

Healthy City ◽

Nationally Representative

Introduction and Hypothesis: Stroke is a leading cause of death and the major cause of disability in the world. However, few studies applied multilevel regression techniques to explore the association of stroke risk with climate change and air pollution. In the study, we aimed to test the hypothesis that the disproportionately distributed stroke rates across the counties and cities within a country are significantly associated with air pollution and temperature. Methods: We used data from U.S. 1118 counties in 49 states, which had estimated measures of particulate matter (PM)2.5 for the years 2010-2013, and data from China 120 cities in 32 provinces (including 4 municipalities), which had measures of Air Pollution Index (API) for the years 2012-2013. We assessed the association between air quality and prevalence of stroke using spatial mapping, autocorrelation and multilevel regression models. Results: Findings from the U.S. show that the highest average PM2.5 level was in July (10.2 μg/m3) and the lowest in October (7.63 μg/m3) for the years 2010-2013. Annual average PM2.5 levels were significantly different across the 1118 counties, and were significantly associated with stroke rates. Multilevel regression analysis indicated that the prevalence of stroke significantly increased by 1.19% for every 10 μg/m3 increase of PM2.5 (p<0.001). Significant variability in PM2.5 by states was observed (p=0.019). More than 70% of the variation in stroke rates existed across the counties (p=0.017) and 18.7% existed across the states (p=0.047). In China, the highest API was observed in the month of December, with a result of 75.76 in 2012 and 97.51 in 2013. The lowest API was observed in July, with a result of 51.21 in 2012, and 54.23 in 2013. Prevalence of stroke was significantly higher in cities with higher API concentrations. The associations between air quality and risk of stroke were significantly mediated by temperatures. Conclusions: The study, using nationally representative data, is one of the first studies to address a positive and complex association between air quality and prevalence of stroke, and a potential interaction effect of temperatures on the air - stroke association.

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