FOLLOW THE (CITY) LEADER: the power of local action on the climate crisis
*planted: 02/05/2022last tended: 02/05/2022
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- podcast
- URL
- https://www.cheerfulpodcast.com/rtbc-episodes/follow-the-city-leader
- Series
- Reasons to be Cheerful
The power of local action on the climate crisis.
Some good examples of municipalism. Cities and local authorities as drivers of climate action, rather than national governments.
~00:16:09 C40 Cities. Have been the drivers behind some of the big climate targets. I think they said around 700 million population represented by C40? And a substantial economic amount.
~00:34:36 UK100. "It supports decision-makers in UK towns, cities and counties in their transition to Net Zero."
~00:38:54 Planning permission and public procurement are things local authorities already have plenty of say over.
~00:50:16 15-minute city. Everything you need should be 15 minutes or less walk away.
1. Elsewhere
1.1. In my garden
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