Various forms of horizontal and vertical collaboration are relevant to the success of urban
climate governance beyond the local level. Horizontal collaboration includes climate …

Politics and the Environment has established itself as one of the most comprehensive
textbooks in this area. This new edition has been completely revised and updated whilst …

Denmark's future energy system is to be entirely based on renewable energy sources.
Municipalities will play an important role as local energy planning authorities in terms of …

Working with sustainability goals at the local level places large requirements on developing
and integrating priorities within the budgeting and organization of local government. This …

Promoting organic farming is the ultimate strategy to reduce the use of synthetic pesticides.
Denmark and Sweden have introduced measures to increase organic consumption as a …

When it comes to improving energy efficiency and environmental sustainability,
municipalities are important actors. The Swedish Energy Agency initiated a program called …

Despite signing the Mayors Climate Change Agreement, few US cities have made
significant progress in either climate mitigation or adaptation. For the most part, European …

Although Dutch cities were among the forerunners in local climate policy, a systematic
overview on climate mitigation and adaptation policy is still missing. This study aims to fill …

Swedish municipalities have traditionally had significant powers and played a major role in
implementing national energy strategies. This paper describes the factors influencing …

Much of the effort to address environmental issues at the local level has focused on defining
principles and aims rather than addressing the operational difficulties of implementation …