Climate Action Planning

The third edition of the European Commission's guidance on implementing green public procurement. This version has been updated to reflect the updated 2014 Procurement Directives. The Handbook was compiled by ICLEI under a contract with the European Commission.

Paris Agreement led onto the beginning of a new era where climate action is accelerated, coordinated and properly financed. It is clear that climate action at local level is critical to ensure bottom-up results are achieved, that in turn support accomplishment of international goals and target set in Paris Agreement.  Yet we also know that local governments cannot do this alone, they need support and engagement from all levels of government.

National, local and other subnational governments need to work together to track performance and implement effective, coordinated climate action, with the aim to progressively raise local, national and global ambitions. Linking national and subnational climate reporting is a key element for effective climate governance. This report is a snapshot of the targets, performance inventories, action plans and actions from the carbonn Climate Registry (cCR), of the most widely used subnational climate action reporting systems in the world.

This is a synthesis report of data from the carbonn Climate Registry. It looks at subnational alignment with the 1.5-degree target, key climate hazards and how two-way dialogue and data-sharing can raise climate ambitions. Special attention is given to the importance of integrated Measuring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) systems, and how such systems can help coordinate, target and build support for climate initiatives.