A Municipal 'Climate Revolution'? The Shaping of Municipal Climate Change Policies
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A Municipal 'Climate Revolution'? The Shaping of Municipal Climate Change Policies. / Hoff, Jens Villiam; Strobel, Bjarne W.
In: Journal of Transdisciplinary Environmental Studies, Vol. 12, No. 1, 2013, p. 4-16.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - A Municipal 'Climate Revolution'? The Shaping of Municipal Climate Change Policies
AU - Hoff, Jens Villiam
AU - Strobel, Bjarne W.
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - This article investigates the climate policies formulated by Danish municipalities, and the huge variation in scope and ambition of these policies. Based on a survey covering all Danish municipalities, it is found that 72% of all municipalities have climate change action plans with annual CO2-reduction goals between 0.9 and 5.9%. Size of municipality, degree of incorporation of climate change policies in the municipal administration, presence of ‘green organizations’, as well as membership of national and international climate networks, are found to be of importance for the level of ambition of the climate plans. Denne artikel undersøger danske kommuners klimapolitik, og den store variation i denne. Med udgangspunkt i en spørgeskemaundersøgelse omfattende alle danske kommuner konstateres det, at 72% af kommunerne har en klimahandlingsplan, som fastsætter årlige CO2-reduktioner for kommunen som geografisk enhed på mellem 0,9 og 5,9% årligt. Det konstateres, at kommunens størrelse, hvem der har det administrative ansvar for klimapolitikken, de ’grønne organisationers’ tilstedeværelse og medlemskab af nationale og internationale klimanetværk, har betydning for kommunernes ambitionsniveau på klimaområdet.
AB - This article investigates the climate policies formulated by Danish municipalities, and the huge variation in scope and ambition of these policies. Based on a survey covering all Danish municipalities, it is found that 72% of all municipalities have climate change action plans with annual CO2-reduction goals between 0.9 and 5.9%. Size of municipality, degree of incorporation of climate change policies in the municipal administration, presence of ‘green organizations’, as well as membership of national and international climate networks, are found to be of importance for the level of ambition of the climate plans. Denne artikel undersøger danske kommuners klimapolitik, og den store variation i denne. Med udgangspunkt i en spørgeskemaundersøgelse omfattende alle danske kommuner konstateres det, at 72% af kommunerne har en klimahandlingsplan, som fastsætter årlige CO2-reduktioner for kommunen som geografisk enhed på mellem 0,9 og 5,9% årligt. Det konstateres, at kommunens størrelse, hvem der har det administrative ansvar for klimapolitikken, de ’grønne organisationers’ tilstedeværelse og medlemskab af nationale og internationale klimanetværk, har betydning for kommunernes ambitionsniveau på klimaområdet.
KW - Faculty of Social Sciences
KW - climate change, CO2-reduction, Denmark, municipalities
M3 - Journal article
VL - 12
SP - 4
EP - 16
JO - Journal of Transdisciplinary Environmental Studies
JF - Journal of Transdisciplinary Environmental Studies
SN - 1602-2297
IS - 1
ER -
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