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The UCLA Program on Local Government Climate Action Policies is working to identify and support research needed to strengthen local governments’ capacity to reduce emissions and adapt to climate change, and to translate that research into a form useful to those leading and working within local governments.

November 2009 Program Update

Highlights
	Fall quarter speaker series and course on local climate planning. Listen to past talks on iTunes. Upcoming talks:" Monday, November 23rd - Matthew Kahn, UCLA Professor and author of Green Cities will share his research on residential energy use. RSVP for the series.
	Symposium on Measuring GHG Emissions from Mobile Sources at Different Geographic Scales Measuring GHG emissions from mobile sources at the local jurisdiction is becoming more important for many reasons. The relevant geographic scale for such measurements ranges from the city to the county, up to the level of the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO). Currently at the state-level two accounting methods are in use: a bottom-up and top-down method. This symposium will examine the relative merits of these two approaches and identify the value of developing additional methods and data sources for local jurisdictions. more
	Upcoming research on California's Climate Action Plans from Rui Wang and J.R. DeShazo What have cities in California done to mitigate their impact on the climate? How do these Climate Action Plans vary across the cities? Using state-wide survey data and interviews, this research will examine (1) the goals and design of the climate action plans adopted by the Californian cities, and (2) the extent to which the elements of these plans have been adopted. Which cities translate promises into climate action? After politicians sign agreements or make promises to city-wide reduce emissions, which types of cities have followed through with steps necessary to reduce emissions. Which types of cities are more likely to complete their promises and why? more
	Collaborative bibliography on Climate Planning for users of CiteULike. The Local Climate Policy group on CiteULike is an active bibliography that allows you to search reports, articles, and working papers related to Local Climate Policy. Articles have been tagged for easy discovery and links are provided to facilitate access. You can join CiteULike and the Local Climate Policy Group to add, discuss, and review articles. The UCLA Program on Local Government Climate Action Policies has chosen to use CiteULike to organize new and existing research in order to facilitate collaboration among researchers. Find out more about CiteULike.