Climate Alliance
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Climate Alliance of European Cities with Indigenous Rainforest Peoples is a network of local authorities founded in the year 1990 and committed to the protection of the world's climate
. The more than 1,500 member cities and municipalities from 18 European countries aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions at their source. Their allies are the indigenous peoples of the rainforests. The indigenous partners were represented by COICA, the Coordination of Indigenous Organisations of the nine neighbouring countries of the Amazon Basin
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By joining Climate Alliance, cities and municipalities embrace the following voluntary commitments:
Foundation pillars of local climate protection are energy savings and efficient energy use
as well as renewable energy sources and environment-friendly mobility. Climate Alliance advises cities and municipalities on the implementation of climate protection strategies and develops recognised tools for standardised recording of energy consumption and CO2 emissions. Furthermore Climate Alliance develops and coordinates projects and campaigns which address different target groups. Besides of own activities Climate Alliance is partner of further campaigns and steps also into political actions. On national and international level it stands up for European local authorities engaged in climate protection and supports organisations of Indigenous peoples
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The European Secretariat of Climate Alliance is based in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Climate Alliance has members in Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.
Climate
Climate encompasses the statistics of temperature, humidity, atmospheric pressure, wind, rainfall, atmospheric particle count and other meteorological elemental measurements in a given region over long periods...
. The more than 1,500 member cities and municipalities from 18 European countries aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions at their source. Their allies are the indigenous peoples of the rainforests. The indigenous partners were represented by COICA, the Coordination of Indigenous Organisations of the nine neighbouring countries of the Amazon Basin
Amazon Basin
The Amazon Basin is the part of South America drained by the Amazon River and its tributaries that drains an area of about , or roughly 40 percent of South America. The basin is located in the countries of Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, and Venezuela...
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By joining Climate Alliance, cities and municipalities embrace the following voluntary commitments:
- to reduce CO2 emissions by 10 percent every five years
- to halve per capita emissions by 2030 at the latest (from 1990 baseline)
- to preserve the tropical rainforests by avoiding the use of tropical timber
- to support projects and initiatives of the indigenous partners.
Foundation pillars of local climate protection are energy savings and efficient energy use
Efficient energy use
Efficient energy use, sometimes simply called energy efficiency, is the goal of efforts to reduce the amount of energy required to provide products and services. For example, insulating a home allows a building to use less heating and cooling energy to achieve and maintain a comfortable temperature...
as well as renewable energy sources and environment-friendly mobility. Climate Alliance advises cities and municipalities on the implementation of climate protection strategies and develops recognised tools for standardised recording of energy consumption and CO2 emissions. Furthermore Climate Alliance develops and coordinates projects and campaigns which address different target groups. Besides of own activities Climate Alliance is partner of further campaigns and steps also into political actions. On national and international level it stands up for European local authorities engaged in climate protection and supports organisations of Indigenous peoples
Indigenous peoples
Indigenous peoples are ethnic groups that are defined as indigenous according to one of the various definitions of the term, there is no universally accepted definition but most of which carry connotations of being the "original inhabitants" of a territory....
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The European Secretariat of Climate Alliance is based in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Climate Alliance has members in Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.
Weblinks
- Homepage of Climate Alliance: Englisch and German
- EnergyBridges – a project for more energy equity
- Campaign: ZOOM – Kids on the Move
- Campaign: European Mobility Week