@COP22 Learn how subnational governments are taking bold #climateaction in the Compact of #StatesandRegions 2016 Report

“THE FIGHT AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE CANNOT SIMPLY BE A ‘TOP-DOWN’ STRATEGY – CLIMATE CHANGE SHOULD ALSO BE TACKLED USING A BOTTOM-UP APPROACH. IT IS THEREFORE ON US – THE STATES AND REGIONS AROUND THE WORLD – TO INCORPORATE CLIMATE ACTION IN ALL ASPECTS OF LOCAL GOVERNANCE. IN NORTH RHINE-WESTPHALIA, WE REACHED A MAJOR MILESTONE BY PASSING OUR FIRST CLIMATE PROTECTION PLAN IN 2015 WITH 220 MEASURES FOR CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION AND ADAPTATION. THE CLIMATE GROUP’S STATES & REGIONS ALLIANCE PROVIDES US WITH A PLATFORM THAT ON THE ONE HAND, MAKES REGIONAL CLIMATE ACHIEVEMENTS AND KNOW-HOW AVAILABLE TO OTHER REGIONS WORLDWIDE AND ON THE OTHER HAND, GIVES THE REGIONS A STRONG VOICE ON A GLOBAL PLATFORM. THE COMPACT OF STATES AND REGIONS IS A POWERFUL INITIATIVE THAT ILLUSTRATES TRANSPARENTLY HOW MUCH REGIONS CAN CONTRIBUTE TO REDUCING EMISSIONS.”