Just what is a climate action plan? How do local and regional planners implement one? President Obama recently announced a bold plan to increase fuel economy and reduce greenhouse gas pollution for all vehicles sold in U.S. In California, legislation mandates action but in many ways raises more questions than it answers. Now that guidelines for climate action planning are emerging from state agencies, how do environmental, land-use and transportation planners incorporate them into practice? What are the requirements? What strategies are most promising?
The UCLA School of Public Affairs' 2009 Leon Hoffman Urban Technology Symposium on Climate Action Planning brings together leading practitioners and researchers to address the questions facing those tasked with climate action planning, focusing on effective, meaningful compliance with still-evolving state legislation and regulations.