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Handbook of Multi-Level Climate Actions emphasizes the need for significant climate action by every capable person on the planet at multiple levels of human experience and society. This includes individuals/households, formal and informal groups, organizations/communities, from local to global, and all levels of businesses, governments, and nonprofit organizations. It highlights the many ways that our species can meet the climate crisis and how entities at every level of human experience are, could be, and should be developing and implementing climate solutions, including those advancing energy efficiency, renewable energy utilization, and nature’s ability to sequester carbon.
Nearly two dozen knowledgeable, caring, and active authors, representing both academics and practitioners, from multiple countries and disciplines, have risen to the challenge of attempting to motivate as many people as possible to take whatever actions they can as urgently as possible, to ensure that future generations of both humans and non-humans on this planet will have a sustainable climate that meets their on-going needs.
This Handbook is an important work for scholars and practitioners working in the realm of environmental and climate issues, sustainability and CSR. It provides a comprehensive exploration of the current global situation, while also inspiring immediate action and forward thinking.
Trade Review‘Climate change is the most urgent crisis facing humanity. The Handbook on Multi-Level Climate Action
is a must read as it provides a path forward in addressing this crisis.’ -- Doug McKenzie-Mohr, Author of Fostering Sustainable Behavior
'As our planet changes—from melting ice caps, record-breaking heat and cold, super-strong hurricanes and ocean surges—most think it's someone else's problem. This Handbook emphasizes the need for everyone—from individuals to community to local government and industry, to national governments and international consortia—to all step up, so as to leave the wonderful bounty from this planet for our children and children's children. A must read!' -- Scott Sklar, The George Washington University, US
Table of ContentsContents: 1 Introduction to the Handbook of multi-level climate action: Sparking and sustaining transformative approaches 1 Mark Starik, Gordon Rands and Jonathan Deason PART I THE MULTI-LEVEL CLIMATE ACTION MINDSET 2 Public–private climate actions for the built environment 17 Robert Sroufe and Emily Thiem 3 Goal-based development: driving climate actions and sustainable development goals implementation within a holarchic model 37 John N. Telesford 4 Motivations toward sustainability in manufacturing at multiple levels 57 Markéta Svobodová 5 Content analysis of nationally determined contributions: multi-level climate action to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement 80 Erin Rae Hoffer 6 Climate action: from multilateral negotiations to implementation 101 Mukes Kapilashrami PART II MULTI-LEVEL CLIMATE ACTION EDUCATION AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS 7 Multi-level carbon literacy in management education: an approach to address climate change in the classroom 127 Cathy A. Rusinko 8 Non-formal sustainability, resilience, and climate-change education for professionals and life-long learners 137 Gerard Voos, L. Stagg Newman, and James Fox 9 You don’t need a sign to protest: the rise of digital climate activism 150 Osiris Mancera 10 Digital sustainability: tackling climate change with bits and bytes 173 Georg Reischauer and Lea Fuenfschilling PART III MULTI-LEVEL CLIMATE ACTION PLACE AND PACE 11 Learning from city-level climate action planning 188 Bruce Paton 12 Multi-level sustainability from the perspectives of a developing economy: a case study on climate resilient communities of Bangladesh 202 Sakib Mahmud 13 Multi-level climate action through circular supply chain management of ocean plastic 215 Andrea Neal, Michelaina Johnson and Megan Havrda 14 The climate sprint: an agile process for catalytic collaboration towards a just transition 242 Dennis West and Jimmy Jia PART IV MULTI-LEVEL CLIMATE ACTION ECONOMICS AND FINANCE 15 An emerging multi-level approach to climate action in the US banking sector 256 Amy K. Townsend 16 Harnessing the power of investors to drive climate innovation 278 Gabrielle J. Evans 17 Culture, education, and sustainability: a systemic approach 295 Madhavi Venkatesan Index
