URBAN CARBON GOVERNANCE

Urban Carbon Governance  (ARCDP110100081)
Pauline McGuirk, Robyn Dowling (Macquarie University), Harriet Bulkeley (Durham University, UK)

Effective responses to climate change hinge on the capacity to govern carbon, especially in our growing cities. Australia’s urban carbon governance framework has proved ineffective, and there is no systematic knowledge of it to inform improvement. This project documents urban carbon governance across the capital cities. It will produce foundational new knowledge of the ‘who’, ‘how’ and ‘where’ of urban carbon governance and of the innovations emanating from Australian cities. The project will provide empirical and theoretical knowledge to advance the capacity to govern carbon, enhance Australia’s environmental sustainability and, through international engagement, build Australian research capacity.

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Presentation:

Dowling R, McGuirk P, Bulkeley H (2012) Australian urban carbon governance: local governments and experimentation, Cities and Climate Change Experimentation sessions, Association of American Geographers Conference, New York