Climate: The Climate Charter of the 15th Forum
To the Convention website
Whose is this ? The 15th Forum, the Center for Local Government.
On the tip of the fork :
THE 15TH FORUM CLIMATE CHARTER IS AN INITIATIVE OF 18 LARGE AND MEDIUM-SIZED CITIES IN ISRAEL, INCLUDING 15 FORUM CITIES AND THREE ADDITIONAL MUNICIPALITIES (JERUSALEM, ASHKELON AND BAT YAM), DESIGNED TO REDUCE AIR POLLUTION AND GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS WITHIN THEIR TERRITORIES. THE CHARTER, SIGNED ON FEBRUARY 13, 2008, IS AN ISRAELI VERSION OF THE ICLEI INTERNATIONAL CLIMATE PROTECTION CHARTER. AS PART OF THE CHARTER, THE MUNICIPALITIES COMMITTED TO SETTING CLEAR QUANTITATIVE REDUCTION TARGETS, INCLUDING REDUCING GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS BY NO LESS THAN 20% BY 2020, COMPARED TO THE 2000 EMISSION LEVEL. THE CITIES COMMITTED TO PREPARING MUNICIPAL ACTION PLANS TO ACHIEVE THESE GOALS, SIMILAR TO WHAT IS DONE IN MAJOR CITIES IN THE WESTERN WORLD.
