Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities
A Territorial Approach to Climate Action and Resilience
Global warming is likely to reach 1.5°C as early as in 2030, with current climate
action falling short of meeting the Paris Agreement goals and a mounting risk of tipping
beyond the ability of human societies to adapt. Building on broader OECD work on climate,
this report proposes a new OECD territorial climate indicator framework and demonstrates
that the potential to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions, adapt to climate impacts
and address vulnerabilities varies across different territories. The report also presents
a policy framework of 9 recommended actions to help decision makers unleash more effective
climate action and resilience, both by integrating a territorial approach into national
and subnational climate policies and by mainstreaming climate objectives into urban,
rural and regional policies. The report summarises the analysis into a checklist for
national and local governments to implement a territorial approach to climate and
resilience policies, as well as a compendium of 36 best practices from cities, regions
and countries from all around the world.
6 December 2023 | 15:00 – 16:00 CET | COP28 Japan Pavilion & livestream
This session wtook place live from COP28 in Dubai at the Japan Pavilion and was livestreamed on the OECD COP28 Virtual Pavilion. Recognising the climate urgency, the role of cities and regions and the importance of a place-based climate action in meeting the Paris Agreement goals, this session aimed to discuss among national and local policymakers and experts the importance and effectiveness of a 'territorial approach to climate action and resilience', a new comprehensive policy framework to accelerate the net-zero and resilient transition at all territorial scales.
This session also launched the OECD report “A Territorial Approach to Climate Action and Resilience” that synthesises three years of work under the OECD TACAR Programme, supported by the government of Japan.