Byron Ioannou

TL;DR: In this paper, the state of local planning for climate change by collecting and analysing information about local climate mitigation and adaptation plans across 885 urban areas of the EU-28 was reported.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a comparative analysis of the mitigation targets of 327 European cities, as declared in their local climate plans, and analyze whether the type of plan, city size, membership of climate networks, and its regional location are associated with different levels of mitigation ambition.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors analyzed 885 cities across 28 European countries to create a reference baseline on the degree of climate mainstreaming in local climate plans and compared the benefits of mainstreaming versus dedicated climate plans, looking at policy effectiveness and ultimately delivery of much needed climate change efforts at the city level.

TL;DR: In this article, a case study was developed for the case of Nicosia, a city that experiences high urban heat island intensities due to its geographical location and its continuous urban growth.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the impact of transnational climate networks on local and regional climate mitigation planning in Mediterranean regions and cities, and found that both regional and city action seem insufficiently ambitious with regards to meeting the Paris Agreement, at least at city level.