Our Wonderful Green Future<p><strong>C40 Cities (2024) Climate Action Guide for Urban Planners</strong></p><p><strong>Who is this guide for?</strong></p><p><strong>Good urban planners are key climate champions. </strong>Urban planners work across silos, making them ideal drivers of cross-sectoral action. Accordingly, this guide is written for urban planning staff within local governments. <strong>The advice within this guide is applicable for staff both in cities that have a Climate Action Plan (CAP) and in cities that do not.</strong></p><p>The terms “urban planner”, “city planner” and “planner” are used interchangeably throughout the guide. These terms refer to city staff responsible for developing and implementing spatial plans and policies to manage the organisation and development of urban areas.</p><p><strong>What does this guide do?</strong></p><p>C40 have written this guide to <strong>support urban planners globally to play their full part in tackling the climate crisis.</strong> The guide focuses on the preparation and policy content of urban plans – known variously as strategic spatial plans, master plans, land use plans, and more. The guide explains how cities can embed climate action within these plans and policies and is structured as follows:</p><p><strong>1. Cities and climate action</strong> – first, the guide briefly sets out the need for cities to act in response to the climate crisis. It then explains the role of city CAPs and positions them as an important input for the preparation of any urban plan.</p><p><strong>2. Urban planning as a solution</strong> – next, it evidences the importance of urban planning as a key function through which cities can drive impactful climate action.</p><p><strong>3. Integrating climate into an urban plan</strong> – here, it elaborates on how climate change can be embedded into the ten stages commonly followed to prepare an urban plan.</p><p><strong>4. Spotlight on planning policies</strong> – in this chapter, the guide elaborates on seven key planning policy areas for climate action and showcases some great examples of climate-responsive urban planning policies from cities across the world.</p><p><strong>5. Key takeaways and further resources </strong>– finally, it concludes by summarising the key messages from within this guide and providing links to additional resources.</p> <ul><li></li><li></li><li></li><li></li></ul><p></p> <p>Download the guide here: <a href="https://c40.my.salesforce.com/sfc/p/36000001Enhz/a/Vo000000Ib5x/3cApAsD48s9JAQm3Z8W6V5IBU7saAWBK0OFEJhYHpso" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://c40.my.salesforce.com/sfc/p/36000001Enhz/a/Vo000000Ib5x/3cApAsD48s9JAQm3Z8W6V5IBU7saAWBK0OFEJhYHpso</a></p><p><strong>The C40 Knowledge Hub</strong> is a resource for cities wanting to act on climate change. It is designed for every city, regardless of C40 membership. We use ‘cities’ as shorthand for an urban municipal government of any size and in any country. 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