... SummaryIn2007,theCityofTorontoadoptedits Climate Change ActionPlanwhichincludesatargetedreductioningreenhousegasemissionsof80%by2050.Inadoptingtheplan,theCityCouncilalsocalledforthedevelopmentofacomprehensive climate change adaptationstrategyandisoneofthefirstcitiesintheworldtodoso.In2008,theCityofTorontoreleased‘AheadoftheStorm–PreparingTorontofor Climate Change ,adocumentdesignedtoengagestakeholdersinunderstandingwhatcanbedonetopreparefor climate change inordertominimizeitsimpact on Toronto’senvironment,healthandeconomy.Toronto’sleadingeffortstoaddressadapationalongsidemitigationwillprovideausefulcasestudyforothercitiesaroundtheworld.DetailTorontoCityCouncilhascommittedoveronebilliondollarsoverthenextfiveyearstofundprojectsthatwillhelpreducegreenhousegasemissions.Itscomprehensivestrategytorespondto climate change, knownasthe Climate Change, CleanAirandSustainableEnergyActionPlan’,focuses on activitiesthatreducegreenhousegasemissionsandhelppreparefor climate change (mitigationandadaptation).Torontounderstandsthatmitigationandadaptationstrategiesareoftencomplementaryandshouldbedevelopedintandeminordertobestutiliseresourcesandachievemaximumbenefit.Case ... Impacts of Climate Change Location Toronto, Canada SummaryIn2007,theCityofTorontoadoptedits Climate Change ActionPlanwhichincludesatargetedreductioningreenhousegasemissionsof80%by2050.Inadoptingtheplan,theCityCouncilalsocalledforthedevelopmentofacomprehensive climate change adaptationstrategyandisoneofthefirstcitiesintheworldtodoso.In2008,theCityofTorontoreleased‘AheadoftheStorm–PreparingTorontofor Climate Change ,adocumentdesignedtoengagestakeholdersinunderstandingwhatcanbedonetopreparefor climate change inordertominimizeitsimpact on Toronto’senvironment,healthandeconomy.Toronto’sleadingeffortstoaddressadapationalongsidemitigationwillprovideausefulcasestudyforothercitiesaroundtheworld.DetailTorontoCityCouncilhascommittedoveronebilliondollarsoverthenextfiveyearstofundprojectsthatwillhelpreducegreenhousegasemissions.Itscomprehensivestrategytorespondto climate change, knownasthe Climate Change, CleanAirandSustainableEnergyActionPlan’,focuses on activitiesthatreducegreenhousegasemissionsandhelppreparefor climate change (mitigationandadaptation).Torontounderstandsthatmitigationandadaptationstrategiesareoftencomplementaryandshouldbedevelopedintandeminordertobestutiliseresourcesandachievemaximumbenefit.Case ... Examplesofdecentralisingsupply on alargerscalecanbefound on theLondon Climate Change Agency’swebsite:www.edfenergy.com/lesco21 Carbon2008:Post-2012isnow.PointCarbon.www.pointcarbon.com/research/carbonmarketresearch/analyst/1.912721OppositeEnergy...