Local Climate Action: From GHG Inventories to Implementation

Municipal GHG Accounting

• The BISKO Standard: How municipal balance sheets are structured and what they reveal.
• Data Collection in Practice: What Data You Need and Where to Find It.
• Practical Exercise: Reading and Interpreting a Sample Balance Sheet and Identifying Areas for Action.

Climate Risk Analysis and Climate Adaptation

• Identifying Climate Risks: What Do Exposure, Sensitivity, and Adaptation Capacity Mean?
• Climate Adaptation Act: What Does This Mean for Local Governments?
• Practical Exercise: Analyze Your Own Municipality Using the UBA Adaptation Scanner.

Toolbox for Everyday Work

• The most important tools at a glance: accounting software, climate atlases, flood maps.

Climate Protection Plans and Strategy Development

• From the Current Situation to an Action Plan: Developing an Integrated Climate Protection Strategy.
• The most effective levers: energy management, heat planning, and mobility.
• Best practices from pioneering municipalities.

Stakeholder Engagement and Political Processes

• Citizen Participation, Administrative Management, and Communication.
• Role-playing: Convincing the City Council.

Hands-On Workshop: “From Concept to Project”

• Group Work: Outline an action plan for your own municipality.