If you're someone working at the city or municipal level, moving the needle on a global issue like climate change is harder than it sounds.

It was just like a lot of whereas is whereas whereas we're going to do this

this and this and then it was more how do we make this real it's Monday

June 24th and you're listening to Science Friday.

I'm Scifry producer Charles Berquist.

After the Kyoto Protocol Climate Agreement of the 1990s,

many cities and municipalities developed some kind of climate or sustainability action plans.

But have they made a difference?

This episode we'll talk about the challenge of bringing climate goals to the local front.

Here's Cyfri's John Dan Kowski. bringing climate goals to the local front.

Here's Cyfri's John Dan Kaski.

Climate change is a global issue, and so when we think about getting carbon out of the

atmosphere, we often think about really big policies.

I'm talking about international treaties and federal infrastructure bills worth billions of

dollars.

But... Good evening everyone and welcome to Pittsburgh City Council's public hearing for today

climate policy happens closer to home to.

Bill 2028 resolution adopting the Pittsburgh Climate Action Plan, which identifies targets and strategies for greenhouse gas emissions for the city of Pittsburgh.

Over the last 30 years, hundreds of cities across the U.S. have adopted their own plans to cut emissions.

But are city governments on track to meet these commitments?

And what can one city really do about a global problem?

Susan Scott Peterson is a climate reporter in Pittsburgh who's been covering this.

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