Transcript Makena Coffman

Planning for Climate Change
Mitigation & Adaptation Strategies for
Small Islands
Makena Coffman
Assistant Professor
Department of Urban & Regional Planning
How and Why to Reduce
GHG Emissions?
• Hawaii is 0.3% of US GHG Emissions
– Leadership Role in the U.S. & Pacific
• ACT 234
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2nd State to legislate Kyoto-like measures
Market-Based Mechanisms
Minimize Leakage
Challenges of Islands (imports, smaller markets)
Planning for Changing
Ecosystems & Infrastructure
• Climate change is going to happen
• Public Benefits Fund
• Adjustment costs
– Natural Resource & Infrastructure Management
– Anticipate a changing economy
• Tourism
• High dependence on imports
– Challenges facing many Pacific Islands
• Acting under uncertainty
– ex: hurricanes
Role of Planning
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Still in the mitigation game
IPCC: 7 years
Start planning for likely scenarios
Theory of Change - Kanu Hawaii
– personal, business, government
“Be the change you want to see in the world”
-Gandhi