A culture of responsibility for climate action: the URBACT National Practice Transfer experience in Italy

A quarter of a century after the Rio de Janeiro Earth Summit, and almost a decade after the 2015 Paris Agreement, the environment, climate change and sustainability are increasingly urgent priorities around the world. How do we move from a sense of urgency to climate action? This article summarises the main achievements of seven Italian municipalities that took part in URBACT’s National Practice Transfer Initiative. Inspired by the municipality of Mantua and its experience in an URBACT Transfer Network, these municipalities were able to mobilise cultural creators and their audiences to combat climate change. Hidden in plain sight: the cultural elements of climate actionAnd am I to condemn myself, Or am I to forgive myself?  ...