Not all measures you take for climate have a direct CO₂ reduction. Yet they are all important. How do we define them in Futureproofed? We structure the tool through clusters, measures and actions. However, it's up to you to structure and use the different elements as you wish to structure your plan.

You will typically organise your climate action plan per cluster: agriculture, tertiary, households, industry, government, private transport, local production of electricity, etc. These are categories in which your measures/actions belong or merely for structuring purposes in the plan overview, by using multiple levels of clusters (for example under the main cluster 'households', you could add clusters per district to categorize measures/actions per district).
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Mitigation measures result in financial and CO₂ savings. Each measure is calculated on the basis of a unit (e.g. number of households, number of MWh). The financial savings, investment and CO₂ savings are calculated per unit, so that you know the total savings in the final year of your measure based on the objective set. All these data can be adjusted if you have your own (more accurate) data.

Example: Installing solar panels for Households.

Adaptation measures result in financial savings and improved adaptation in your territory against climate risks (flooding, heat, ...). They have also been calculated using a unit (e.g. number of trees, number of km). The financial savings and investment are calculated per unit, so that you know the total savings in the final year of your measure. All these data can be adjusted if you have your own (more accurate) data.

Example: Building an embankment next to the sea.
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Actions are concrete projects that do not necessarily result in a direct CO₂ reduction or adaptation improvement. Often these actions will contribute to the objectif of a measure, but not necessarily. You can give actions a result unit and value (e.g. number of people present at an event, number of participants in a group purchase). Since actions are often more concrete for citizens, we have put them central on the public page.

Example: Organising a group purchase or info session about solar panels or a future embankment.
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