This report is a synthesis of the debate carried out with Dr. Diana Reckien in the conference series “Facing climate change” organised by Catalunya Europa Foundation within the framework of the Re-City project, in collaboration with BBVA. This session, entitled "Local climate change planning – how to tackle climate change in our cities & communities" consisted of a public lecture, a seminar with participants from the academic sector of Catalonia and a lunch-debate that brought together actors from the economic, social, political and local business sectors.