Impacts of Climate Change in Philadelphia. In Philadelphia, climate change is projected to bring: • Hotter temperatures including prolonged heat waves.The City of Philadelphia (the City) is committed to meeting the goals of the Paris Agreement. Philly will join other cities from around the world to set goals to combat climate change at the Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco. Affirming the City of Philadelphia? The Paris Agreement is a legally binding international treaty on climate change. It's been five years since Mayor Kenney announced ambitious plans for combating climate change locally. Here, a look at how that's going. An immediate aim of this Local Action Plan is to ensure that the broader community and. Then, in 2021, the City doubled down on its commitment to fighting climate change.