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Ow many cities in the United States have joined the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy2/11/2024 ![]() ![]() Disclosing on climate change is considered best practice in reducing emissions and adapting to the effects of warmer temperatures. They are also, according to the United Nations, on the frontline of climate change. Emeryville will be a case study for cities around California and the United States for developing climate action plans and reporting greenhouse gas emissions.Ĭities generate more than 80% of global GDP, are home to more than half the global population and account for more than 70% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Our disclosure to CDP covers information about actions we are taking to address climate change, details on our greenhouse gas emissions and our efforts and investments to reduce them.Īs a result of the City’s successful efforts in climate action planning, Emeryville is one of eight cities in California selected by the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research for their Best Practices Pilot Program in 2016. CDP’s disclosure platform helps cities, businesses and investors better understand the risks and opportunities climate change presents, and promotes transparency on this important issue. ![]() Emeryville is positioning itself to be part of that future, and is working to help protect the people who work and live in our city from the impacts of climate change.Įmeryville is therefore delighted to be disclosing its climate change information through CDP for the first time this year. Cities worldwide are also coordinating on climate change like never before as part of the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy, the world’s largest global coalition of cities leading in the fight against climate change. The significant rise in cities disclosing their climate change strategies – up 70% from last year according to CDP – reflects growing economic interest in the impacts of climate change by businesses and investors, and comes after the world’s governments signaled a sure shift towards a low carbon future at COP 21 in Paris in December. ![]() Emeryville is part of a network of 533 of cities including Johannesburg, London, New York, São Paulo, Sydney and Tokyo that disclose vital climate change related information through CDP, an international NGO that catalyzes city and business action to protect the environment. ![]()
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