Environment Counts | Carbon Disclosure Project C40 expands to include world’s 150 most populous cities
Author: Geoff Zeiss – Published At: 2011-11-10 10:25 – (741 Reads)
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The Carbon Disclosure Project
 (CDP) is a global climate change reporting system. Last year CDP announced a new program called CDP Cities, designed for cities to report on their green house gas (GHG) emissions. This year CDP is expanding their questionnaire to the world’s 150 most populous cities.
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is a global climate change reporting system. Over 3,000 organizations in 60 countries measure and disclose their greenhouse gas emissions, water management and climate change strategies through CDP. The data is made publically available.
Last year CDP announced a new program called CDP Cities, designed for cities to report on their green house gas (GHG) emissions and strategies for addressing climate change. The half of the world’s population that now live in cities are responsible for more than 70 percent of the world’s GHG production. The first CDP Cities annual report reveals that the cities participating in the 2011 CDP Cities program are responsible for 21 percent of the global Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and produce 12 percent of the world’s GHG emissions.
This year CDP is expanding their questionnaire to the world’s 150 most populous cities, but other cities are encouraged to participate as well.
