Partner initiatives
The data collected from this information request is used for analysis and research by CDP and its partners, and supports the following initiatives:
Under2 Coalition
Under2 is a leading coalition of ambitious sub-national governments committed to supporting delivery of the Paris Agreement and keeping global temperature rise to below 2 degrees Celsius. Led by states and regions internationally, the Coalition brings together signatories and endorsers of the Under2 MOU, a commitment to limit greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 80-95% on 1990 levels, or to two metric tons of carbon dioxide-equivalent per capita annually, by 2050.
CDP works in partnership with The Climate Group to provide the world’s first global platform for states and regions to measure, manage and disclose their greenhouse gas emissions. We are united in our firm belief of the vital role that state and regional governments play in driving climate action and delivering sustainable economies that avoid dangerous climate change and leads to a net-zero emissions world. State and regional government climate action is fundamental to delivering the Paris Agreement and the disclosed data drives CDP’s analytical benchmarking, commitment tracking and data management; and The Climate Group’s governments networks, peer learning, policy work and promotion of climate leadership.
The Climate Group is Secretariat to the Under2 Coalition and works with signatories to accelerate the pace of climate action. CDP serves as the official disclosure platform. The Under2 Coalition includes 205 jurisdictions, representing 1.3 billion people and almost 40% of the global economy.
- States and regions that have joined the Under2 Coalition are required to answer the Introduction, Emissions – Region-wide, Emissions – Government operations and Strategy sections of the 2018 information request.
RegionsAdapt
The RegionsAdapt initiative aims to inspire and support state, provincial and regional governments to take action, cooperate and report efforts on climate change adaptation. The initiative requires governments to report on the progress of their adaptation actions and goals on an annual basis. NRG4SD is the network that supports this initiative as its Secretariat and by involving members from the five continents.
- States and regions that have joined the RegionsAdapt initiative are required to answer the Introduction, Governance, Risks and Adaptation as well as Water sections of the 2018 information request.
