Questionnaire Changes and Framework Map
Governance
Question Number | Question Text | Change | 2021 Linked Question(s) | Frameworks |
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0.1 | Provide details of your jurisdiction in the table below. | Modified question | 1.1, 1.2 | Race to Resilience Race to Zero Sustainable Development Goals: SDG11 |
0.2 | Provide information on your jurisdiction’s oversight of climate-related risks and opportunities and how these issues have impacted your jurisdiction's planning. | New question | N/A | TCFD: Governance (Disclosure A & B), Strategy (Disclosure B) Race to Resilience Sustainable Development Goals: SDG11, SDG13, SDG16, SDG17 |
0.3 | Report how your jurisdiction assesses the wider environmental, social and economic opportunities and benefits of climate action. | New question | 2.5 | TCFD: Strategy (Disclosure A) Race to Resilience Race to Zero Sustainable Development Goals: SDG1, SDG10 |
0.4 | Report on your engagement with higher and/or lower levels of governments regarding your jurisdiction's climate action. | New question | N/A | Race to Resilience Sustainable Development Goals: SDG17 |
0.5 | Report your jurisdiction's most significant examples of collaboration with government, business, and/or civil society on climate-related issues. | Modified question | 2.2, 2.3, 2.4 | Race to Resilience Sustainable Development Goals: SDG17 |
Assessment
Question Number | Question Text | Change | 2021 Linked Question(s) | Frameworks |
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1.1 | Has a climate risk and vulnerability assessment been undertaken for your jurisdiction? If not, please indicate why. | Minor change | 5.1 Copy Forward: The following options copy forward:
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TCFD: Risk Management (Disclosure A) Race to Resilience Sustainable Development Goals: SDG11, SDG13 European Climate Pact |
1.1a | Provide details on your climate risk and vulnerability assessment. | Modified question | 5.1a, 5.1b | TCFD: Risk Management (Disclosure A, B, C) Race to Resilience Sustainable Development Goals: SDG1, SDG11, SDG13 European Climate Pact |
1.2 | Provide details on the most significant climate hazards faced by your jurisdiction. | Modified question | 5.4, 5.4a | TCFD: Strategy (Disclosure A & B), Metrics and targets (Disclosure A) Race to Resilience European Climate Pact Sustainable Development Goals: SDG1, SDG11, SDG13 |
1.3 | Identify and describe the most significant factors impacting on your jurisdiction’s ability to adapt to climate change and indicate how those factors either support or challenge this ability. | Modified question | 5.5 | Race to Resilience Sustainable Development Goals: SDG11, SDG13 |
2.1 | Does your jurisdiction have a community-wide emissions inventory to report? | Minor change | 3.1 Copy Forward: The following options copy forward:
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TCFD: Metrics and Targets (Disclosure B) Race to Zero European Climate Pact Sustainable Development Goals: SDG11, SDG13 |
2.1a | Provide an attachment (in spreadsheet format) or a direct link to your community-wide emissions inventory. In addition, select the inventory year and report the jurisdiction’s population for that year. | Modified question | 3.2, 3.10 | Race to Zero European Climate Pact Sustainable Development Goals: SDG11, SDG13 |
2.1b | Provide the following information regarding your latest community-wide GHG emissions inventory. | Modified question | 3.3, 3.4, 3.5 | TFCD: Metric and Targets (Disclosure B) Race to Zero European Climate Pact Sustainable Development Goals: SDG13 |
2.1c | Provide a breakdown of your community-wide emissions by sector. | Modified question | 3.11 | TFCD: Metric and Targets (Disclosure B) Race to Zero European Climate Pact Sustainable Development Goals: SDG13 |
3.1 | Report the total annual electricity consumption data (in MWh) and the percentage breakdown of this consumption by energy type for your jurisdiction. | Modified question | 3.14 | European Climate Pact Sustainable Development Goals: SDG7, SDG12 |
3.2 | For each type of renewable energy within the jurisdiction boundary, report the installed capacity (MW) and annual generation (MWh). | Modified question | 3.14 | Sustainable Development Goals: SDG7, SDG12 |
3.3 | Report your jurisdiction's passenger mode share data. | New question | N/A | Sustainable Development Goals: SDG9, SDG11 |
3.4 | Report the following waste-related data for your jurisdiction. | New question | N/A | European Climate Pact Sustainable Development Goals: SDG6, SDG11, SDG12 |
3.5 | Report on how climate change impacts health outcomes and health services in your jurisdiction. | New question | N/A | Race to Resilience European Climate Pact Sustainable Development Goals: SDG3, SDG11, SDG13 |
3.6 | Provide information on the current impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on climate action in the jurisdiction. | Modified question | 1.4, 1.5 | Sustainable Development Goals: SDG3 |
3.7 | Provide details of the household access to water, sanitation services and water consumption in your jurisdiction. | New question | N/A | Race to Resilience Sustainable Development Goals: SDG6 |
3.8 | What percentage of your population is food insecure and/or lives in a food desert? | New question | N/A | Race to Resilience European Climate Pact Sustainable Development Goals: SDG2 |
Targets
Question number | Question text | Change | 2021 Linked Question(s) | Frameworks |
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4.1 | Does your jurisdiction have an adaptation goal(s) in place? If no adaptation goal is in place, please indicate the primary reason why. | Modified question | 5.3 | TCFD: Metric and Targets (Disclosure C) Race to Resilience European Climate Pact Sustainable Development Goals: SDG11, SDG13 |
4.1a | Report your jurisdiction’s main adaptation goals. | Modified question | 5.3 | TCFD: Metric and Targets (Disclosure C) Race to Resilience European Climate Pact Sustainable Development Goals: SDG11, SDG13 |
5.1 | Does your jurisdiction have an active greenhouse gas emission reduction target(s) in place? If no active GHG emissions reduction target is in place, please indicate the primary reason why. | Modified question | 4.2 | TCFD: Metric and Targets (Disclosure C) Race to Zero European Climate Pact Sustainable Development Goals: SDG11, SDG13 |
5.1a | Provide details of your emissions reduction target(s). | Modified question | 4.2a, 4.2b, 4.2c, 4.2d | TCFD: Metric and Targets (Disclosure C) Race to Zero European Climate Pact Sustainable Development Goals: SDG11, SDG13 |
5.1b | Provide details on the current or planned use of carbon credits sold to or purchased from outside the jurisdiction or target boundary. | New question | N/A | Race to Zero |
5.1c | If your jurisdiction has a net zero target, report the proportion of the net zero target that is allocated to emissions removals and provide further information on the emissions removal activities that the jurisdiction is undertaking. | New question | N/A | |
5.1d | Provide the following information in relation to the governance of your jurisdiction's emissions reduction targets. | New question | N/A | |
6.1 | Provide details of your jurisdiction's energy-related and other environment-related targets. | Modified question | 4.5, 4.5a, 4.6, 4.6a | TCFD: Metric and Targets (Disclosure C) Race to Resilience Race to Zero European Climate Pact |
Planning
Question number | Question text | Change | 2021 Linked Question(s) | Frameworks |
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7.1 | Does your jurisdiction have a climate action plan or strategy? | Minor change | 4.1, 5.1 | TCFD: Strategy (Disclosure C) Race to Resilience Race to Zero European Climate Pact Sustainable Development Goals: SDG11, SDG13 |
7.1a | Report details on the climate action plan or strategy that addresses climate mitigation and/or climate adaptation (resilience) in your jurisdiction. |
Modified question | 4.1a, 5.1a | TCFD: Strategy (Disclosure C) Race to Resilience Race to Zero European Climate Pact Sustainable Development Goals: SDG7, SDG11, SDG13, SDG17 |
7.2 | Report details on the other environment-related plans, policies and/or strategies in your jurisdiction. | New question | N/A | Race to Resilience Race to Zero European Climate Pact Sustainable Development Goals: SDG11, SDG13 |
7.3 | Describe any planned climate-related projects within your jurisdiction for which you hope to attract financing. | No change | 2.7 Copy forward: The complete question copies forward |
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7.4 | Report the factors that support climate-related investment and financial planning in your jurisdiction. | New question | N/A |
Actions
Question number | Question text | Change | 2021 Linked Question(s) | Frameworks |
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8.1 | Describe the outcomes of the most significant adaptation actions your jurisdiction is currently undertaking. Note that this can include those in the planning and/or implementation phase. | Modified question | 5.4b | TCFD: Metric and Targets (Disclosure A) Race to Resilience European Climate Pact Sustainable Development Goals: SDG11, SDG13 |
9.1 | Describe the outcomes of the most significant mitigation actions your jurisdiction is currently undertaking. Note that this can include those in the planning and/or implementation phases. | Modified question | 4.7 | TCFD: Metric and Targets (Disclosure A) Race to Zero European Climate Pact Sustainable Development Goals: SDG11, SDG13 |
Forest
Question number | Question text | Change | 2021 Linked Question(s) |
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10.1 | Please provide the details of your region's current natural forest area. | No change Copy forward: The complete question copies forward | 7.1 |
10.1a | Please provide details of your region's natural forest area by different categories of forest ownership. | No change Copy forward: The complete question copies forward | 7.1a |
10.2 | Is deforestation and/or forest degradation currently an issue for your region? | No change Copy forward: The complete question copies forward | 7.2 |
10.3 | What types of mining activities operate within your region? | No change Copy forward: The complete question copies forward | 7.3 |
10.4 | Please explain what safeguards are in place to protect your region's forests in the long-term. | No change Copy forward: The complete question copies forward | 7.7 |
10.5 | Do you have any policies that directly address deforestation, forest degradation and/or forest restoration? | No change Copy forward: The complete question copies forward | 7.8 |
10.5a | Please provide details of your region's forests-related policies. | No change Copy forward: The complete question copies forward | 7.8a |
10.5b | Please explain why your region does not have a forests-related policy. | No change Copy forward: The complete question copies forward | 7.8b |
10.6 | Does your region participate in, or endorse, any global initiatives or conventions on forest protection or conservation? | No change Copy forward: The complete question copies forward | 7.9 |
10.6a | Please provide the details of the global initiatives or conventions your region participates in or endorses. | No change Copy forward: The complete question copies forward | 7.9a |
10.7 | Indicate your state/region’s implementation of REDD+ and provide details. | New question | N/A |
10.8 | Was your state/region involved in landscape (including jurisdictional) approaches to progress shared sustainable land use goals during the reporting period? | New question | N/A |
10.8a | Provide details of your state/region’s implementation of landscape/jurisdictional approaches during the reporting year. | New question | N/A |
10.9 | Is there a monitoring system in place to identify changes in your region's natural forest area resulting from deforestation and/or forest degradation? | No change Copy forward: The complete question copies forward | 7.13 |
10.9a | Please provide the details of the monitoring system in place within your region. | No change Copy forward: The complete question copies forward | 7.13a |
10.10 | Has a risk or vulnerability assessment on deforestation and/or forest degradation been undertaken for your region? | No change Copy forward: The complete question copies forward | 7.14 |
10.10a | Please provide the details of your region's procedures for assessing deforestation and/or forest degradation risks. | No change Copy forward: The complete question copies forward | 7.14a |
10.10b | Please explain why your region has not undertaken / has not been requested to undertake a forests-related risk assessment. | No change Copy forward: The complete question copies forward | 7.14b |
10.11 | Do current and/or anticipated impacts of deforestation and/or forest degradation present significant risks to your region? | No change Copy forward: The complete question copies forward | 7.15 |
10.11a | Please provide details of the deforestation and/or forest degradation impacts as well as the primary action taken by your region. | No change Copy forward: The complete question copies forward | 7.15a |
10.12 | Does managing forests sustainably provide any opportunities for your region? | No change Copy forward: The complete question copies forward | 7.16 |
10.12a | Please indicate the opportunities associated with sustainable forest management and describe how your region is positioning itself to take advantage of them. | No change Copy forward: The complete question copies forward | 7.16a |