Connection to Other Frameworks

Frameworks

The Global Covenant of Mayors Common Reporting Framework

The Global Covenant of Mayors (GCoM) developed the Common Reporting Framework in consultation with partners, cities and local governments around the world. This framework includes a set of global recommendations to ensure robust climate action planning, implementation and monitoring, and streamline measurement and reporting procedures. Global Covenant of Mayors (GCoM) questions used to report using the framework are integrated in the questionnaire. For 2023, CDP-ICLEI Track will be aligning with the complete set of reporting requirements of the newly published GCoM Energy Access and Poverty Pillar (EAPP) in the Common Reporting Framework. See the Global Covenant of Mayors Common Reporting Framework webpage for the most up to date information on the Energy Access and Poverty Pillar as well as further details on other reporting requirements.

Race to Zero

The 2023 CDP-ICLEI Track Questionnaire is the progress tracker for UNFCCC’s Race to Zero campaign. Race to Zero is a global campaign to rally leadership and support from businesses, cities, regions and investors. It aims to achieve a healthy, resilient, zero carbon recovery that prevents future threats, creates decent jobs, and unlocks inclusive, sustainable growth. Reporting to the 2023 CDP-ICLEI Track Questionnaire annually fulfils the reporting requirements of your pledge.

Race to Resilience

Cities Race to Resilience is part of the UNFCCC’s Race to Resilience, a global campaign catalyzing ambition for climate resilience, putting people and nature first and supporting frontline communities to adapt to the impacts of climate change. Cities Race to Resilience offers cities a unique opportunity to drive ambition and action within a global community, working towards the campaign goal of building the resilience of 4 billion people by 2030. To join the campaign, pledge to the Cities Race to Resilience or contact us for further information. Completing the 2023 CDP-ICLEI Track Questionnaire fulfils the 2023 reporting requirements of your pledge.

Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD)

At the request of the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors, the Financial Stability Board (FSB) and its chair Mark Carney established the industry-led Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD). The TCFD was tasked with developing a set of voluntary, financially relevant, climate disclosure recommendations that could promote informed investment, credit, and insurance underwriting decisions that could in turn enable stakeholders to better understand assets exposed to climate-related risks. Its aim is to enable stakeholders to allocate capital efficiently through the transition to a low-carbon economy without a potential dislocation of capital in the financial markets. The Guidance Note on the TCFD Recommendations for City, State, and Regional Governments provides an overview of the Task Force on Climate-related Disclosures (TCFD), the benefits of reporting against the TCFD recommendations, and maps the recommendations against the questionnaire.

Science-Based Targets

The Science Based Targets Network (SBTN) is a group of 60+ organizations collaborating to develop tools and approaches cities and businesses need to set science-based targets for all earth systems - climate, water, land, oceans and biodiversity. SBTN’s core jurisdiction partners: CDP, ICLEI, C40 Cities, Global Covenant of Mayors, World Resources Institute and WWF are supporting jurisdictions to set science-based climate targets, to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions in line with limiting global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. By disclosing through CDP-ICLEI Track, jurisdictions will be able to have their climate targets reviewed by the SBTN jurisdiction partners for alignment with 1.5°C and to access support to check and update existing targets and/or set new science-based targets. Jurisdictions can pledge to set a science-based climate target by joining UNFCCC’s Cities Race to Zero campaign.

ICLEI GreenClimateCities Methodology

The GreenClimateCities Program is ICLEI’s global climate impact program. It offers tailor-made guidance to local and regional governments on integrated climate action in their cities/towns or regions, with the aim to achieve climate neutrality by 2050 at the latest. The GreenClimateCities process and guidance focuses on analysing, acting and accelerating climate action while also exploring access to finance and investment.

WWF One Planet City Challenge (OPCC)

WWF’s One Planet City Challenge (OPCC) is a biennial competition that guides cities towards effective climate action while publicly recognising and celebrating the field's most ambitious and innovative ideas, actions, people and policies. WWF reviews cities' plans against best practice climate action criteria, including whether their targets align with the Paris Agreement’s 1.5 °C goal. High level guidance is provided to each city in an automated and tailor-made feedback report. An international jury of experts chooses national and global winners according to OPCC criteria. Shortlisted cities are invited to a global public engagement campaign organised by WWF around their sustainability work, and winning cities rewarded with public recognition and help to promote their actions and plans. The OPCC has grown steadily since its inception in 2011 with over 700 cities from nearly 70 countries on six continents having taken part at least once. National WWF offices may assist cities through additional programs on food, nature-based solutions, energy efficiency and more.

NetZeroCities Initiative

NetZeroCities is a consortium consisting of 33 partners from 27 European countries, managing presently the EU Cities Mission “100 Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities by 2030” platform. It is coordinated by EIT Climate-KIC, Europe’s largest public- private innovation partnership focused on climate innovation to mitigate and adapt to climate change. NetZeroCities supports the 112 European cities selected by the European Commission to join the EU Cities Mission in drastically reducing their greenhouse gas emissions to achieve climate neutrality. It works as a service-oriented platform supported by world-class practitioners to help cities overcome the current structural, institutional, and cultural barriers they face in order to achieve climate neutrality by 2030.

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