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.
Framework Mapping
Governance
Question | GCoM CRF | ICLEI Initiatives | Race to Resilience (R2R) /Race to Zero (R2Z) | WWF One Planet City Challenge |
NetZeroCities Initiative | TCFD | Sustainable Development Goals |
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(0.1) Provide details of your jurisdiction in the table below. |
Adaptation, Mitigation, Energy Access and Poverty Pillars | All initiatives | R2R, R2Z | Required | Required | 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. | R2R | Required (column 1) |
Governance (A, B), Strategy (B) | SDG11, SDG13, SDG16, SDG17 | |||
(0.3) Report how your jurisdiction assesses the wider environmental, social and economic opportunities and benefits of climate action. | R2R, R2Z | Required (columns 1-4) |
Recommended | Strategy (A) | SDG1, SDG10 | ||
(0.4) Report on your engagement with other levels of government regarding your jurisdiction's climate action. | GreenClimateCities (3.1.2) | R2R | Recommended | Recommended | SDG17 | ||
(0.5) Report your jurisdiction's most significant examples of collaboration with governments, business, and/or civil society on climate-related issues. | Transformative Actions Program | R2R | Required | Recommended | SDG17 |
Assessment
Question | GCoM CRF | ICLEI Initiatives | Race to Resilience (R2R) /Race to Zero (R2Z) | WWF One Planet City Challenge |
NetZeroCities Initiative | TCFD | Sustainable Development Goals |
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(1.1) Has a climate risk and vulnerability assessment been undertaken for your jurisdiction? If not, please indicate why. | Adaptation Pillar | GreenClimateCities (1.3.2) | R2R | Required | Risk Management (A) | SDG11, SDG13 | |
(1.1a) Provide details on your climate risk and vulnerability assessment. |
Adaptation Pillar | GreenClimateCities (1.3.2) | R2R | Required | Risk Management (A, B, C) | SDG1, SDG11, SDG13 | |
(1.2) Provide details on the most significant climate hazards faced by your jurisdiction. | Adaptation Pillar | GreenClimateCities (1.3.2) | R2R | Required | Strategy (A & B), Metrics and Targets (A) | 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. | Adaptation Pillar | GreenClimateCities (1.3.2) | R2R | Recommended | SDG11, SDG13 | ||
(2.1) Does your jurisdiction have a community-wide emissions inventory to report? |
Mitigation Pillar | GreenClimateCities (1.3.1) | R2Z | Required | Required | Metrics and Targets (B) | SDG11, SDG13 |
(2.1a) Provide information on and an attachment (in spreadsheet format)/direct link to your main community-wide GHG emissions inventory. | Mitigation Pillar | GreenClimateCities (1.3.1) | R2Z | Required (columns 1-6, 8, 10, 11, 14) |
Required |
Metrics and Targets (B) | SDG11, SDG13 |
(2.1b) Provide a breakdown of your community-wide emissions by scope. If the inventory has been developed using the Global Protocol for Community Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventories (GPC) you will also be requested to provide a breakdown by sector. | GreenClimateCities (1.3.1) | R2Z | Required | Required | Metric and Targets (B) | SDG13 | |
(2.1c) Provide a breakdown of your community-wide emissions in the format of the Common Reporting Framework. | Mitigation Pillar | GreenClimateCities (1.3.1) | R2Z | Required | Recommended | Metric and Targets (B) | SDG13 |
(2.1d) Provide a breakdown of your community-wide emissions by sector. |
GreenClimateCities (1.3.1) | R2Z | Required | Required | Metric and Targets (B) | SDG13 | |
(2.2) Does your jurisdiction have a consumption-based emissions inventory to measure emissions from consumption of goods and services?
The consumption-based approach captures direct and lifecycle GHG emissions of goods and services and allocates GHG emissions to the final consumers, rather than to the producers. |
EcoLogistics | Required | Recommended | SDG13 | |||
(2.3) Do you have an emissions inventory for your government operations to report? | GreenClimateCities | Recommended | |||||
(2.3a) Attach your government operations emissions inventory and report the following information regarding this inventory. | GreenClimateCities | Recommended | |||||
(2.3b) Report your government operations emissions in metric tonnes CO2e. | GreenClimateCities | Recommended | |||||
(3.1) Report the following information regarding your jurisdiction-wide energy consumption. | Energy Access and Poverty Pillar | GreenClimateCities, 100% Renewable Energy Network | Recommended | Recommended | SDG7, SDG12 | ||
(3.1a) Report the total electricity consumption in MWh and the energy mix used for electricity consumption in your jurisdiction. | GreenClimateCities, 100% Renewable Energy Network | Recommended | Recommended | SDG7, SDG12 | |||
(3.1b) Report the total thermal (heating/cooling) energy consumption in MWh and the energy mix used for thermal (heating/cooling) source mix breakdown for energy consumption in your jurisdiction. | Energy Access and Poverty Pillar | GreenClimateCities, 100% Renewable Energy Network | Recommended | Recommended | SDG7, SDG12 | ||
(3.1c) For each type of renewable energy within the jurisdiction boundary, report the installed capacity (MW) and annual generation (MWh). | Energy Access and Poverty Pillar | GreenClimateCities, 100% Renewable Energy Network | Recommended | Recommended | SDG7, SDG12 | ||
(3.1d) Report the total jurisdiction-wide annual electricity and heating and cooling consumption for each sector listed and for your government operations. | 100% Renewable Energy Network | Recommended | Recommended | SDG7, SDG12 | |||
(3.2) Report the percentage of households within the jurisdiction with access to clean cooking fuels and technologies. | Energy Access and Poverty Pillar | 100% Renewable Energy Network | R2R | SDG7, SDG12 | |||
(3.3) How many households within the jurisdiction boundary face energy poverty? Select the threshold used for energy poverty in your jurisdiction. | Energy Access and Poverty Pillar | GreenClimateCities, 100% Renewable Energy Network, EcoLogistics, EcoMobility | R2R | Recommended | SDG1, SDG7 | ||
(3.4) Report the following information on access to secure energy for your jurisdiction. | Energy Access and Poverty Pillar | 100% Renewable Energy Network |
R2R | SDG7, SDG12 | |||
(3.5) Report your jurisdiction's passenger and/or freight mode share data. | EcoLogistics | Recommended | Recommended | SDG9, SDG11 | |||
(3.6) Report the total emissions, fleet size and number of vehicle types for the following modes of transport. | EcoLogistics, EcoMobility | Recommended | SDG3, SDG9, SDG11 | ||||
(3.7) Report the following waste-related data for your jurisdiction. | Recommended | Recommended | SDG6, SDG11, SDG12 | ||||
(3.8) Report on how climate change impacts health outcomes and health services in your jurisdiction. | R2R | Recommended | Recommended | SDG3, SDG11, SDG13 | |||
(3.9) Report the following air pollution data for the jurisdiction. | EcoLogistics, EcoMobility | Recommended | Recommended | SDG3, SDG11 | |||
(3.10) Provide details of the household access to water, sanitation services and water consumption in your jurisdiction. | R2R | Recommended | SDG6 | ||||
(3.11) What percentage of your population is food insecure and/or lives in a food desert? | R2R | Recommended | SDG2 | ||||
(3.12) Report the total quantity of food that is procured (in tonnes) for government-owned and/or operated facilities (including municipal facilities, schools, hospitals, youth centers, shelters, public canteens, prisons etc.). If available, please provide a breakdown per food group. | Recommended | SDG2, SDG12 | |||||
(3.13) Report the sources of your jurisdiction’s water supply, volumes withdrawn per source, and the projected change. | R2R | Recommended | SDG6 |
Targets
Question | GCoM CRF | ICLEI Initiatives | Race to Resilience (R2R) /Race to Zero (R2Z) | WWF One Planet City Challenge | NetZeroCities Initiative | TCFD | Sustainable Development Goals |
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(4.1) Does your jurisdiction have an adaptation goal(s) in place? If no active adaptation goal is in place, please indicate the primary reason why. |
Adaptation Pillar | R2R | Required | Metric and Targets (C) |
SDG11, SDG13 | ||
(4.1a) Report your jurisdiction’s main adaptation goals. | Adaptation Pillar | GreenClimateCities | R2R | Required | Metric and Targets (C) |
SDG11, SDG13 | |
(5.1) Does your jurisdiction have an active greenhouse gas emission reduction target(s) in place? Please include long-term and/or mid-term targets. If no active GHG emissions reduction target is in place, please indicate the primary reason why. | Mitigation Pillar | GreenClimateCities | R2Z | Required | Recommended | Metric and Targets (C) | SDG11, SDG13 |
(5.1a) Provide details of your emissions reduction target(s). Please report both long-term and mid-term targets, if applicable. | Mitigation Pillar | GreenClimateCities | R2Z | Required | Recommended | Metric and Targets (C) | 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. | Mitigation Pillar | GreenClimateCities | R2Z | Recommended | Recommended | ||
(6.1) Provide details of your jurisdiction's energy-related targets active in the reporting year. In addition, you can report other climate-related targets active in the reporting year. | Energy Access and Poverty Pillar | 100% Renewable Energy Network | R2R, R2Z | Required | Recommended | Metric and Targets (C) |
Planning
Question | GCoM CRF | ICLEI Initiatives | Race to Resilience (R2R) /Race to Zero (R2Z) | WWF One Planet City Challenge | NetZeroCities Initiative | TCFD | Sustainable Development Goals |
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(7.1) Does your jurisdiction have a climate action plan or strategy that addresses mitigation, adaptation (resilience) and/or energy? | Adaptation, Mitigation, Energy Access and Poverty Pillars |
GreenClimateCities (2.1.2, 2.1.3, 3.1.1, 3.2.2, 3.2.3), Transformative Actions Program |
R2R, R2Z | Required | Required | Strategy (C) |
SDG11, SDG13 |
(7.1a) Report details on the climate action plan or strategy that addresses mitigation, adaptation (resilience) and/or energy-related issues in your jurisdiction. | Adaptation, Mitigation, Energy Access and Poverty Pillars |
GreenClimateCities (2.1.2, 2.1.3, 3.1.1, 3.2.2, 3.2.3) | R2R, R2Z | Required | Required | Strategy (C) | SDG7, SDG11, SDG13, SDG17 |
(7.2) Report details on the other climate-related plans, policies and/or strategies in your jurisdiction. | GreenClimateCities | R2R, R2Z | Recommended | Recommended | SDG11, SDG13 | ||
(7.3) Does your jurisdiction have a strategy for reducing emissions from consumption of the jurisdiction's most relevant goods and services? | Recommended | Recommended | SDG12, SDG13 | ||||
(7.4) Does your jurisdiction have a strategy or standard for reducing emissions from the jurisdiction’s procurement and purchases of goods and services? | EcoLogistics, EcoMobility | Recommended | Required | SDG12 | |||
(7.5) Describe any planned climate-related projects within your jurisdiction for which you hope to attract financing. | GreenClimateCities, Transformative Actions Program | Recommended | Recommended | ||||
(7.6) Report the factors that support climate-related investment and financial planning in your jurisdiction. | GreenClimateCities (2.2.2, 2.2.3, 3.2.2, 3.2.3),Transformative Actions Program | Recommended | Required | SDG17 |
Actions
Question | GCoM CRF | ICLEI Initiatives | Race to Resilience (R2R) /Race to Zero (R2Z) | WWF One Planet City Challenge | NetZeroCities Initiative | TCFD | Sustainable Development Goals |
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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. |
Adaptation Pillar, Enery Access and Poverty Pillar | GreenClimateCities (2.2.2, 2.2.3, 3.2.2, 3.2.3), Transformative Actions Program, 100% Renewable Energy Network | R2R | Required | Recommended | Metric and Targets (A) |
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. | Mitigation Pillar, Enery Access and Poverty Pillar | GreenClimateCities (2.2.2, 2.2.3, 3.2.2, 3.2.3), Transformative Actions Program, 100% Renewable Energy Network, EcoLogistics, EcoMobility | R2Z | Required | Recommended | Metric and Targets (A) | SDG11, SDG13 |
Further Information
Question | GCoM CRF | ICLEI Initiatives | Race to Resilience (R2R) /Race to Zero (R2Z) | WWF One Planet City Challenge | NetZeroCities Initiative | TCFD | Sustainable Development Goals |
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(10.1) Use this field to provide any additional information or context that you feel is relevant to your jurisdiction's response. Please note that this field is optional and is not scored. |
Recommended |
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(10.2) Where available, please provide the following documentation relevant to your cities membership in the GreenClimateCities program. | GreenClimateCities |