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CDP Cities 2018 Reporting Guidance

  • CDP Cities Guidance 2018
  • Introduction
  • Governance & Data Management
  • Hazards and Adaptation
  • Opportunities
  • Local Government Emissions
  • City-wide Emissions
  • Strategy
  • Water
  • Important Information
  • Appendices
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CDP Cities Guidance 2018


Introduction to CDP

CDP is a global environmental impact non-profit helping investors, companies and cities assess their environmental impact and take urgent action to build a truly sustainable economy.

High quality, relevant information is the fundamental basis for action and we help investors, companies and cities to measure, understand and address their environmental impact. The world’s economy looks to CDP as the gold standard of environmental reporting with the richest and most comprehensive dataset on corporate and city action. We aim to make environmental reporting mainstream and provide the detailed insights and analysis to drive the urgent action needed for a climate safe, water secure, deforestation free world.


Introduction to CDP’s cities program

CDP offers a voluntary climate change reporting platform for city governments. The program provides the world’s first global platform for municipal governments to disclose greenhouse gas emissions, climate change risks, and mitigation and adaptation strategies. CDP collects and delivers materially relevant data for cities, the private sector, and other stakeholders.

The World’s Renewable Energy Cities is CDP Cities’ latest report, analyzing the data disclosed to CDP by over 570 cities in 2017 to show that 100 cities now get at least 70% of their electricity from renewable sources. Other recent outputs include ‘Who’s tacking urban water challenges’ which highlights how to improve water security for all, as well as ‘It takes a city: The case for collaborative climate action’ which illustrates the emerging case for collaborative climate action between cities, regions, businesses and investors.


The CDP Cities 2018 questionnaire

The CDP Cities 2018 questionnaire is composed of a series of sections. Each section asks questions about an aspect of your city including; GHG emissions, hazards and adaptation, governance, water, opportunities from climate change, strategies for mitigating emissions, and strategies for adapting to changes in the climate.

Cities are asked to respond to the Questionnaire using the Online Response System (ORS) which can be accessed through the individual activation link sent by email to users by CDP. If you are unable to respond via the ORS, please email [email protected].

This document contains extended question specific guidance which is intended to help respondents to the questionnaire to report their data with the highest degree of understanding, and has been developed in tandem with the ‘help text’ that exists within the online response system. Questions that relate to the reporting requirements of the Global Covenant of Mayors also feature extended question-specific compliance guidance.


Important information

For any technical or system enquires please contact [email protected].

This also extends to any enquires related to amendments to your response. Upon contacting [email protected] our team will place your response in ‘amendment status’ meaning that you can access the ORS post-submission to make a change. In this case the ORS will ask you about the changes to questions that you have made, so please keep a detailed track of all changes.

However, depending on the timing of an amendment, we ask cities to understand that the changes may not be reflected in CDPs outputs, such as Cities Analytics and reports, which may have already been produced based on the previously submitted figures.


Acknowledgements

CDP would like to thank the following people and organizations for their assistance in developing the CDP Cities 2018 questionnaire and guidance documents:

Ajani Ismail Adeleke, Ibadan

Alessandra Elia, Naples

Björn Grönholm, Union of the Baltic Cities

Cathy Nangini & others, LSCE

Cecilia Fernandez, Toronto

Charlotte Lejop, Paris

Chris Pountney, AECOM

City of Ravenna

Cristiana Scarpa, Venice

Estefania Riberio, Brumadinho Municipality

Flavia Tonioli, Miami Beach

Georg Hafner, Zurich

Helena Andersson, Gotland

Ibrahima Djitte, Commune de Dioudoubou

Inês Silva, Guimarães

Is'haaq Akoon, City of Ekurhuleni

Jaanus Tamm, Tartu

Jairo Garcia, City of Atlanta

Janet Fogg, Cambridge

Jeff Sovich, City of Greensboro

John Griffiths, Melbourne

Jorge Cristino, Guimarães

Kerina Singh, Pietermaritzburg

Kerina Singh, Pietermaritzburg

Leila Soraya Menezes, Brasília, Distrito Federal

Maria Amor A. Salandanan, City of Santa Rosa

Mary Chan, Tampico

Melchiorina Mirella Iacono, Torino

Mike Steinhoff, ICLEI-USA

Mildreth Liliana Gonzalez Cuadros, Bucaramanga

Molly Saylor, Fort Collins

Mundhir Abdallah Mohamed, Moroni

Nahuel Pugliese, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires

Nasha, Saskatoon

Nicola Luca Sgaramella, Monza

Nicola Luca Sgaramella, Municipality of Monza

Omar Salazar Paternina, Sincelejo

Pamela Lucia Bravo Ortiz, Muncipalidad de Miraflores

Paula Rezende Rios, Betim

Rachael Schaffner, Fayetteville

Salum Hamisi Kidungwe, Dar es Salaam City Council

Shanju Xie, Auckland

Sofia Widforss, WWF One Planet City

Thomas Herrod, Denver

Valquiria, Lima

Warren Brooke, The City of Calgary

Wendy Goodfriend, San Francisco

Wild Ndipo, Blantyre


Introduction


Introduction


0.1 Please give a general description and introduction to your city including your city’s reporting boundary in the table below.

Response Options

Please complete the following table:

Administrative boundary Description of city

Select from:

  • City / Municipality
  • Local government area within a city / metropolitan area
  • Independent city
  • Special city
  • Federal district
  • Sovereign city-state
  • Metropolitan area
  • County
  • Other: please specify

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Question 0.1 is required for the Global Covenant of Mayors.


0.2 If you have not previously submitted a Letter of Commitment to the Global Covenant of Mayors, please attach your Letter of Commitment here, signed by an appropriately mandated official (e.g. Mayor, City Council). Please click here to download the template of the Letter of Commitment.

Response Options

Please attach the relevant document here.

Question 0.2 is required for the Global Covenant of Mayors.

GCoM Compliance Requirements

To join the Global Covenant of Mayors initiative, please visit the Global Covenant website and download the Letter of Commitment template. Once the mayor, or equivalent legal representative authority, has signed the letter of commitment, the city is asked to comply with a series of requirements over a timeframe of three years.

Cities whose commitments have already been acknowledged by the Global Covenant do not need to reattach their letter.


City Details


0.3 Please provide information about your city’s Mayor or equivalent legal representative authority in the table below.

Response Options

Please complete the following table:

Leader title Leader name Current term start year Current term end year Total time in office (years)

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Question 0.3 is required for the Global Covenant of Mayors.


0.4 Please select the currency used for all financial information disclosed throughout your response.

Response Options

Select from Appendix A.

Question 0.4 is required for the Global Covenant of Mayors.


0.5 Please provide details of your city's annual operating budget, in the currency reported in question 0.4.

Response Options

Please complete the following table:

Annual operating budget Budget year startBudget year end

Numerical field

Drop-down calendar: From

Drop-down calendar: To

Question 0.5 is required for the Global Covenant of Mayors.


0.6 Please provide details of your city’s current and projected population.

Response Options

Please complete the following table:

Current population Current population year Projected populationProjected population year

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Question 0.6 is required for the Global Covenant of Mayors.


0.7 Please provide details of your city’s GDP in the currency reported in question 0.4.

Response Options

Please complete the following table:

GDP Year of GDP Source

Numerical field

Numerical field

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Question 0.7 is required for the Global Covenant of Mayors.


0.8 Please provide further details about the geography of your city.

Response Options

Please complete the following table:

Average annual temperature (in Celsius)

Land area (in square km)

Average altitude (m)

Longitude (e.g. -120.9762)

Latitude (e.g. 41.25)

Numerical field

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Question 0.8 is required for the Global Covenant of Mayors.


Governance & Data Management


Governance


1.0 Please describe the impact of national and/or regional climate change activities on your city’s own climate change activities.

Response Options

This is an open text question.

Please note that when copying from another document into the disclosure platform, formatting is not retained.


1.1 Please describe how your city manages overall responsibility for climate change mitigation (emissions reduction) and adaptation (climate risk reduction).

Response Options

This is an open text question.

Please note that when copying from another document into the disclosure platform, formatting is not retained.


1.2 Please describe the administrative structure of your government.

Response Options

Please complete the following table:

Administrative structure Description of administrative structure

Select from:

  • One tiered – city government responsible for all city functions
  • Multi-tiered – governance divided
  • Pluralized – non-hierarchical governance shared between state and non-state entities

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Question 1.2 is required for the Global Covenant of Mayors.


1.3 Please provide details on your city’s annual revenue sources.

Response Options

Please complete the following table:

Revenue source Percentage of annual revenue

National / central government

Percentage field

Regional / state / provincial government

Percentage field

Local taxes

Percentage field

Levies and fees

Percentage field

Operational revenues

Percentage field

Other: please specify

Percentage field

Question 1.3 is required for the Global Covenant of Mayors.


1.4 Does your city incorporate sustainability goals and targets (e.g. GHG reductions) into the master planning for the city?

Response Options

Select one of the following options:

  • Yes
  • No
  • In progress
  • Intending to undertake in future
  • Not intending to undertake
  • Do not know

If Yes is selected in response to 1.4:

1.4a Please detail which goals and targets are incorporated in your city’s master plan and describe how these goals are addressed in the table below.

Response Options

Please complete the following table. You are able to add rows by using the “Add Row” button at the bottom of the table.

Goal type How are these goals/targets addressed in the city master plan?

Select from:

  • Emissions reduction targets
  • Adaptation targets
  • Renewable energy targets
  • Energy efficiency targets
  • Other: please specify

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Data Management


1.5 Does the Mayor have a statutory duty (legal responsibility) to reduce greenhouse gases?

Response Options

Select one of the following options:

  • Yes, driven by the regional level
  • Yes, driven by the national level
  • Yes, driven by the city
  • No
  • Do not know

Guidance

Indicate whether there is, and at what level, a formal enactment of legislative authority that requires that your Mayor is responsible for reductions of greenhouse gas emissions within your city.


1.6 How many staff (FTE) work on topics related to climate change mitigation and adaptation?

Response Options

Please complete the following table:

Mitigation Adaptation

Numerical field

Numerical field

Guidance

Indicate the number of resources within your city government allocated to climate change mitigation (either reducing the sources of greenhouse gases or enhancing "sinks" to accumulate and store gasses) and climate change adaptation (adjusting to actual or expected future climate).


1.7 How many staff (FTE) does your city have for environmental related data management? (including collecting, storing, analysing and communicating).

Response Options

Numerical field.

Guidance

Indicate how many staff members (or full time equivalent) are employed to manage and curate the data generated within your team for specific projects or ongoing programmes.


1.8 How would you characterize the data management of your city and department?

Response Options

Please complete the following table:

City Department

Select from:

  • Initial. Our city does not have a stable, consistent environment for information management
  • Recognised. Our city has recognised that we are not managing our sustainability data and are in the process of planning and establishing a system
  • Repeatable. Our city has undocumented policies and procedures in place to repeat some information processes
  • Defined. Our city has documented policies and procedures for the management of information across the organisation
  • Managed. Our city has established organisational wide metrics for each department and results are measured
  • Optimised. Our city is focussed on continuous process improvement through the use of data

Select from:

  • Initial. Our department does not have a stable, consistent environment for information management
  • Recognised. Our department has recognised that we are not managing our sustainability data and are in the process of planning and establishing a system
  • Repeatable. Our department has undocumented policies and procedures in place to repeat some information processes
  • Defined. Our department has documented policies and procedures for the management of information across the organisation
  • Managed. Our department has established organisational wide metrics for each department and results are measured
  • Optimised. Our department is focussed on continuous process improvement through the use of data

Guidance

Indicate the level in which your department manages, governs, uses and controls data and information as an asset.


1.9 What tools does your city / department use to manage its environmental related data?

Response Options

Select all that apply:

  • Microsoft excel
  • Enterprise (packaged) software
  • Custom designed software
  • Other: please specify

Guidance

This question asks about what software your city / department uses to manage environmental related data. Data management refers to the collection, processing, analysis, storage and communication of data.


1.10 What tools does your city / department use to analyse its environmental related data?

Response Options

Select all that apply:

  • Microsoft excel
  • Statistical Software - SPSS, SAS, etc.
  • Visualization/Analysis Software - Tableau, Qlik, etc
  • We do not analyse our environmental data

Guidance

This question aims to understand the software tools used by your city / department to analyse environmental related data. Data analysis refers to the research, organisation and manipulation of data in a way that brings about useful information.


1.11 Does your city have a team dedicated to data analysis (e.g., data analytics staff, performance management staff, evaluation staff, chief data officer, etc.)?

Response Options

Select one of the following options:

  • The city does not have a team dedicated to data analysis
  • The city has a team dedicated to data analysis that supports some departments, but our engagement with them is limited
  • The city has a team dedicated to data analysis city-wide

1.12 Has your city's Mayor or equivalent legal authority communicated their commitment to governing with data publicly to city residents (e.g., through public remarks, press releases, etc.)?

Response Options

Select one of the following options:

  • Yes
  • No
  • Do not know

Hazards and Adaptation


Climate Hazards


2.0 Has a climate change risk or vulnerability assessment been undertaken for your local government area?

Response Options

Select one of the following options:

  • Yes
  • No
  • In progress
  • Intending to undertake in future
  • Not intending to undertake
  • Do not know
  • Question 2.0 is required for the Global Covenant of Mayors.

    GCoM Compliance Requirements

    All cities are required to conduct and publish a city-wide risk and/or vulnerability assessment within two years of committing to the Global Covenant of Mayors. The risk or vulnerability assessment does not have a specific time frame requirement, but it must cover the whole city boundary and it must consider both current and future climate conditions. Assessments that cover areas larger than the city boundary must specifically refer to hazards that impact or will impact the city to be considered compliant.

    A climate change risk assessment is a qualitative and/or quantitative scientific estimation of risks caused by climate change. Climate change risks are usually defined as the potential for consequences where something of human value (including humans themselves) is at stake and where the outcomes is uncertain. Climate risk is often represented as the probability of occurrence of hazardous climate events or trends multiplied by the consequence of these events occurring.

    A climate change vulnerability assessment is a qualitative and/or quantitative assessment of the degree to which a system is susceptible to, or unable to cope with, adverse effects of climate change, including climate variability and extremes. Vulnerability is a function of the character, magnitude, and rate of climate variation to which a system is exposed, its sensitivity, and its adaptive capacity.


    If Yes or In progress is selected in response to 2.0:

    2.0a Please select the primary process or methodology used to undertake the risk or vulnerability assessment of your city.

    Response Options

    Please complete the following table:

    Primary methodology Description

    Select from:

    • IPCC climate change impact assessment guidance
    • OECD Strategic Environmental Assessment and Adaptation to Climate Change
    • UNDP climate risk management methodologies
    • ICLEI climate adaptation methodology (ADAPT)
    • UK Climate Impacts Partnership Framework (UKCIP)
    • World Bank Urban Risk Assessment (URA)
    • Shaping climate resilient development: A framework for decision making (ECA)
    • Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction
    • US Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment
    • Australian/New Zealand Standard for Risk Management
    • State or region vulnerability and risk assessment methodology
    • Agency specific vulnerability and risk assessment methodology
    • Proprietary methodology
    • Unknown
    • Other: please specify

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    If Yes is selected in response to 2.0:

    2.0b Please attach and provide details on your climate change risk or vulnerability assessment. Please provide details on the boundary of your assessment, and where this differs from your city’s boundary, please provide an explanation.

    Response Options

    Please complete the following table. You are able to add rows by using the “Add Row” button at the bottom of the table.

    Publication title Year of publication Attach the document Web link Boundary of assessment relative to city boundary (reported in 0.1) Explanation of boundary choice Primary author of assessment Does the assessment identify vulnerable populations?

    Text field

    Numerical field

    Attach your document here.

    Text field

    Select from:

    • Same – covers entire city and nothing else
    • Smaller – covers only part of the city
    • Larger – covers the whole city and adjoining areas
    • Partial – Covers part of the city and adjoining areas

    Text field

    Select from:

    • Dedicated city team
    • Relevant city department
    • Consultant
    • International organization
    • Community group
    • Regional / state / provincial government
    • National / central government
    • Other: please specify

    Select from:

    • Yes
    • No


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    Question 2.0b is required for the Global Covenant of Mayors.

    GCoM Compliance Requirements

    Please refer to the compliance requirements regarding vulnerability assessments outlined in question 2.0.


    If Yes is selected in response to 2.0:

    2.0c Please describe how your city’s risk or vulnerability assessment addresses the following key requirements as defined by the Global Covenant, and provide details on the location of this evidence within your assessment.

    Response Options

    Please complete the following table:

    GCoM key requirements Proof statement from within your risk or vulnerability assessment (in English) Page number(s) Publication title of your risk or vulnerability assessment

    Assessment of impact of current hazards

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    Text field

    Text field

    Assessment of impact of future hazards

    Text field

    Text field

    Text field

    Question 2.0c is required for the Global Covenant of Mayors.

    GCoM Compliance Requirements

    Please provide at least one statement demonstrating evidence for each key requirement from within your vulnerability or risk assessment. Please also provide the page number(s) that this statement can be found on, and the title of the vulnerability or risk assessment you are referring to. If your vulnerability or risk assessment is not in English, please ensure that the proof statements are translated to English.


    If Yes is selected in response to 2.0:

    2.1 Does your city have an update / revision process for the climate risk or vulnerability assessment?

    Response Options

    Select one of the following options:

    • Yes
    • No
    • Do not know

    Question 2.1 is required for the Global Covenant of Mayors.


    If Yes is selected in response to 2.1:

    2.1a Please provide more details on the update / revision process for your city’s climate risk or vulnerability assessment.

    Response Options

    Please complete the following table:

    Time period for update (years) Status of current update Number of times previously updated Comment

    Numerical field

    Select from:

    • Update completed
    • In progress
    • Intending to undertake in future
    • Not intending to undertake
    • Do not know

    Numerical field

    Text field

    Question 2.1a is required for the Global Covenant of Mayors.


    2.2 Do the current and/or anticipated effects of climate change present risks to your city at present or in the future?

    Response Options

    Select one of the following options:

    • Yes
    • No
    • Do not know

    Question 2.2 is required for the Global Covenant of Mayors.

    GCoM Compliance Requirements

    All cities are asked to report on both the current and future climate hazards that they face within their city boundary. To meet compliance, please select ‘Yes’ and report the hazards your city currently faces and expects to face in the future in question 2.2a.


    If Yes or Do not know is selected in response to 2.2:

    2.2a Please list the most significant climate hazards faced by your city and indicate the probability and consequence of these hazards, as well as the expected future change in frequency and intensity. Please also select the top 3 assets or services that are affected by the climate hazard, and provide a description of the impact.

    Response Options

    Please complete the following table. The table is displayed over several rows for readability. You are able to add rows by using the “Add Row” button at the bottom of the table.

    Climate Hazards Hazard status Magnitude of impact Anticipated timescale Probability of hazard Consequence of hazard
    See drop-down options below

    Select from:

    • Currently affecting the city
    • Expected to affect the city in future
    Select from:
    • Extremely serious
    • Serious
    • Less serious

    Select from:

    • Short-term
    • Medium-term
    • Long-term

    Select from:

    • High
    • Medium High
    • Medium
    • Medium Low
    • Low
    • Do not know

    Select from:

    • High
    • Medium High
    • Medium
    • Medium Low
    • Low
    • Do not know
    Future change in frequencyFuture change in intensityTop three assets/ services affectedImpact description

    Select from:

    • Increasing
    • Decreasing
    • None
    • Do not know

    Select from:

    • Increasing
    • Decreasing
    • None
    • Do not know

    Select top 3 from:

    • Energy
    • Water Supply & Sanitation
    • Transport
    • Food and agriculture
    • Waste Management
    • Information & Communications Technology
    • Environment
    • Industrial
    • Commercial
    • Residential
    • Education
    • Public health
    • Community & Culture
    • Law & Order
    • Emergency Management
    • Other: please specify

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    Climate Hazards drop-down options:

    Select all that apply:

    • Rain storm
    • Monsoon
    • Heavy snow
    • Hail
    • Severe wind
    • Tornado
    • Cyclone (Hurricane/Typhoon)
    • Extratropical storm
    • Tropical storm
    • Lightning / thunderstorm
    • Fog
    • Extreme winter conditions
    • Cold wave
    • Extreme cold days
    • Heat wave
    • Extreme hot days
    • Drought
    • Forest fire
    • Land fire
    • Flash/surface flood
    • River flood
    • Coastal flood
    • Groundwater flood
    • Storm surge
    • Permanent inundation
    • Salt water intrusion
    • Ocean acidification
    • Atmospheric CO2 concentrations
    • Landslide
    • Avalanche
    • Rockfall
    • Subsidence
    • Water-borne disease
    • Vector-borne disease
    • Air-borne disease
    • Insect infestation

    Question 2.2a is required for the Global Covenant of Mayors.

    GCoM Compliance Requirements

    All cities are asked to report on both the current and future climate hazards that they face within their city boundary. To meet compliance, please report the hazards your city currently faces and expects to face in the future.


    If No is selected in response to 2.2:

    2.2b Please explain why the anticipated effects of climate change present no risk to your city at present or in the future.

    Response Options

    Please complete the following table:

    Reason Explanation

    Select from:

    • Risk assessment not undertaken
    • Risk assessment not completed
    • Actions are in place to reduce vulnerability
    • The city is not presently affected by climate change risks and is yet to understand their future impact
    • Climate change risks pose no present or future risks to the city
    • Primary current risks have been addressed and future impacts are not considered risks
    • Other: please specify

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    2.3 Do you consider that the effects of climate change could negatively impact the ability of businesses to operate successfully in your city?

    Response Options

    Please complete the following table:

    Response Explanation

    Select from:

    • Yes – business in my city will be negatively impacted by climate change
    • No – businesses in my city will not be negatively impacted by climate change
    • Do not know

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    2.4 Please identify the factors that most greatly affect your city’s ability to adapt to climate change, and indicate how those factors either enhance or challenge this ability.

    Response Options

    Please complete the following table. You are able to add rows by using the “Add Row” button at the bottom of the table.

    Factors that affect ability to adapt Enhance/ Challenge Description

    Select from:

    • Access to basic services
    • Access to healthcare
    • Access to education
    • Cost of living
    • Housing
    • Poverty
    • Inequality
    • Unemployment
    • Public health
    • Political stability
    • Political engagement / transparency
    • Government capacity
    • Budgetary capacity
    • Migration
    • Safety and security
    • Economic health
    • Economic diversity
    • Rapid urbanization
    • Resource availability
    • Environmental conditions
    • Infrastructure conditions / maintenance
    • Infrastructure capacity
    • Land use planning
    • Community engagement
    • Access to quality / relevant data
    • Other: please specify

    Select from:

    • Enhance
    • Challenge

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    Question 2.4 is required for the Global Covenant of Mayors.


    Adaptation


    3.0 Has the Mayor or city council committed to adapting to climate change across the geographical area of the city, town or settlement?

    Response Options

    Select one of the following options:

    • Yes
    • No
    • In progress
    • Intending to undertake in future
    • Not intending to undertake
    • Do not know

    Question 3.0 is required for the Global Covenant of Mayors.


    If Yes is selected in response to 3.0:

    3.0a Please select the type of commitment and attach evidence.

    Response Options

    Please complete the following table. You are able to add rows by using the “Add Row” button at the bottom of the table.

    Type of commitment Attach Comments

    Select from:

    • Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy
    • Compact of Mayors
    • Durban Adaptation Charter
    • Mayors Adapt (EU)
    • Mexico City Pact
    • UNISDR, Making Cities Resilient Campaign
    • Individual City Commitment
    • 100 Resilient Cities
    • Resilient Communities for America
    • STAR Communities
    • LEED for Cities
    • Other: please specify

    Attach your document here.

    Text field

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    Question 3.0a is required for the Global Covenant of Mayors.


    3.1 Has your city council published a plan that addresses climate change adaptation?

    Response Options

    Select one of the following options:

    • Yes
    • No
    • In progress
    • Intending to undertake in future
    • Not intending to undertake
    • Do not know

    Question 3.1 is required for the Global Covenant of Mayors.

    GCoM Compliance Requirements

    All cities must publish a city-wide climate adaptation plan within three years of committing to the Global Covenant of Mayors. The climate adaptation plan must cover the whole city boundary and does not have a specific timeframe requirement. Adaptation plans that cover a boundary larger than the city (e.g. at regional or national levels) are not considered compliant.

    The city-wide climate adaptation plan must include the requirements detailed below.

    1. Political commitment to adaptation: Clear political commitment from the Mayor, equivalent legal representative authority, or city council.
    1. Identification of adaptation actions: Identification of adaptation actions and explanation of how they will be implemented.

    To meet compliance, please report an adaptation plan in questions 3.1 and 3.1a and describe the main goals of your city’s adaptation efforts along with the metrics/KPIs for each goal in question 3.4.

    1. Engagement of multiple city government agencies or departments: Evidence that multiple city departments were involved or consulted in the development of the plan. It might, for instance, mention cross-departmental group in the process description, a clear allocation of tasks to a variety of sections of the city government, or endorsement by a number of department heads.

    To meet compliance, please provide evidence that your city engages with stakeholders about adaptation planning in question 3.7.

    1. Process for regular review of the plan: Process for updating the plan either at regular periods (e.g. every 5 years) or as new information becomes available (e.g. updated climate change projections).

    To meet compliance, please report a sound revision process for your adaptation plan in questions 3.2 and 3.2a.


    If Yes or In progress is selected in response to 3.1:

    3.1a Please provide more information on your plan that addresses climate change adaptation and attach the document. Please provide details on the boundary of your plan, and where this differs from your city’s boundary, please provide an explanation.

    Response Options

    Please complete the following table. You are able to add rows by using the “Add Row” button at the bottom of the table.

    Publication title Year of publication Attach the document Web link Boundary of plan relative to city boundary (reported in 0.1) Explanation of boundary choice Primary author of plan Stage of implementation

    Text field

    Numerical field

    Attach your document here.

    Text field

    Select from:

    • Same – covers entire city and nothing else
    • Smaller – covers only part of the city
    • Larger – covers the whole city and adjoining areas
    • Partial – Covers part of the city and adjoining areas

    Text field

    Select from:

    • Dedicated city team
    • Relevant city department;
    • Consultant
    • International organization
    • Community group
    • Regional / state / provincial government
    • National / central government
    • Other: please specify

    Select from:

    • Plan in development
    • Plan developed but not implemented
    • Plan in implementation
    • Implementation complete
    • Measurement in progress
    • Plan update in progress
    • Other: please specify

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    Question 3.1a is required for the Global Covenant of Mayors.

    GCoM Compliance Requirements

    Please refer to the compliance requirements regarding the adaptation plan outlined in question 3.1.


    If No or Not intending to undertake is selected in response to 3.1:

    3.1b Please explain why not and any future arrangements you have to create a plan.

    Response Options

    Please complete the following table:

    Reason Comment

    Select from:

    • Adaptation is not within city control
    • Adaptation is covered under main city strategy
    • Lack of resources/funding
    • Lack of expertise
    • Lack of political will
    • Adaptation is covered in the city plans
    • Adaptation is not currently a priority for my city
    • Other: please specify

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    If Yes is selected in response to 3.1:

    3.2 Does your city have an update / revision process for the climate adaptation plan(s)?

    Response Options

    Select one of the following options:

    • Yes
    • No
    • Do not know

    Question 3.2 is required for the Global Covenant of Mayors.

    GCoM Compliance Requirements

    For your adaptation plan to meet compliance, please select ‘Yes’ and report a sound revision process for your adaptation plan. For further information, please refer to the compliance requirements regarding adaptation plan outlined in question 3.1.


    If Yes is selected in response to 3.2:

    3.2a Please provide more details on the update / revision process for your city’s climate adaptation plan(s)?

    Response Options

    Please complete the following table:

    Time period for update (years) Status of current update Number of times previously updated Comment

    Numerical field

    Select from:

    • Update completed
    • In progress
    • Intending to undertake in future
    • Not intending to undertake
    • Do not know

    Numerical field

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    Question 3.2a is required for the Global Covenant of Mayors.

    GCoM Compliance Requirements

    For your adaptation plan to meet compliance, please report a sound revision process for your adaptation plan. For further information, please refer to the compliance requirements regarding adaptation plan outlined in question 3.1.


    If Yes is selected in response to 2.2:

    3.3 Please describe the actions you are taking to reduce the risk to, or vulnerability of, your city’s infrastructure, services, citizens, and businesses from climate change as identified in the Climate Hazards section.

    Response Options

    Please complete the following table. You are able to add rows by using the “Add Row” button at the bottom of the table.

    Climate hazards Action Status of action Action description

    Drop-down populated with selections from 2.2a column 1

    Select from Appendix B

    Select from:

    • Scoping
    • Pre-feasibility study
    • Pre-implementation
    • Implementation
    • Operation
    • Complete
    • Monitoring and reporting

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    If Yes is selected in response to 3.1:

    3.4 Please describe the main goals of your city’s adaptation efforts and the metrics / KPIs for each goal.

    Response Options

    Please complete the following table. You are able to add rows by using the “Add Row” button at the bottom of the table.

    Adaptation goal Target year Metrics / KPIs Source of goal

    Text field

    Numerical field

    Text field

    Select from:

    • Local government
    • State/regional government
    • National government
    • International agreement
    • Stakeholder engagement
    • Other: please specify
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    Question 3.4 is required for the Global Covenant of Mayors.

    GCoM Compliance Requirements

    For your adaptation plan to meet compliance, please describe the main goals of your city’s adaptation efforts along with the metrics/KPIs for each goal. For further information, please refer to the compliance requirements regarding adaptation plan outlined in question 3.1.


    If Yes is selected in response to 3.1:

    3.5 Please describe the process for how your city has identified and assessed specific adaptation actions. Select all that apply and provide a description of each action assessment method.

    Response Options

    Please complete the following table. You are able to add rows by using the “Add Row” button at the bottom of the table.

    Method of action selection/prioritization Description of action assessment

    Select from:

    • Cost-benefit analysis
    • Cost effectiveness
    • Multi-criteria analysis
    • Stakeholder consensus
    • Experiment and observe
    • Other: please specify

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    Question 3.5 is required for the Global Covenant of Mayors.


    If Yes is selected in response to 3.1:

    3.6 Please describe how much your adaptation actions will address the underlying factors that challenge your city’s ability to adapt.

    Response Options

    Please complete the following table.

    Underlying factors Extent addressed Description of approach

    Populated from 2.4 column 1 selections

    Select from:

    • Fully
    • Somewhat
    • Not at all
    • Do not know

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    3.7 Please describe your progress in engaging stakeholders for adaptation planning.

    Response Options

    Please complete the following table:

    Do you have a plan for stakeholder engagement? Implementation of stakeholder engagement plan Describe stakeholder engagement process

    Select from:

    • Yes
    • No
    • In progress
    • Intending to undertake in future
    • Not intending to undertake
    • Do not know

    Select from:

    • Yes
    • No
    • In progress
    • Intending to undertake in future
    • Not intending to undertake
    • Do not know

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    Question 3.7 is required for the Global Covenant of Mayors.

    GCoM Compliance Requirements

    For your adaptation plan to meet compliance, please provide evidence that your city engages with stakeholders about adaptation planning. For further information, please refer to the compliance requirements regarding adaptation plan outlined in question 3.1.


    If Yes is selected in response to 3.1:

    3.8 Please describe any additional barriers your city has encountered in implementing your adaptation planning or adaptation actions, and any solutions or interventions taken to overcome those barriers.

    Response Options

    Please complete the following table. You are able to add rows by using the “Add Row” button at the bottom of the table.

    Barriers to adaptation Description of barriers to adaptation Description of solution / intervention Additional adaptation resource needs

    Select from:

    • Political and leadership
    • Institutional
    • Regulatory and legislative
    • Resources and funding
    • Information and knowledge
    • Social and cultural
    • Technology and infrastructure
    • Physical environment

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    Question 3.8 is required for the Global Covenant of Mayors.


    If Yes is selected in response to 3.1:

    3.9 Please identify any additional benefits or improvements resulting from adaptation planning and/or adaptation actions (in addition to the reduction of climate risks).

    Response Options

    Please complete the following table. You are able to add rows by using the “Add Row” button at the bottom of the table.

    Additional benefits or improvements Description of benefit or improvement

    Select from:

    • Political and leadership
    • Institutional, Regulatory and legislative
    • Resources and funding
    • Information and knowledge
    • Social and cultural
    • Technology and infrastructure
    • Physical environment

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    Question 3.9 is required for the Global Covenant of Mayors.


    Social risks


    4.0 Does your city face any social risks as a result of climate change?

    Response Options

    Select one of the following options:

    • Yes
    • No
    • Do not know

    If Yes or Do not know is selected in response to 4.0:

    4.0a Please complete the table below to indicate which social risks your city faces as a result of climate change and indicate if these risks have been covered by your city’s action plan.

    Response Options

    Please complete the following table. You are able to add rows by using the “Add Row” button at the bottom of the table.

    Social risks Anticipated timescale in years Impact description

    Select from:

    • Fluctuating socio-economic conditions
    • Increased incidence and prevalence of disease and illness
    • Increased demand for public services (including health)
    • Increased risk to already vulnerable populations
    • Increased conflict and/or crime
    • Increased resource demand
    • Loss of traditional jobs
    • Migration from rural areas to cities
    • Population displacement
    • Other: please specify

    Select from:

    • Current
    • Short-term
    • Medium-term
    • Long-term

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    If No is selected in response to 4.0:

    4.0b Please explain why not.

    Response Options

    Please complete the following table:

    Reasoning Explanation

    Select from:

    • Adaptation / resilience measures are expected to mitigate social risks
    • Social risks have not been assessed
    • No social risks have been identified through assessment
    • Social risks identified are not significant
    • Other: please specify

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    Opportunities


    Opportunities


    5.0 Does addressing climate change provide any opportunities for your city?

    Response Options

    Select one of the following options:

    • Yes
    • No
    • Do not know

    If Yes or Do not know is selected in response to 5.0:

    5.0a Please indicate the opportunities and describe how the city is positioning itself to take advantage of them.

    Response Options

    Please complete the following table. You are able to add rows by using the “Add Row” button at the bottom of the table.

    Opportunity Describe how the city is maximizing this opportunity

    Select from:

    • Development of local/sustainable food businesses
    • Development of energy efficiency measures and technologies
    • Increase in clean technology businesses
    • Development of waste management / recycling businesses
    • Development of tourism industry
    • Development of sustainable transport sector
    • Development of sustainable construction sector
    • Increase opportunities for trading and investment
    • Increase opportunities for partnerships
    • Development of climate change resiliency projects
    • Development of carbon markets
    • Development of resource conservation and management
    • Development of sustainable water management
    • Extended agricultural seasons
    • Additional funding opportunities
    • Improved efficiency of operations
    • Increased energy security
    • Increased attention to other environmental concerns
    • Increased infrastructure investment
    • Other: please specify

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    If No is selected in response to 5.0:

    5.0b Why do you not foresee any opportunities for your city?

    Response Options

    Please complete the following table:

    Reason Comment

    Select from:

    • Negative impacts on the economy and environment
    • Opportunities have not been assessed
    • Increase in costs for public administration and investment
    • Negative impacts on tourism, agriculture or industries
    • Negative impacts for citizens
    • Opportunities are not significant
    • Other: please specify

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    5.1 Does your city collaborate in voluntary partnership with businesses in your city on sustainability projects?

    Response Options

    Select one of the following options:

    • Yes
    • No
    • In progress
    • Intending to undertake in future
    • Not intending to undertake
    • Do not know

    If Yes is selected in response to 5.1:

    5.1a Please provide some key examples of how your city collaborates with business in the table below.

    Response Options

    Please complete the following table. You are able to add rows by using the “Add Row” button at the bottom of the table.

    Collaboration area Description of collaboration

    Select from:

    • Energy
    • Buildings
    • Transport
    • Waste
    • Water
    • Other: please specify

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    5.2 List any emission reduction, adaptation, water related or resilience projects you have planned within your city for which you hope to attract financing, and provide details on the estimated costs and status of the project. If your city does not have any relevant projects, please select No relevant projects under Project Area.

    Response Options

    Please complete the following table. You are able to add rows by using the “Add Row” button at the bottom of the table.

    Project area Status of project Status of financing Project description Total cost of project Total investment cost needed (if relevant)

    Select from:

    • Buildings
    • Energy efficiency / retrofit
    • Outdoor lighting
    • Renewable energy
    • Transport
    • Waste management
    • Waste recycling
    • Water management
    • No relevant projects
    • Other: please specify

    Select from:

    • Scoping
    • Pre-feasibility study
    • Pre-implementation
    • Implementation
    • Operation
    • Implementation complete
    • Monitoring and reporting

    Select from:

    • Project not funded and seeking partial funding
    • Project not funded and seeking full funding
    • Project partially funded and seeking additional funding
    • Project fully funded
    • Other: please specify

    Text field

    Numerical field

    Numerical field

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    Finance & Economic Opportunities


    5.3 Has your City received/secured funding for any low carbon projects (e.g. energy efficiency, renewable energy, low emission vehicles, bus rapid transit, waste management) or climate adaptation projects from a development bank (e.g. World Bank, Asian Development Bank, etc.)?

    Response Options

    Select one of the following options:

    • Yes
    • No
    • Do not know

    5.4 Has your City established a fund to invest in energy efficiency, renewable energy or carbon reduction projects?

    Response Options

    Select one of the following options:

    • Yes
    • No
    • Do not know

    Guidance

    Indicate whether your city has a dedicated fund for renewable energy or carbon reduction programs or services.


    5.5 Does your City have its own credit rating?

    Response Options

    Please complete the following table:

    Does your city have a credit rating? Rating agency Rating

    International

    Select from:

    • Yes
    • No

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    Domestic

    Select from:

    • Yes
    • No

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    Guidance

    International and domestic credit ratings and rating agencies are offered by third-party rating agencies such as Standard & Poor or Moody's. Municipal market participants rely heavily on these indicators of risk when they determine the relative value of municipal investments.


    5.6 Are Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) issues incorporated into investment decisions of any of the city retirement funds?

    Response Options

    Select one of the following options:

    • Yes
    • No
    • Do not know

    5.7 How are investment decisions of the city retirement funds made?

    Response Options

    This is an open text question.

    Please note that when copying from another document into the disclosure platform, formatting is not retained.


    5.8 Which individuals in the city have responsibility for oversight and/or implementation of investment of the city retirement funds?

    Response Options

    Please complete the following table:

    Does the individual have responsibility for oversight and/or implementation of investment of the city retirement funds?

    City council/elected representatives

    Select from:

    • Yes
    • No
    • Do not know

    Treasury or city finance staff

    Select from:

    • Yes
    • No
    • Do not know

    Other staff

    Select from:

    • Yes
    • No
    • Do not know

    5.9 Has your City prepared a strategy for green growth?

    Response Options

    Select one of the following options:

    • Yes
    • No
    • Do not know

    Guidance

    This question seeks to understand whether your city has a strategy in place to achieve economic growth and development through urban activities that reduce negative environmental externalities and the impact on natural resources and environmental services.

    • “Green” refers to urban activities (public and private) that reduce negative environmental impact (land-use, transport, buildings, energy, waste, and water)
    • “Growth” refers to GDP growth primarily, but also urban quality of life.

    Developing a green economy is crucial for a healthy and sustainable future within cities. Green businesses are more competitive, efficient and prepared for the future.

    Links to strong city green growth strategies:
    • Vancouver
    • Copenhagen

    5.10 How many people within your City are employed in green jobs/ industries?

    Response Options

    Numerical field.

    Guidance

    This question considers green growth strategies, including those meant to accelerate investment and job creation in the sustainability sector, encourage the growth of green enterprise districts or clusters, and quantify the economic benefit of climate action. If you do not know, please provide an estimate.


    Local Government Emissions

    The questions in this section refer to emissions associated with your local government operations (sometimes referred to as “corporate” or “municipal”) emissions.


    Boundary and scope


    6.0 Do you have an emissions inventory for your local government operations to report?

    By selecting Yes below, you are indicating that you have fuel and/or greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions data from your local government operations (sometimes referred to as ‘corporate’ or ‘municipal’ emissions) to report at this time.

    Response Options

    Select one of the following options:

    • Yes
    • No
    • In progress
    • Not intending to undertake

    If Yes is selected in response to 6.0:

    6.1 Please state the dates of the accounting year or 12-month period for which you are reporting an emissions inventory for your local government operations.

    Response Options

    Please complete the following table:

    From To

    Drop-down calendar

    Drop-down calendar


    If Yes is selected in response to 6.0:

    6.2 Please indicate the category that best describes the boundary of your local government operations emissions inventory.

    Response Options

    Select one of the following options:

    • Departments, entities or companies over which operational control is exercised
    • Departments, entities or companies over which financial control is exercised
    • Other: please specify

    If Yes is selected in response to 6.0:

    6.3 Please give the name of the primary protocol, standard, or methodology used to calculate your local government operations emissions inventory.

    Response Options

    Please complete the following table:

    Primary protocol Comment

    Select from:

    • Greenhouse Gas Protocol: Public Sector Standard
    • International Emissions Analysis Protocol (ICLEI)
    • ISO 14064
    • Local Government Operations Protocol (ICLEI/The Climate Registry/California Climate Action Registry/ California Air Resources Board)
    • Australian National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting (Measurement) Determination
    • Global Protocol for Community-Scale Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventories (GPC), (WRI, C40 and ICLEI)
    • 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories
    • Other: please specify

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    If Yes is selected in response to 6.0:

    6.4 Which gases are included in your emissions inventory?

    Response Options

    Select all that apply:

    • CO2
    • CH4
    • N2O
    • HFCs
    • PFCs
    • SF6
    • NF3

    Energy Data


    If Yes is selected in response to 6.0:

    6.5 Please give the total amount of fuel (refers to Scope 1 emissions) that your local government has consumed this year.

    Response Options

    Please complete the following table. You are able to add rows by using the “Add Row” button at the bottom of the table.

    Source Fuel Amount Units

    Select from:

    • Airport (s)
    • Buildings
    • Buses
    • Electricity generation
    • Electricity transmission and distribution
    • Employee commuting
    • Incineration of waste
    • Landfills
    • Local trains
    • Maritime port
    • Municipal vehicle fleet
    • Regional trains
    • Roads / highways
    • Street lighting and traffic signals
    • Subway / underground
    • Thermal energy
    • Waste collection
    • Wastewater treatment
    • Water supply
    • Unknown source
    • Total
    • Other: please specify

    Select from Appendix C

    Numerical field

    Select from:

    • GWh
    • MWh
    • kWh
    • TJ
    • GJ
    • MJ
    • Therms
    • Btu m3
    • L
    • Metric tonnes
    • Short tons

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    If Yes is selected in response to 6.0:

    6.6 How much electricity, heat, steam, and cooling (refers to Scope 2 emissions) has your local government purchased for its own consumption during the reporting year?

    Response Options

    Please complete the following table. You are able to add rows by using the “Add Row” button at the bottom of the table.

    Source Type Amount Units

    Select from:

    • Airport (s)
    • Buildings
    • Buses
    • Electricity generation
    • Electricity transmission and distribution
    • Employee commuting
    • Incineration of waste
    • Landfills
    • Local trains
    • Maritime port
    • Municipal vehicle fleet
    • Regional trains
    • Roads / highways
    • Street lighting and traffic signals
    • Subway / underground
    • Thermal energy
    • Waste collection
    • Wastewater treatment
    • Water supply
    • Unknown source
    • Other: please specify

    Select from:

    • Electricity
    • Heat
    • Steam
    • Cooling
    • Other: please specify

    Numerical field

    Select from:

    • GWh
    • MWh
    • kWh
    • TJ
    • GJ
    • MJ
    • Therms
    • Btu
    • m3
    • L
    • Metric tonnes
    • Short tons

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    GHG Emissions Data


    If Yes is selected in response to 6.0:

    6.7 Please provide total (Scope 1 + Scope 2) GHG emissions for your local government operations, in metric tonnes CO2e. Scopes are a common categorization method.

    Scope 1: All direct GHG emissions

    Scope 2: Indirect GHG emissions associated with the consumption of purchased or acquired electricity, steam, heating, or cooling.

    Response Options

    Please complete the following table:

    Total Scope 1 + Scope 2 emissions (metric tonnes CO2e) Total Scope 1 emissions (metric tonnes CO2e) Total Scope 2 emissions (metric tonnes CO2e) Comment

    Numerical field

    Numerical field

    Numerical field

    Text field


    If Yes is selected in response to 6.0:

    6.8 Do you measure local government Scope 3 emissions?

    Response Options

    Select one of the following options:

    • Yes
    • No
    • In progress
    • Intending to undertake in future
    • Not intending to undertake

    If Yes is selected in response to 6.8:

    6.8a Please complete the table.

    Response Options

    Please complete the following table. You are able to add rows by using the “Add Row” button at the bottom of the table.

    Source of Scope 3 emissions Emissions (metric tonnes CO2e) Comment

    Select from:

    • Employee commuting
    • Employee business travel
    • Emissions from contracted services
    • Upstream production of materials and fuels
    • Upstream and downstream transportation of materials and fuels
    • Waste related Scope 3 emission sources
    • Other: please specify

    Numerical field

    Text field

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    If No or Not intending to undertake is selected in response to 6.8:

    6.8b Please explain why not and detail your plans to do so in the future, if any.

    Response Options

    Please complete the following table:

    Reasoning Explanation

    Select from:

    • Lack of data
    • Low data quality
    • Lack of knowledge/capacity
    • Lack of funding/resources
    • Scope categorization not used
    • Not required by national authorities
    • Not required by international agreements
    • Local government Scope 3 emissions have been assessed as insignificant
    • Other: please specify

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    If Yes is selected in response to 6.0:

    6.9 Please indicate if your local government operations emissions have increased, decreased, or stayed the same since your last emissions inventory, and please describe why.

    Response Options

    Please complete the following table:

    Change in emissionsReason for changePlease explain

    Select from:

    • Increased
    • Decreased
    • Stayed the same
    • This is our first year of calculation
    • Do not know

    If “Increased” is selected:

    • Increased energy/electricity consumption
    • Population increase
    • Improved data accuracy
    • Emissions reduction actions not implemented
    • Change in weather conditions
    • Change in accounting methodology
    • Change in calculation following verification
    • Financial conditions


    If “Decreased” is selected:
    • Behavioural change
    • Technological change
    • Legislative change
    • Financial conditions
    • Change in available data
    • Change in data collection methods
    • Policy change
    • Change in weather conditions


    If “This is our first year of calculation” is selected:
    • Previous data was not reliable
    • Lack of resource / funding overcome
    • Lack of knowledge overcome


    If “Stayed the same” is selected:
    • No new inventory to report
    • Emissions have not changed


    If “Do not know” is selected:
    • Change in staff
    • Lack of documentation
    • Change in methodology
    • Other: please specify

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    External Verification


    If Yes is selected in response to 6.0:

    6.10 Has the GHG emissions data you are currently reporting been externally verified or audited in part or in whole?

    Response Options

    Select one of the following options:

    • Yes
    • No
    • In progress
    • Intending to undertake in future
    • Not intending to undertake
    • Do not know

    If Yes is selected in response to 6.10:

    6.10a Please provide the following information about the emissions verification process.

    Response Options

    Please complete the following table:

    Name of verifier Year of verification Attach verification certificate Comments

    Text field

    Numerical field

    Attach your document here.

    Text field


    If No, Not intending to undertake or Intending to undertake in future is selected in response to 6.10:

    6.10b Please explain why your local government operations inventory is not verified and describe any future plans for verification.

    Response Options

    Please complete the following table:

    Reason Comments

    Select from:

    • Verification under consideration
    • Lack of funding / resources
    • Lack of expertise / knowledge
    • Verification is not prioritised
    • Data is internally verified
    • Other: please specify

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    City-wide Emissions

    The questions in this section refer to your city’s city-wide (sometimes referred to as “geographic” or “community”) emissions inventory. This inventory encompasses emissions which are within a particular city boundary, over which local governments can exercise a degree of influence through the policies and regulations they implement.


    City-wide GHG Emissions Data


    7.0 Does your city have a city-wide emissions inventory to report?

    By selecting Yes below, you are indicating that you have fuel and/or greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions data from the entire city area over which the city government can exercise a degree of influence through the policies and regulations they implement (sometimes referred to as ‘geographic’ or ‘community’ emissions) to report at this time.

    Response Options

    • Yes
    • No
    • In progress
    • Intending to undertake in future
    • Not intending to undertake

    Question 7.0 is required for the Global Covenant of Mayors.

    GCoM Compliance Requirements

    For your GHG emissions inventory to meet compliance, please report a city-wide inventory in the format of the Global Protocol for Community-scale GHG emissions (GPC), including the mandatory data points and within the right timeframe. For further information, please refer to the compliance requirements regarding GHG emissions inventory outlined in question 7.3.


    If Yes is selected in response to 7.0:

    7.1 Please state the dates of the accounting year or 12-month period for which you are reporting a city-wide GHG emissions inventory.

    Response Options

    Please complete the following table:

    From To

    Drop-down calendar

    Drop-down calendar

    Question 7.1 is required for the Global Covenant of Mayors.

    GCoM Compliance Requirements

    For your GHG emissions inventory to meet compliance, please report a city-wide inventory in the format of the Global Protocol for Community-scale GHG emissions (GPC), including the mandatory data points and within the right timeframe. For further information, please refer to the compliance requirements regarding GHG emissions inventory outlined in question 7.3.


    If Yes is selected in response to 7.0:

    7.2 Please indicate the category that best describes the boundary of your city-wide GHG emissions inventory.

    Response Options

    Select one of the following options:

    • Administrative boundary of a local government
    • Combination of administrative divisions
    • A metropolitan area
    • Other: please specify

    Question 7.2 is required for the Global Covenant of Mayors.

    GCoM Compliance Requirements

    For your GHG emissions inventory to meet compliance, please report a city-wide inventory in the format of the Global Protocol for Community-scale GHG emissions (GPC), including the mandatory data points and within the right timeframe. For further information, please refer to the compliance requirements regarding GHG emissions inventory outlined in question 7.3.


    If Yes is selected in response to 7.0:

    7.3 Does your city have a city-wide emissions inventory that aligns with the Global Protocol for Community-Scale Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventories (GPC)?

    Response Options

    Select one of the following options:

    • Yes
    • No
    • In progress

    Question 7.3 is required for the Global Covenant of Mayors.

    GCoM Compliance Requirements

    GPC Framework
    Cities are asked to compile and report a city-wide GHG emissions inventory following the international standard of the Global Protocol for Community-scale GHG emissions (GPC). The GPC offers cities and local governments a robust, transparent, and globally-accepted framework to consistently identify, calculate, and report on city greenhouse gases.

    The GPC standard classifies GHG emissions into “scopes”, depending on where they physically occur, and into six main sectors, which are then broken down by sub-sectors. It covers the seven gases included in the Kyoto Protocol.

    Compiling a GPC inventory
    The GPC is a flexible framework that can be used to compile a city’s first GHG emissions inventory, or to input an existing emissions inventory, even if it was measured with different methodologies. Various tools have been freely made available to cities to compile an emissions inventory in the format of the GPC and can be found on the Global Covenant of Mayors website.

    Inventory Requirements
    The Global Covenant asks cities to report a minimum amount of GHG emissions data using the GPC framework. Each compliance year has different requirements, until cities ultimately meet the GPC’s BASIC level in Year 3 (See p.13 of the GPC manual for further information regarding the BASIC level). Please see Table 2 and Table 3 below for a breakdown of the mandatory data points to be reported in the GPC inventory.

    GPC requirements per year


    Sectors Gases Activity Data & Emissions Factors Inventory Timeframe Data Quality Assessment Methodology and Notation Keys
    Year 1
    • Stationary Energy (Scope 1, 2)
    • Transportation (Scope 1,2)

    CO2

    Optional The inventory year may be no more than four years prior to the reporting year (see Table 4) A data quality assessment for both activity data and emissions factors should be conducted for each emission source reported A short description of the methodologies used to measure emissions should be provided, as well as reasons for using notation keys
    Year 2
    • Stationary Energy (Scope 1, 2)
    • Transportation (Scope 1,2)

    CO2

    Mandatory for each emission source reported

    Year 3
    • Stationary Energy (Scope 1, 2)
    • Transportation (Scope 1,2)
    • Waste (Scope 1, 3)

    CO2

    CH4

    N2O

    Mandatory for each emission source reported

    The GPC standard classifies GHG emissions into scopes and into six main sectors. Table 3 below shows the GPC emissions summary table including the annual compliance requirements broken down by sector and by scope.

    GPC emissions summary table including annual compliance requirement

    Activity Data
    Within 2 years, the activity data and emission factors underpinning the GHG inventory must be disclosed and reported.

    Unavailability of Data and Notation Keys
    The notation keys Not Occurring (NO), Included Elsewhere (IE) or Confidential (C) can be used to accommodate limitations in data availability. Please note that the notation key Not Estimated (NE) will not be accepted for mandatory emission sources.

    In case of data unavailability, please report an emissions estimate. Cities can, for instance, downscale national or regional data, note the low-quality data, and explain the circumstances in the comments section. If reporting insignificant emission sources, the notation Not Occurring (NO) may be used.

    Inventory Reporting Frequency
    The inventory year may be no more than four years prior to the reporting year, see Table 4 below. A complete updated inventory shall be required every four years. Over time, we encourage cities to update their inventories on a more frequent basis (e.g. annually) to improve monitoring and reporting of city-wide GHG emissions. In between years when inventories are updated, cities are encouraged to identify and report improvements made to the quality of their inventory, focusing both on data availability and quality, and areas where outstanding data challenges exist.

    GHG Emissions Inventory Reporting Frequency



    If Yes is selected in response to 7.3:

    7.3a Please provide a summary of emissions by sector and scope as defined in the Global Protocol for Community Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventories (GPC) in the table below.

    Response Options

    Please complete the following table:

    Sector and scope (GPC reference number) Emissions (metric tonnes CO2e)

    Stationary Energy: energy use – Scope 1 (I.X.1)

    Numerical field

    Stationary Energy: energy use – Scope 2 (I.X.2)

    Numerical field

    Stationary Energy: energy use – Scope 3 (I.X.3)

    Numerical field

    Stationary Energy: energy generation supplied to the grid – Scope 1 (I.4.4)

    Numerical field

    Transportation – Scope 1 (II.X.1)

    Numerical field

    Transportation – Scope 2 (II.X.2)

    Numerical field

    Transportation – Scope 3 (II.X.3)

    Numerical field

    Waste: waste generated within the city boundary – Scope 1 (III.X.1)

    Numerical field

    Waste: waste generated within the city boundary – Scope 3 (III.X.2)

    Numerical field

    Waste: waste generated outside the city boundary – Scope 1 (III.X.3)

    Numerical field

    Industrial Processes and Product Use – Scope 1 (IV)

    Numerical field

    Agriculture, Forestry and Land Use – Scope 1 (V)

    Numerical field

    TOTAL Scope 1 (Territorial) emissions

    Numerical field

    TOTAL Scope 2 emissions

    Numerical field

    TOTAL Scope 3 emissions

    Numerical field

    TOTAL BASIC emissions

    Numerical field

    TOTAL BASIC+ emissions

    Numerical field

    Question 7.3a is required for the Global Covenant of Mayors.

    GCoM Compliance Requirements

    For further information, please refer to the compliance requirements regarding GHG emissions inventory outlined in question 7.3.


    If No or In progress is selected in response to 7.3:

    7.4 Please give the name of the primary protocol, standard, or methodology you have used to calculate your city’s city-wide GHG emissions.

    Response Options

    Please complete the following table:

    Primary protocol Comment

    Select from:

    • International Emissions Analysis Protocol (ICLEI)
    • International Standard for Determining Greenhouse Gas Emissions for Cities (UNEP and World Bank)
    • 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories
    • U.S. Community Protocol for Accounting and Reporting of Greenhouse Gas Emissions (ICLEI)
    • Greenhouse gas Inventory & Research Center of Korea (GIR)
    • Regional or country specific methodology
    • City specific methodology
    • Other: please specify

    Text field

    Question 7.4 is required for the Global Covenant of Mayors.

    GCoM Compliance Requirements

    For your GHG emissions inventory to meet compliance, please report a city-wide inventory in the format of the Global Protocol for Community-scale GHG emissions (GPC) (you can report this information in question 7.3), including the mandatory data points and within the right timeframe. For further information, please refer to the compliance requirements regarding GHG emissions inventory outlined in question 7.3.


    If No or In progress is selected in response to 7.3:

    7.4a Which gases are included in your city-wide emissions inventory?

    Response Options

    Select all that apply:

    • CO2
    • CH4
    • N2O
    • HFCs
    • PFCs
    • SF6
    • NF3

    If No or In progress is selected in response to 7.3:

    7.4b Please provide a breakdown of your GHG emissions by scope. Where values are not available, please use the comment field to indicate the reason why.

    Response Options

    Please complete the following table:

    Scope Metric tonnes CO2e Level of confidence Comments

    Scope 1 emissions excluding emissions from grid-supplied energy generation

    Numerical field

    Select from:

    • High
    • Medium
    • Low

    Text field

    Scope 1 emissions from grid-supplied energy generation within the city boundary

    Numerical field

    Select from:

    • High
    • Medium
    • Low

    Text field

    Total Scope 1 emissions (Row 1 + Row 2)

    Numerical field

    Select from:

    • High
    • Medium
    • Low

    Text field

    Total Scope 2 emissions

    Numerical field

    Select from:

    • High
    • Medium
    • Low

    Text field

    Total (Scope 1 + Scope 2) emissions

    Numerical field

    Select from:

    • High
    • Medium
    • Low

    Text field

    Total Scope 3 emissions

    Numerical field

    Select from:

    • High
    • Medium
    • Low

    Text field


    If Yes is selected in response to 7.0:

    7.5 Please attach your city-wide inventory in the table below.

    If you have an inventory in the format of the GPC, please attach it below. You can download the GPC Reporting Tool (CIRIS) here. If you are using the ClearPath tool, please attach both extracts in the table below. If your inventory is not in the format of a GPC, you can also attach it below.

    Response Options

    Please complete the following table.You are able to add rows by using the “Add Row” button at the bottom of the table.

    Emissions inventory format Document title Attachment Level of confidence Comment on level of confidence

    Select from:

    • GPC format: City Inventory Reporting and Information System (CIRIS) GPC Reporting tool
    • GPC format: ClearPath (ICLEI)
    • Custom or older GPC format
    • This inventory is in a format other than the GPC

    Text Field

    Attach your document here.

    Select from:

    • High
    • Medium
    • Low

    Text field

    [Add Row]

    Question 7.5 is required for the Global Covenant of Mayors.

    GCoM Compliance Requirements

    For your GHG emissions inventory to meet compliance, please report a city-wide inventory in the format of the Global Protocol for Community-scale GHG emissions (GPC) (you can report this information in question 7.3), including the mandatory data points and within the right timeframe. For further information, please refer to the compliance requirements regarding GHG emissions inventory outlined in question 7.3.

    ClearPath
    ClearPath is ICLEI’s online GHG inventory tool for local governments worldwide, made available to cities committed to the Global Covenant of Mayors. Cities using the ClearPath tool can report their GPC inventories through the CDP platform by following the instructions below.

    In the ClearPath tool, please click on the ‘Reports’ tab to access your data summary reports and extract your inventory data in in .xls format. You will have the option of exporting your GPC inventory in various formats, identify the two formats detailed below and click on ‘export’ on the far right of the table to start the downloading process (see screenshot below).

    Reports to extract:

    • ‘GPC overview’
    • ‘Detailed report’

    These two reports contain the data points that will be checked against Global Covenant of Mayors requirements.

    Once extracted, please save the two reports onto your computer and attach them to the table.



    If 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories, Greenhouse gas Inventory & Research Center of Korea (GIR), or International Standard for Determining Greenhouse Gas Emissions for Cities (UNEP and World Bank) is selected in response to 7.4:

    7.6a Where it will facilitate a greater understanding of your city-wide emissions, please provide a breakdown of these emissions by IPCC sector in the table below.

    Response Options

    Please complete the following table.You are able to add rows by using the “Add Row” button at the bottom of the table.

    IPCC sector Sector Scope Emissions (metric tonnes CO2e)

    Select from:

    • Energy
    • Industrial processes and product use (IPPU)
    • Agriculture, Forestry and other land use (AFOLU)
    • Waste
    • Other: please specify

    Select from:

    • Stationary energy (buildings)
    • Residential buildings
    • Public buildings
    • Commercial buildings
    • Industrial buildings
    • Transportation
    • Road
    • Rail
    • Waste
    • Wastewater
    • Other: please specify

    Select from:

    • Scope 1
    • Scope 2
    • Total figure

    Numerical field

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    If International Emissions Analysis Protocol (ICLEI) is selected in response to 7.4:

    7.6b Where it will facilitate a greater understanding of your city-wide emissions, please provide a breakdown of these emissions by UNFCCC Sector.

    Response Options

    Please complete the following table.You are able to add rows by using the “Add Row” button at the bottom of the table.

    UNFCCC Sector Sector Scope Emissions (metric tonnes CO2e)

    Select from:

    • Stationary energy
    • Transport
    • Fugitive emissions
    • Industrial processes
    • Agriculture
    • Land use
    • Land use change and forestry
    • Solid waste disposal
    • Wastewater
    • Treatment and discharge

    Select from:

    • Stationary energy (buildings)
    • Residential buildings
    • Public buildings
    • Commercial buildings
    • Industrial buildings
    • Transportation
    • Road
    • Rail
    • Waste
    • Wastewater
    • Other: please specify

    Select from:

    • Scope 1
    • Scope 2
    • Total figure

    Numerical field

    [Add Row]

    If U.S. Community Protocol for Accounting and Reporting of Greenhouse Gas Emissions (ICLEI) is selected in response to 7.4:

    7.6c Where it will facilitate a greater understanding of your city-wide emissions, please provide a breakdown of these emissions by the US Community Protocol sources.

    Response Options

    Please complete the following table.You are able to add rows by using the “Add Row” button at the bottom of the table.

    US Community Protocol Sources Sector Scope Emissions (metric tonnes CO2e)

    Select from:

    • Built environment
    • Transportation and other mobile sources
    • Solid waste
    • Wastewater and water
    • Agricultural livestock
    • Upstream impacts of community‐wide activities

    Select from:

    • Stationary energy (buildings)
    • Residential buildings
    • Public buildings
    • Commercial buildings
    • Industrial buildings
    • Transportation
    • Road
    • Rail
    • Waste
    • Wastewater
    • Other: please specify

    Select from:

    • Scope 1
    • Scope 2
    • Total figure

    Numerical field

    [Add Row]

    If Regional or country specific methodology, City specific methodology or Other is selected in response to 7.4:

    7.6d Where it will facilitate a greater understanding of your city-wide emissions, please provide a breakdown of these emissions by end user, or any other classification system used in your city.

    Response Options

    Please complete the following table.You are able to add rows by using the “Add Row” button at the bottom of the table.

    Source Sector Scope Emissions (metric tonnes CO2e)

    Text field

    Select from:

    • Stationary energy (buildings)
    • Residential buildings
    • Public buildings
    • Commercial buildings
    • Industrial buildings
    • Transportation
    • Road
    • Rail
    • Waste
    • Wastewater
    • Other: please specify

    Select from:

    • Scope 1
    • Scope 2
    • Total figure

    Numerical field

    [Add Row]

    If No or In progress is selected in response to 7.3:

    7.7 Please give the total amount of fuel (referring to Scope 1 emissions) consumed in your city during the reporting year.

    Response Options

    Please complete the following table.You are able to add rows by using the “Add Row” button at the bottom of the table.

    Fuel Amount Units End user/ Economic sector/ IPCC sector/ Other Sector

    Select from Appendix C

    Numerical field

    Select from:

    • GWh
    • MWh
    • kWh
    • TJ
    • GJ
    • MJ
    • m3
    • L
    • Metric tonnes
    • Short tons
    • Therms
    • Btus

    Text field

    Select from:

    • Stationary energy (buildings)
    • Residential buildings
    • Public buildings
    • Commercial buildings
    • Industrial buildings
    • Transportation
    • Road
    • Rail
    • Waste
    • Wastewater
    • Other: please specify

    [Add Row]


    If No or In progress is selected in response to 7.3:

    7.8 How much electricity, heat, steam, and cooling (referring to Scope 2) has been consumed by your city during the reporting year?

    Response Options

    Please complete the following table.You are able to add rows by using the “Add Row” button at the bottom of the table.

    Type Amount Units End user / Economic sector / IPCC sector / Other Sector

    Select from:

    • Electricity
    • Heat
    • Steam
    • Cooling
    • Other: please specify

    Numerical field

    Select from:

    • GWh
    • MWh
    • kWh
    • TJ
    • GJ
    • MJ
    • m3
    • L
    • Metric tonnes
    • Short tons
    • Therms
    • Btus

    Text field

    Select from:

    • Stationary energy (buildings)
    • Residential buildings
    • Public buildings
    • Commercial buildings
    • Industrial buildings
    • Transportation
    • Road
    • Rail
    • Waste
    • Wastewater
    • Other: please specify

    [Add Row]


    If No or In progress is selected in response to 7.3:

    7.9 Does your city have a breakdown by source of city-wide Scope 3 emissions?

    Response Options

    Select one of the following options:

    • Yes
    • No
    • In progress
    • Intending to undertake in future
    • Not intending to undertake

    If Yes is selected in response to 7.9:

    7.9a Please provide a breakdown of your city’s scope 3 emissions.

    Response Options

    Please complete the following table.You are able to add rows by using the “Add Row” button at the bottom of the table.

    Source of Scope 3 emissions Emissions (metric tonnes CO2e) Comment

    Select from:

    • Goods and services
    • Upstream emissions from energy use
    • Water
    • Wastewater
    • Road
    • Aviation
    • Waste
    • Transmission and distribution losses
    • Railways
    • Water-borne navigation
    • Food
    • Other: please specify

    Numerical field

    Text field

    [Add Row]


    If No, Intending to undertake in future or Not intending to undertake is selected in response to 7.9:

    7.9b Please explain why not and detail your plans to do so in the future, if any.

    Response Options

    Please complete the following table:

    Reasoning Explanation

    Select from:

    • Lack of data
    • Low data quality
    • Lack of knowledge/capacity
    • Lack of funding/resources
    • Scope categorization not used
    • Not required by national authorities
    • Not required by international agreements
    • Local government Scope 3 emissions have been assessed as insignificant
    • Scope 3 calculations are in progress
    • Other: please specify

    Text field


    If Yes is selected in response to 7.0

    7.10 Do you have any credits or offsets resulting in a change to your city’s net emissions that you would like to report?

    Response Options

    Select one of the following options:

    • Yes
    • No
    • Do not know

    If Yes is selected in response to 7.10

    7.10a Please provide details on the credits or offsets.

    Response Options

    Please complete the following table.You are able to add rows by using the “Add Row” button at the bottom of the table.

    Type of offset or credit Emissions saved (metric tonnes CO2e) Sector Comment

    Select from:

    • Scope 2 emissions based on a market-based method calculation
    • Offset credit transactions generated within the boundary and sold
    • Offset credit transactions purchased from outside of the boundary
    • Renewable energy generation produced within the geographic boundary, or reflecting an investment by the city
    • Renewable energy credits
    • Other: please specify

    Numerical field

    Select from:

    • Stationary energy (buildings)
    • Residential buildings
    • Public buildings
    • Commercial buildings
    • Industrial buildings
    • Transportation
    • Road
    • Rail
    • Waste
    • Wastewater
    • Other: please specify

    Text field

    [Add Row]


    If Yes is selected in response to 7.0

    7.11 Please indicate if your city-wide emissions have increased, decreased, or stayed the same since your last emissions inventory, and please describe why.

    Response Options

    Please complete the following table:

    Change in emissions Reason for change Please explain

    Select from:

    • Increased
    • Decreased
    • Stayed the same
    • This is our first year of calculation
    • Do not know

    If “Increased” is selected:

    • Increased energy/electricity consumption
    • Population increase
    • Improved data accuracy
    • Emissions reduction actions not implemented
    • Change in weather conditions
    • Change in accounting methodology
    • Change in calculation following verification
    • Financial conditions


    If “Decreased” is selected:
    • Behavioural change
    • Technological change
    • Legislative change
    • Financial conditions
    • Change in available data
    • Change in data collection methods
    • Policy change
    • Change in weather conditions


    If “This is our first year of calculation” is selected:
    • Previous data was not reliable
    • Lack of resource / funding overcome
    • Lack of knowledge overcome


    If “Stayed the same” is selected:
    • No new inventory to report
    • Emissions have not changed


    If “Do not know” is selected:
    • Change in staff
    • Lack of documentation
    • Change in methodology
    • Other: please specify

    Text field


    City-wide External Verification


    If Yes is selected in response to 7.0:

    7.12 Has the city-wide GHG emissions data you are currently reporting been externally verified or audited in part or in whole?

    Response Options

    Select one of the following options:

    • Yes
    • No
    • In progress
    • Intending to undertake in future
    • Not intending to undertake
    • Do not know

    If Yes is selected in response to 7.12:

    7.12a Please provide the following information about the city-wide emissions verification.

    Response Options

    Please complete the following table:

    Name of verifier Year of verification Attach verification certificate Comments

    Text field

    Numerical field

    Attachment your document here.

    Text field


    If No, Not intending to undertake or Intending to undertake in future is selected in response to 7.12:

    7.12b Please explain why your city-wide emissions inventory is not verified and describe any plans to verify your city-wide emissions in the future.

    Response Options

    Please complete the following table:

    Reason Comments

    Select from:

    • Verification under consideration
    • Lack of funding / resources
    • Lack of expertise / knowledge
    • Verification is not prioritised
    • Data is internally verified
    • Other: please specify

    Text field


    Re-stating previous emissions inventories


    If Yes is selected in response to 7.0:

    7.13 Since your last submission, have you needed to recalculate any past city-wide GHG emission inventories previously reported to CDP?

    Response Options

    Select one of the following options:

    • Yes
    • No
    • Do not know

    If Yes is selected in response to 7.13:

    7.13a Please provide your city’s recalculated total city-wide emissions figures for any previous inventories along with Scope 1, 2 and 3 breakdowns where applicable.

    Response Options

    Please complete the following table.You are able to add rows by using the “Add Row” button at the bottom of the table.

    Inventory date from Inventory date to Scope Previous emissions (metric tonnes CO2e) Updated emissions (metric tonnes CO2e) Updated methodology Attach your new inventory Reasoning for recalculating

    Date field

    Date field

    Select from:

    • Total emissions
    • Scope 1
    • Scope 2
    • Scope 3
    • Other: please specify

    Numerical field

    Numerical field

    See drop-down options below

    Attach your document here.

    Text field

    [Add Row]

    Updated methodology drop-down options

    Select from:

    • Global Protocol for Community Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventories (GPC)
    • International Emissions Analysis Protocol (ICLEI)
    • International Standard for Determining Greenhouse Gas Emissions for Cities (UNEP and World Bank)
    • 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories
    • U.S. Community Protocol for Accounting and Reporting of Greenhouse Gas Emissions (ICLEI)
    • Greenhouse gas Inventory & Research Center of Korea (GIR)
    • Regional or country specific methodology
    • City specific methodology
    • Other: please specify

    Strategy


    GHG Emissions Reduction - Local Government Operations

    The questions in this section refer to emissions reduction targets and actions associated with your local government operations (sometimes referred to as "corporate" or "municipal") emissions. Targets related to the city-wide emissions (also known as "community") inventory should be reported on the next page in questions 8.2 and 8.3.


    8.0 Do you have a GHG emissions reduction target in place for your local government operations?

    Response Options

    Select one of the following options:

    • Yes
    • No

    If Yes is selected in response to 8.0:

    8.0a Please provide details of your local government operations emissions reduction target.

    Response Options

    Please complete the following table.You are able to add rows by using the “Add Row” button at the bottom of the table.

    Sector Target start year Baseline year Baseline emissions (metric tonnes CO2e) Percentage reduction target Target datePercentage of target acheived Comment

    Select from:

    • Total
    • Buildings
    • Transport
    • Waste
    • Other: please specify

    Numerical field

    Numerical field

    Numerical field

    Numerical field

    Numerical field

    Numerical field

    Text field

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    If No is selected in response to 8.0:

    8.0b Please explain why you do not have a local government operations emissions reduction target.

    Response Options

    This is an open text question.

    Please note that when copying from another document into the disclosure platform, formatting is not retained.


    8.1 What actions are you undertaking to reduce your emissions in your local government operations?

    Response Options

    Please complete the following table.You are able to add rows by using the “Add Row” button at the bottom of the table.

    Emissions reduction project activity Status of project Estimated emissions reduction (metric tonnes CO2e) Estimated emissions reduction timescale Project description Web link to project website

    Select from Appendix D

    Select from:

    • Scoping
    • Pre-feasibility study
    • Pre-implementation
    • Implementation;
    • Operation
    • Implementation complete
    • Monitoring and reporting

    Numerical field

    Select from:

    • Per year
    • Projected lifetime
    • Other: please specify

    Text field

    Text field

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    Emissions reduction – City-wide

    The questions in this section refer to emissions reduction targets and actions associated with your city's Community (sometimes referred to as "geographic" or "city-wide") emissions. Targets related to the local government operations (also known as "municipal") inventory should be reported on the previous page in questions 8.0 and 8.1.


    8.2 Does your city have a climate change action plan for reducing city-wide GHG emissions?

    Response Options

    Select one of the following options:

    • Yes
    • No
    • In progress
    • Intending to undertake in future
    • Not intending to undertake
    • Do not know

    Question 8.2 is required for the Global Covenant of Mayors.

    GCoM Compliance Requirements

    All cities must publish a city-wide climate action plan within three years of committing to the Global Covenant of Mayors. A climate action plan shows how a city will deliver on its commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

    The climate action plan must cover the whole city boundary and must have been published or updated within 5 years of the reporting year (e.g. in 2018, the action plan must have been published or updated between 2013 and 2018). Action plans that cover a boundary larger than the city (e.g. at regional or national levels) are not considered compliant.

    The city-wide climate action plan must include the requirements detailed below.

    Political commitment to emissions reduction
    Clear political commitment from the Mayor, equivalent legal representative authority, or city council.

    Vision describing the city’s overall ambition and clear objectives
    General objectives or vision that the city aims to achieve with this action plan.
    To meet compliance, please provide evidence of this key requirement in question 8.2b.

    Context of the action plan
    Context that prompted the city to develop an action plan.
    To meet compliance, please provide evidence of this key requirement in question 8.2b.

    Baseline GHG emissions figure
    Baseline GHG emissions figure used by the city to measure progress in emissions reduction.
    To meet compliance, please provide a baseline GHG emissions figure as part of your city-wide GHG emissions reduction target in question 8.3 in the ‘Base year emissions’ field.

    Business as Usual GHG emissions forecast
    A “business-as-usual” baseline case assumes that future development trends follow those of the past and no changes in policies will take place, according to the IPCC Third Assessment Report.
    To meet compliance, please provide evidence of this key requirement in question 8.2b.

    GHG emissions reduction target(s)
    The city-wide GHG emissions reduction target implemented in Year 2 must be clearly referred to.
    To meet compliance, please provide a city-wide GHG emissions reduction target in question 8.3.

    Implementation plan
    Identification of emissions reduction actions and explanation of how they will be implemented.
    To meet compliance, your action plan must be in one of the following stages of implementation as reported in question 8.2a:

    • Plan in implementation
    • Implementation complete
    • Measurement in progress
    • Plan update in progress

    Monitoring plan
    Clear plan or KPIs (key performance indicators) to monitor progress against the implemented actions.
    To meet compliance, please provide evidence of this key requirement in question 8.2b.

    In order to help explore potential emission reduction targets and develop a city climate action plan, cities can use the excel-based CURB tool (see ‘Resources for Phase 3’). CURB is an interactive scenario planning tool designed specifically to help cities act on climate change.


    If Yes is selected in response to 8.2:

    8.2a Please attach your city’s climate change action plan below.

    Response Options

    Please complete the following table.You are able to add rows by using the “Add Row” button at the bottom of the table.

    Publication title Year of publication Attach Web link Stage of implementation

    Text field

    Numerical field

    Attach your document here.

    Text field

    Select from:

    • Plan in development
    • Plan developed but not implemented
    • Plan in implementation
    • Implementation complete
    • Measurement in progress
    • Plan update in progress
    • Other: please specify

    [Add Row]

    Question 8.2a is required for the Global Covenant of Mayors.

    GCoM Compliance Requirements 

    To meet compliance, your action plan must be in one of the following stages of implementation: 

    • Plan in implementation
    • Implementation complete
    • Measurement in progress
    • Plan update in progress 

    For further information, please refer to the compliance requirements regarding the action plan outlined in question 8.2. 


    If Yes is selected in response to 8.2:

    8.2b Please describe how your city’s climate change action plan addresses the following key areas, and provide details on the location of this evidence within your plan.

    Response Options

    Please complete the following table:

    GCoM key requirement Proof statement from within your action plan (in English) Page number Publication title

    Vision describing the city’s overall ambition and clear objectives

    Text field

    Numerical field

    Text field

    Context of the action plan

    Text field

    Numerical field

    Text field

    Business as Usual GHG Emissions forecast

    Text field

    Numerical field

    Text field

    Monitoring of the action plan

    Text field

    Numerical field

    Text field

    Question 8.2b is required for the Global Covenant of Mayors.

    GCoM Compliance Requirements

    Please provide at least one statement demonstrating evidence for each key requirement from within your action plan. Please also provide the page number(s) that this statement can be found on, and the title of the action plan you are referring to. If your action plan is not in English, please ensure that the proof statements are translated to English. For further information, please refer to the compliance requirements regarding the action plan outlined in question 8.2.


    If No, Not intending to undertake, or Intending to undertake in future is selected in response to 8.2:

    8.2c Please explain why you do not have a city climate change action plan and any future plans to create one.

    Response Options

    Please complete the following table:

    Reason Comment

    Select from:

    • No plans yet to create an action plan
    • Resources lacking to create an action plan
    • Action plan in early stages of project planning
    • Action planning in progress
    • Lack of budget/resources
    • Other: please specify

    Text field


    8.3 Do you have a GHG emissions reduction target in place at the city-wide level?

    Response Options

    Select all that apply:

    • Base year emissions (absolute) target
    • Base year intensity target
    • Baseline scenario (business as usual) target
    • No target

    Question 8.3 is required for the Global Covenant of Mayors.

    GCoM Compliance Requirements

    All cities must report a city-wide GHG emissions reduction target within two years of committing to the Global Covenant. The target must cover the entire city boundary. Multiple reduction targets covering various GHG emissions sectors are not considered compliant.

    Targets may be in any of the following formats (as defined in the GHG Protocol Mitigation Goal Standard):

    • Base Year Emissions Reduction Target
    • Fixed-level Reduction Target
    • Baseline Scenario (Business as Usual) Reduction Target
    • Intensity Reduction Target

    All targets must identify:

    • Baseline year (year from which progress will be measured)
    • Baseline emissions, or emissions intensity
    • Target year (year when the target will be achieved)
    • Target reduction to be achieved

    To explore potential emission reduction targets and develop a city climate action plan, cities can use the excel-based CURB tool (see ‘Resources for Phase 3’). CURB is an interactive scenario planning tool designed specifically to help cities act on climate change.


    If “Base year emissions (absolute) target” is selected in response to 8.3

    8.3a Please provide details of your total city-wide base year emissions reduction (absolute) target. In addition, you may add rows to provide details of your sector-specific targets, by providing the base year emissions specific to that target.

    Response Options

    Please complete the following table.You are able to add rows by using the “Add Row” button at the bottom of the table.

    Sector Target start year Base year Base year emissions (metric tonnes CO2e)Percentage reduction target Target year Percentage of target achieved so far Comment

    Select from:

    • Total city-wide emissions
    • Stationary energy (buildings)
    • Residential buildings
    • Commercial buildings
    • Industrial buildings
    • Transportation
    • Road
    • Rail
    • Waste
    • Wastewater
    • Other: please specify

    Numerical field

    Numerical field

    Numerical field

    Percentage field

    Numerical field

    Percentage field

    Text field

    [Add Row]

    Question 8.3a is required for the Global Covenant of Mayors.

    GCoM Compliance Requirements

    To be compliant, cities must report a city-wide GHG emissions reduction target within two years of committing to the Global Covenant. The target must cover the entire city boundary. Multiple reduction targets covering various GHG emissions sectors are not considered compliant. For further information, please refer to the compliance requirements regarding emissions reduction target outlined in question 8.3.


    If “Base year intensity target” is selected in response to 8.3:

    8.3b Please provide details of your total city-wide base year intensity target. An intensity target is usually measured per capita or per unit GDP. If you have an absolute emissions reduction target, please select “Base year emissions (absolute) target” in question 8.3.

    Response Options

    Please complete the following table. The table is displayed over several rows for readability. You are able to add rows by using the “Add Row” button at the bottom of the table.

    Sector Target start year Intensity unit (Emissions per) Base year Base year emissions per intensity unit (metric tonnes CO2e per denominator)

    Select from:

    • Total city-wide emissions
    • Stationary energy (buildings)
    • Residential buildings
    • Commercial buildings
    • Industrial buildings
    • Transportation
    • Road
    • Rail
    • Waste
    • Wastewater
    • Other: please specify
    Numerical field

    Select from:

    • Metric tonnes of CO2e per capita
    • Metric tonnes of CO2e per unit GDP
    • Other: please specify

    Numerical field

    Numerical field

    Percentage reduction target in emissions intensityTarget yearPercentage of target achievedComment

    Numerical field

    Numerical field

    Percentage field

    Text field

    [Add Row]

    Question 8.3b is required for the Global Covenant of Mayors.

    GCoM Compliance Requirements

    To be compliant, cities must report a city-wide GHG emissions reduction target within two years of committing to the Global Covenant. The target must cover the entire city boundary. Multiple reduction targets covering various GHG emissions sectors are not considered compliant. For further information, please refer to the compliance requirements regarding emissions reduction target outlined in question 8.3.


    If “Baseline scenario (business as usual) target” is selected in response to 8.3:

    8.3c Please provide details of your total city-wide baseline scenario target, including projected business as usual emissions.

    Response Options

    Please complete the following table.The table is displayed over several rows for readability. You are able to add rows by using the “Add Row” button at the bottom of the table.

    Sector Target start year Base year Base year emissions (metric tonnes CO2e) Target year

    Select from:

    • Total city-wide emissions
    • Stationary energy (buildings)
    • Residential buildings
    • Commercial buildings
    • Industrial buildings
    • Transportation
    • Road
    • Rail
    • Waste
    • Wastewater
    • Other: please specify
    Numerical field

    Numerical field

    Numerical field

    Numerical field

    Estimated business as usual absolute emissions in target year (metric tonnes CO2e)Percentage reduction target from business as usualPercentage of target achievedComment

    Numerical field

    Percentage field

    Percentage field

    Text field

    [Add Row]

    Question 8.3c is required for the Global Covenant of Mayors.

    GCoM Compliance Requirements

    To be compliant, cities must report a city-wide GHG emissions reduction target within two years of committing to the Global Covenant. The target must cover the entire city boundary. Multiple reduction targets covering various GHG emissions sectors are not considered compliant. For further information, please refer to the compliance requirements regarding emissions reduction target outlined in question 8.3.


    If "No target" is selected in response to 8.3:

    8.3d Please explain why you do not have a city-wide emissions reduction target and any plans to set one in the future.

    Response Options

    Please complete the following table:

    Reason Comment

    Select from:

    • Emissions not calculated
    • Not intending to set a target
    • Lack of resources
    • Lack of available data
    • Policies/projects prioritized over target setting
    • Target is set at regional level
    • Target is set at national level
    • Target is in development
    • Target already achieved
    • Other: please specify

    Text field


    8.4 What actions is your city taking to reduce emissions? Please also indicate estimated emissions reduction potential and status of the emissions reduction actions your city has planned.

    Response Options

    Please complete the following table.You are able to add rows by using the “Add Row” button at the bottom of the table.

    Emissions reduction project activity Status of project Estimated emissions reduction (metric tonnes CO2e) Estimated emissions reduction timescale Project description Web link to project website

    Select from Appendix E

    Select from:

    • Scoping
    • Pre-feasibility study
    • Pre-implementation
    • Implementation
    • Operation
    • Implementation complete
    • Monitoring and reporting

    Numerical field

    Select from:

    • Per year
    • Projected lifetime
    • Other: please specify

    Text field

    Text field

    [Add Row]


    Energy


    9.0 Please indicate the energy mix of electricity consumed in your city.

    Response Options

    Please complete the following table:

    Energy source Percent

    Coal

    Percentage field

    Gas

    Percentage field

    Oil

    Percentage field

    Nuclear

    Percentage field

    Hydro

    Percentage field

    Biomass

    Percentage field

    Wind

    Percentage field

    Geothermal

    Percentage field

    Solar

    Percentage field

    Other sources

    Percentage field


    9.0a What percentage of your city's electricity grid mix was zero carbon in 2017? "Zero carbon" may include solar, wind, hydro and other zero carbon generation sources.

    Response Options

    Percentage field.

    Requested content

    This question seeks to understand the city-wide electricity grid mix.


    9.1 How much (in MW capacity) renewable energy is installed within the city boundary in the following categories?

    Response Options

    Please complete the following table:

    Type MW capacity

    Renewable district heat/cooling

    Numerical field

    Solar PV

    Numerical field

    Solar thermal

    Numerical field

    Ground or water source

    Numerical field

    Wind

    Numerical field

    Other: please specify

    Numerical field


    9.2 Does your city have a renewable energy or electricity target?

    Response Options

    Select one of the following options:

    • Yes
    • No
    • In progress
    • Intending to undertake in future
    • Not intending to undertake
    • Do not know

    If Yes is selected in response to 9.2:

    9.2a Please provide details of your renewable energy or electricity target and how the city plans to meet those targets.

    Response Options

    Please complete the following table.The table is displayed over several rows for readability. You are able to add rows by using the “Add Row” button at the bottom of the table.

    Scale

    Energy / electricity types covered by target Base year Total renewable energy / electricity covered by target in base year (in unit specified in column 2)

    Percentage renewable energy / electricity of total energy or electricity in base year

    Select from:

    • City-wide
    • Local government operations

    Select from:

    • Total installed capacity of renewable energy (in MW)
    • Total installed capacity of renewable electricity (in MW)

    • All energy produced (in MWh)
    • All electricity produced (in MWh)
    • All energy consumed (in MWh)
    • All electricity consumed (in MWh)
    • Other: please specify

    Numerical field

    Numerical field

    Percentage field

    Target yearTotal renewable energy / electricity covered by target in target year (in unit specified in column 2)Percentage renewable energy / electricity of total energy or electricity in target yearPercentage of target achievedPlans to meet target (include details on types of energy/electricity)

    Numerical field

    Numerical field

    Percentage field

    Percentage field

    Text field

    [Add Row]


    If No, Not intending to undertake, or Intending to undertake is selected in response to 9.2

    9.2b Please explain why you do not have a renewable energy or electricity target and any plans to introduce one in the future.

    Response Options

    Please complete the following table:

    Reasoning Comment

    Select from:

    • Target already achieved
    • Energy / electricity is not in city control
    • Lack of renewable energy potential within the city
    • Lack of funding
    • The grid is not controlled by the city
    • Renewable energy not prioritized
    • Target is under development / consideration
    • Other: please specify

    Text field


    9.3 Does your city have an agreement to purchase a level of renewable electricity from the grid or from a national or municipal utility?

    Response Options

    Select one of the following options:

    • Yes
    • No
    • In progress
    • Do not know

    If Yes is selected in response to 9.3:

    9.3a What is the agreement or target?

    Response Options

    This is an open text question.

    Please note that when copying from another document into the disclosure platform, formatting is not retained.


    Buildings


    10.0 Does your city have emissions reduction targets OR energy efficiency targets for the following building types?

    Response Options

    Please complete the following table:

    Emissions reduction target Energy efficiency target

    Commercial

    Select from:

    • Yes
    • No
    • Do not know

    Select from:

    • Yes
    • No
    • Do not know

    Municipal

    Select from:

    • Yes
    • No
    • Do not know

    Select from:

    • Yes
    • No
    • Do not know

    Residential

    Select from:

    • Yes
    • No
    • Do not know

    Select from:

    • Yes
    • No
    • Do not know

    New buildings

    Select from:

    • Yes
    • No
    • Do not know

    Select from:

    • Yes
    • No
    • Do not know

    Guidance

    Indicate whether your city has established targets in reductions in either greenhouse gas emissions or energy use.


    10.1 Does your city have a building energy code which incentivises net zero carbon, Passivehaus or other ultra high-efficiency standards for NEW buildings?

    Response Options

    Select one of the following options:

    • Yes
    • No
    • Do not know

    Guidance

    Building energy codes are a policy instrument which consist of a set of mandatory requirements designed to reduce the energy consumption of buildings.
    • A net zero carbon building prioritises energy efficiency, and produces (or purchases) enough emissions-free renewable energy to offset emissions from all energy used in the building annually.
    • A Passivhaus is a building, for which thermal comfort (ISO 7730) can be achieved solely by post-heating or post-cooling of the fresh air mass, which is required to achieve sufficient indoor air quality conditions – without the need for additional re-circulation of air.

    Some examples of data sources include:

    • Development and planning departments
    • Departments of building
    • Environment and sustainability departments
    • Energy department and climate departments
    • Housing departments
    • Sustainable building rating systems (e.g. LEED, BREEAM)

    10.2 Does your city have a building energy code which incentivises reducing the carbon intensity of building stock (even if less ambitious than net zero)? Please specify whether this relates to new buildings only, or to new and existing buildings.

    Response Options

    Select one of the following options:

    • Yes - it applies only to new buildings
    • Yes - it applies to both new and existing buildings
    • No
    • Do not know

    Guidance

    Building energy codes are a policy instrument which consist of a set of mandatory requirements designed to reduce the energy consumption of buildings.
    • A net zero carbon building prioritises energy efficiency, and produces (or purchases) enough emissions-free renewable energy to offset emissions from all energy used in the building annually.
    • A Passivhaus is a building, for which thermal comfort (ISO 7730) can be achieved solely by post-heating or post-cooling of the fresh air mass, which is required to achieve sufficient indoor air quality conditions – without the need for additional re-circulation of air.

    Some examples of data sources include:

    • Development and planning departments
    • Departments of building
    • Environment and sustainability departments
    • Energy department and climate departments
    • Housing departments
    • Sustainable building rating systems (e.g. LEED, BREEAM)

    10.3 What percentage of your city's new buildings built in 2017 are ultra high-efficiency (i.e. to Passivhaus, net zero carbon or similar standards, saving at least 50% compared to the average building stock in the city)?

    Response Options

    Percentage field.

    Guidance

    • A net zero carbon building prioritises energy efficiency, and produces (or purchases) enough emissions-free renewable energy to offset emissions from all energy used in the building annually.
    • A Passivhaus is a building, for which thermal comfort (ISO 7730) can be achieved solely by post-heating or post-cooling of the fresh air mass, which is required to achieve sufficient indoor air quality conditions – without the need for additional re-circulation of air.

    Some examples of data sources include:

    • Development and planning departments
    • Departments of building
    • Environment and sustainability departments
    • Energy department and climate departments
    • Housing departments
    • Sustainable building rating systems (e.g. LEED, BREEAM)

    10.4 What % of your city's EXISTING building stock (including municipal, residential and commercial buildings) is ultra high-efficiency (to Passivhaus or similar standards)?

    Response Options

    Percentage field.

    Guidance

    A Passivhaus is a building, for which thermal comfort (ISO 7730) can be achieved solely by post-heating or post-cooling of the fresh air mass, which is required to achieve sufficient indoor air quality conditions – without the need for additional re-circulation of air.

    Some examples of data sources include:

    • Development and planning departments
    • Departments of building
    • Environment and sustainability departments
    • Energy department and climate departments
    • Housing departments
    • Sustainable building rating systems (e.g. LEED, BREEAM)

    10.5 What % of your city's municipal buildings have been retrofitted in 2017? Retrofitted buildings should have one or more of full envelope or windows-and-roof retrofit, HVAC or water heating upgrade, automation and controls installed.

    Response Options

    Percentage field.

    Guidance

    A full envelope retrofit refers to an upgrade of the thermal and energy performance of the building’s walls, windows and roof.
    HVAC refers to the plant and machinery used to provide heating, cooling and ventilation to the building.
    Automation and controls refer to a comprehensive system for controlling the building’s lighting, HVAC and other energy consuming equipment.

    Some examples of data sources include:

    • Development and planning departments
    • Departments of building
    • Environment and sustainability departments
    • Energy department and climate departments
    • Housing departments
    • Sustainable building rating systems (e.g. LEED, BREEAM)

    10.6 What % of your city's private buildings have been retrofitted in 2017? Retrofitted buildings should have one or more of full envelope or windows-and-roof retrofit, HVAC or water heating upgrade, automation and controls installed. If possible, please divide into residential and commercial building types.

    Response Options

    Please complete the following table:

    Percentage of buildings retrofitted

    Both residential and commercial

    Percentage field

    Residential

    Percentage field

    Commercial

    Percentage field

    Guidance

    A full envelope retrofit refers to an upgrade of the thermal and energy performance of the building’s walls, windows and roof.
    HVAC refers to the plant and machinery used to provide heating, cooling and ventilation to the building.
    Automation and controls refer to a comprehensive system for controlling the building’s lighting, HVAC and other energy consuming equipment.


    10.7 What percentage of your city's municipal building and street lighting energy demand was met with renewables in 2017?

    Response Options

    Please complete the following table:

    Percentage of municipal buildings energy demand met by renewables Percentage of street lighting energy demand met by renewables

    Percentage field

    Percentage field

    Guidance

    Renewable energy can include hydro, biomass, wind, geothermal and solar energy produced either inside or outside the city boundary.


    10.8 Please provide the total final energy use for buildings within the city boundary to show the total city building energy use (for all fuel types).

    Response Options

    Please complete the following table:

    Total final energy use (kWh)

    All building types

    Numerical field

    Municipal

    Numerical field

    Residential

    Numerical field

    Commercial

    Numerical field

    Guidance

    The total final energy use is sometimes referred to as final or delivered energy, and refers to the total energy used in the buildings.


    10.9 Please provide the unadjusted site Energy Use Intensity (EUI) for the buildings in your city, which shows the total site (sometimes called final or delivered) energy (kWh) used per meter square (m2) floor area for all fuel types, excluding energy transmission and distribution losses from the energy source to the building. It may only be possible to provide data for municipal buildings, in which case please specify this.

    Response Options

    Please complete the following table:

    Unadjusted site Energy Use Intensity (EUI) in kwh/m2

    All building types

    Numerical field

    Municipal

    Numerical field

    Residential

    Numerical field

    Commercial

    Numerical field


    Transport


    11.0 What is the mode share of each transport mode in your city?

    Response Options

    Please complete the following table:

    Mode share

    Private motorized transport

    Percentage field

    Rail/Metro/Tram

    Percentage field

    Buses (including BRT)

    Percentage field

    Ferries/ River boats

    Percentage field

    Walking

    Percentage field

    Cycling

    Percentage field

    Taxis or For Hire Vehicles

    Percentage field

    Other: please specify

    Percentage field

    Guidance

    Indicate what proportion of journeys in your city are taken by each mode of transport. For each mode, please indicate what percentage of total trips are taken by this mode. Ideally this information should come from a single source.

    For each mode, please indicate what percentage of kilometers by mode. The transport department or transit operators are likely to house this data


    11.1 What is the total distance travelled by all transport modes annually in your city (kms)?

    Response Options

    Numerical field.

    Guidance

    Indicate the total distance travelled by all modes over the course of the year in kilometers. Ideally this figure should come from a single source. This question aims to understand the total kilometers travelled by all transport modes combined annually - this information is likely to be housed in the transport department or with transit agencies.


    11.2 What is the average annual distance travelled by each transport mode in your city (kms)?

    Response Options

    Please complete the following table:

    Average annual distance travelled (kms)

    Private motorized transport

    Numerical field

    Rail/Metro/Tram

    Numerical field

    Buses (including BRT)

    Numerical field

    Ferries/ River boats

    Numerical field

    Walking

    Numerical field

    Cycling

    Numerical field

    Taxis or For Hire Vehicles

    Numerical field

    Other: please specify

    Numerical field

    Guidance

    Indicate what proportion of journeys in your city are taken by each mode of transport. For each mode, please indicate what percentage of total trips are taken by this mode. Ideally this information should come from a single source. The total of these kms combined such equate to the total in 11.1.


    11.3 What are the vehicle kilometres of road goods vehicles travelled in your city?

    Response Options

    Assign numeric response.

    Guidance

    This question aims to understand how many kilometres are travelled by road goods vehicles in your city annually. Please provide a breakdown by light goods vehicles and heavy goods vehicles.


    11.4 Please provide the total fleet size and number of vehicle types for the following modes of transport.

    Response Options

    Please complete the following table:

    Number of private cars Number of buses Number of municipal fleet (excluding buses) Number of freight vehicles Number of taxis Transport Network Companies (e.g. Uber, Lyft) fleet size Customer-drive carshares (e.g. Car2Go, Drivenow) fleet size

    Total fleet size

    Numerical field

    Numerical field

    Numerical field

    Numerical field

    Numerical field

    Numerical field

    Numerical field

    Electric

    Numerical field

    Numerical field

    Numerical field

    Numerical field

    Numerical field

    Numerical field

    Numerical field

    Hybrid

    Numerical field

    Numerical field

    Numerical field

    Numerical field

    Numerical field

    Numerical field

    Numerical field

    Plug in hybrid

    Numerical field

    Numerical field

    Numerical field

    Numerical field

    Numerical field

    Numerical field

    Numerical field

    Hydrogen

    Numerical field

    Numerical field

    Numerical field

    Numerical field

    Numerical field

    Numerical field

    Numerical field

    Guidance

    A private vehicle is a road motor vehicle, other than a moped or a motor cycle, intended for the carriage of passengers and designed to seat no more than nine persons (including the driver).

    Municipal fleet can include sedans, special use vehicles like police cars and vans etc.

    A freight vehicle is a road vehicle designed, exclusively or primarily, to carry goods. Included are:

    • Light goods road vehicles with a gross vehicle weight of not more than 3 500 kg, designed exclusively or primarily, to carry goods, e.g. vans and pick-ups;
    • Heavy goods road vehicles with a gross vehicle weight above 3 500 kg, designed, exclusively or primarily, to carry goods;
    • Road tractors;
    • Agricultural tractors permitted to use roads open to public traffic.

    11.5 How many buses has your city procured in the last year?

    Response Options

    Please complete the following table:

    Number of buses

    Total number of buses

    Numerical field

    Electric

    Numerical field

    Hybrid

    Numerical field

    Plug-in hybrid

    Numerical field

    Hydrogen

    Numerical field

    Guidance

    Indicate the number of buses procured in the last year and the break down by technology.


    11.6 Do you have a low or zero-emission zone in your city?

    Response Options

    Select one of the following options:

    • Yes
    • No
    • Do not know

    Guidance

    Here is an example of a low emission zone https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/driving/low-emission-zone

    London are also introducing an Ultra Low Emission Zone https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/driving/ultra-low-emission-zone


    If Yes is selected in response to 11.6

    11.6a Please provide more details about the zero emissions zone.

    Response Options

    Please complete the following table:

    Size (sq. km) Stipulations

    Numerical field

    Text field


    Urban Planning


    12.0 What is the size of your city’s park space in square km?

    Response Options

    Numerical field.

    Guidance

    Please provide the size of total park area in your city, which can include community gardens and cemeteries, in square kilometres.


    12.1 What percentage of your population lives within 500m of a public transport stop?

    Response Options

    Percentage field.

    Guidance

    For this question, please only consider public transport stops that have frequent service at rush hour. The transit mode can be of any type (heavy rail, light rail, BRT, bus, cable-propelled transit, ferry, etc.). Using demographic data and a GIS layer of public transport stops, please estimate the percentage of the city’s population that lives within 500 meters of transit stops that receive frequent service at rush hour.


    Food


    13.0 How many meals per year are served through programs managed by your city?

    Response Options

    Numerical field.

    Guidance

    Food public procurement relates to both the purchasing of (raw) food and the contracting out of catering services fully or in parts by public authorities. It applies to different settings and venues such as hospitals, care homes, armed forces, prisons, and canteens in governmental buildings and of course education settings including universities and public schools. Please provide the number of meals served per day by municipal public bodies or by catering services fully or in part contracted out by your city.


    13.1 How many tonnes of food are produced within your city's boundaries each year?

    Response Options

    Numerical field.

    Guidance

    This is the amount of human or animal edible products grown or directly sourced within your city. This doesn’t include foods produced externally but packaged within the city. This refers to anything produced within the geographical boundary of your city. Please report in metric tonnes. Examples of such growing may be on urban farms, green roofs, allotments, domestic window boxes.


    Waste


    14.0 How much solid waste does your city generate (tonnes/person/year)?

    Response Options

    Please complete the following table:

    Amount of solid waste generated (tonnes/person/year)

    Total

    Numerical field

    Residential

    Numerical field

    Commercial

    Numerical field

    Industrial

    Numerical field

    Construction and demolition waste

    Numerical field

    Other: please specify

    Numerical field


    14.1 What is the amount of your city’s total solid waste collected for each of the following sectors (tonnes/year)?

    Response Options

    Please complete the following table:

    Amount of total solid waste collected (tonnes/year)

    Formal sector

    Numerical field

    Informal Sector

    Numerical field

    Other: please specify

    Numerical field


    14.2 Please provide some more information on your city’s waste collection in the table below.

    Response Options

    Please complete the following table:

    Organic waste collection available? Recyclables collection available?

    Multi-unit buildings

    Select from:

    • Yes
    • No
    • Do not know

    Select from:

    • Yes
    • No
    • Do not know

    Single-unit buildings

    Select from:

    • Yes
    • No
    • Do not know

    Select from:

    • Yes
    • No
    • Do not know

    Commercial establishments

    Select from:

    • Yes
    • No
    • Do not know

    Select from:

    • Yes
    • No
    • Do not know

    14.3 How much organic waste does your city generate in the following sectors (tonnes/person/year)?

    Response Options

    Please complete the following table:

    Amount of organic waste (tonnes per person per year)

    Total

    Numerical field

    Residential

    Numerical field

    Industrial and commercial

    Numerical field

    Other: please specify

    Numerical field

    Guidance

    Indicate the best estimate available of organics (food + green waste) generated in your city.


    14.4 What percentage of organic waste generated each year is treated?

    Response Options

    Percentage field.

    Guidance

    From the estimated organic waste (food + green waste) generated in your city, what fraction is treated and diverted from disposal. Fractions sent to bioreactor landfills; incineration or similar thermal processes should not be counted here.


    14.5 Of your total municipal waste treated, what percentage is treated via:

    Response Options

    Please complete the following table:

    Percentage treated

    Re-use

    Percentage field

    Recycling

    Percentage field

    Composting

    Percentage field

    Anaerobic digestion

    Percentage field

    Incineration

    Percentage field

    Incineration without energy recovery

    Percentage field

    Open burning

    Percentage field

    Sanitary landfill

    Percentage field

    Non-sanitary landfill

    Percentage field

    Other: please specify

    Percentage field

    Guidance

    • Incineration - or burning - is one method of creating energy from waste.
    • Incineration without energy recovery refers to waste that is burned without the objective to create energy.
    • Open burning refers to waste that is burned outside, i.e. not in a specific incineration facility.
    • Sanitary landfill refers to a controlled landfill strategy, where waste is disposed in sites that are sealed with impermeable liners to mitigate the risk of chemicals leaching into the ground. Sanitary landfills may be regenerated for use, e.g. as a public park, golf course, etc.
    • Non-sanitary landfill refers to the disposal of waste in the ground without the environmental safety standards of sanitary landfill.

    14.6 Please provide details of your city’s landfill gas.

    Response Options

    Please complete the following table:

    Percentage of landfill gas collected Percentage of landfill gas utilized

    Percentage field

    Percentage field


    Water


    Water Supply


    15.0 What are the sources of your city's water supply?

    Response options

    Select all that apply:

    • Surface water
    • Ground water
    • Desalinated seawater
    • Recycled / reclaimed water
    • Rainwater
    • Other source

    Guidance

    Please select the most relevant options for sources of your city’s water supply

    • Surface water refers to lakes, rivers, reservoirs, etc.
    • Ground water refers to water that is stored in aquifers underground.
    • Desalinated seawater is seawater that has been treated to remove the salt and make it safe for human consumption.
    • Recycled / reclaimed water is wastewater that has been collected and treated to make it safe for either non-human uses (such as washing, toilets, for animals, etc.) or - in some cases - for human consumption.
    • Rainwater may be collected in water butts and cisterns for non-human uses, or treated for human use.

    15.1 What percentage of your city's population has potable water supply service?

    Response options

    Percentage field.

    Guidance

    The proportion of the city’s resident population that has clean drinkable water available, at least 20 litres of safe water per day per person, either directly within their home, or within access across a very short distance, no further than 200 meters from the home.


    15.2 Please provide more information on water metering across your city’s buildings in the table below:

    Response Options

    Please complete the following table:

    Percentage of users with a metered supply Is water metering mandatory?

    Residential - Public housing

    Percentage field

    Select from:

    • Yes
    • No
    • Do not know

    Residential - Private housing

    Percentage field

    Select from:

    • Yes
    • No
    • Do not know

    Commercial buildings and facilities

    Percentage field

    Select from:

    • Yes
    • No
    • Do not know

    Institutional (municipal) buildings and facilities

    Percentage field

    Select from:

    • Yes
    • No
    • Do not know

    Industrial buildings and facilities

    Percentage field

    Select from:

    • Yes
    • No
    • Do not know

    Guidance

    Water metering refers to the measurement of water use with a local meter.


    15.3 Do you foresee substantive risks to your city’s water supply in the short or long term?

    Response options

    Select one of the following options:

    • Yes
    • No
    • Do not know

    If Yes or Do not know is selected in response to 15.3:

    15.3a Please identify the risks to your city’s water supply as well as the timescale and level of risk.

    Response Options

    Please complete the following table.You are able to add rows by using the “Add Row” button at the bottom of the table.

    Risks Timescale Magnitude Risk description

    Select from:

    • Increased water stress or scarcity
    • Declining water quality
    • Inadequate or aging infrastructure
    • Higher water prices
    • Regulatory
    • Increased water demand
    • Energy supply issues

    Select from:

    • Current
    • Short-term
    • Medium-term
    • Long-term

    Select from:

    • Extremely serious
    • Serious
    • Less Serious

    Text field

    [Add Row]


    If No is selected in response to 15.3:

    15.3b Please explain why you do not consider your city to be exposed to any substantive water-related risk.

    Response Options

    Please complete the following table:

    Reason Explanation

    Select from:

    • City water supply is secure
    • Risks are not substantive
    • No assessment of water risks undertaken
    • Other: please specify

    Text field


    Water Supply Management


    If Yes is selected in response to 15.3:

    15.4 Please select the actions you are taking to reduce the risks to your city’s water supply.

    Response Options

    Please complete the following table.You are able to add rows by using the “Add Row” button at the bottom of the table.

    Risks Adaptation action Action description

    Populated from 15.3a

    Select from:

    • Conservation awareness and education
    • Conservation incentives
    • Water use restrictions
    • Efficiency regulations or standards
    • Water metering
    • Municipal water efficiency retrofits
    • Diversifying water supply (including new sources)
    • Investment in existing water supply infrastructure
    • Use of non-potable water outside
    • Use of non-potable water indoors (within building)
    • Watershed preservation
    • Stormwater management (natural or man-made infrastructure)
    • Other: please specify

    Text field

    [Add Row]


    Wastewater


    16.0 What percentage of your city's population is served by wastewater collection?

    Response Options

    Percentage field.

    Guidance

    Wastewater collection systems gather used water from homes, businesses and industries and convey it to a wastewater treatment plant. Waste water collection either directly in the house, or to be collected locally no more than 200m from the home.


    16.1 Please provide the percentage breakdown of the wastewater your city collects and the percentage breakdown of the treatment type for each wastewater type.

    Response Options

    Please complete the following table:

    Percentage of wastewater collected No treatment Pre-treatment Primary (physical treatment) Secondary (biological treatment/stabilization) Tertiary (polishing/potabilization)

    Black water/sewage

    Percentage field

    Percentage field

    Percentage field

    Percentage field

    Percentage field

    Percentage field

    Greywater/sink water

    Percentage field

    Percentage field

    Percentage field

    Percentage field

    Percentage field

    Percentage field

    Industrial

    Percentage field

    Percentage field

    Percentage field

    Percentage field

    Percentage field

    Percentage field

    Runoff/stormwater

    Percentage field

    Percentage field

    Percentage field

    Percentage field

    Percentage field

    Percentage field

    Other type of wastewater

    Percentage field

    Percentage field

    Percentage field

    Percentage field

    Percentage field

    Percentage field

    Unknown

    Percentage field

    Percentage field

    Percentage field

    Percentage field

    Percentage field

    Percentage field

    Guidance

    Wastewater collection usually involves a sewer network that wastewater drains into.


    16.2 What is the aggregated net energy consumption of your wastewater treatment systems in kWh/year? (leave blank if you do not know).

    Response Options

    Numerical field.

    Guidance

    Net energy consumption means the final balance of energy consumed from the grid minus the energy returned to the grid.

    Some facilities return energy to the grid from biogas utilization and other energy recovery processes, or offset energy consumption through local generation.


    16.3 Are you recovering methane from your wastewater treatment system?

    Response options

    Select one of the following options:

    • Yes
    • No
    • Do not know

    If Yes is selected in response to 16.3:

    16.3a Are you processing the captured methane for energy recovery?

    Response Options

    Select the appropriate use:

    • Yes, for vehicle fuel
    • Yes, for electricity generation
    • Yes, both vehicle fuel and electricity generation
    • Yes, other
    • No
    • Do not know

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    Appendices


    Appendix A: Currency

    AED United Arab Emirates dirham

    AFN Afghani

    ALL Lek

    AMD Armenian Dram

    ANG Netherlands Antillian Guilder

    AOA Kwanza

    ARS Argentine Peso

    AUD Australian Dollar

    AWG Aruban Guilder

    AZN Azerbaijanian Manat

    BAM Convertible Marks

    BBD Barbados Dollar

    BDT Bangladeshi Taka

    BGN Bulgarian Lev

    BHD Bahraini Dinar

    BIF Burundian Franc

    BMD Bermudian Dollar (customarily known as Bermuda Dollar)

    BND Brunei Dollar

    BOB Boliviano

    BOV Bolivian Mvdol (Funds code)

    BRL Brazilian Real

    BSD Bahamian Dollar

    BTN Ngultrum

    BWP Pula

    BYR Belarussian Ruble

    BZD Belize Dollar

    CAD Canadian Dollar

    CDF Franc Congolais

    CHE WIR Euro (complementary currency)

    CHF Swiss Franc

    CHW WIR Franc (complementary currency)

    CLF Unidades de formento (Funds code)

    CLP Chilean Peso

    CNY Yuan Renminbi

    COP Colombian Peso

    COU Unidad de Valor Real

    CRC Costa Rican Colon

    CUP Cuban Peso

    CVE Cape Verde Escudo

    CYP Cyprus Pound

    CZK Czech Koruna

    DJF Djibouti Franc

    DKK Danish Krone

    DOP Dominican Peso

    DZD Algerian Dinar

    EEK Kroon

    EGP Egyptian Pound

    ERN Nakfa

    ETB Ethiopian Birr

    EUR Euro

    FJD Fiji Dollar

    FKP Falkland Islands Pound

    GBP Pound Sterling

    GEL Lari

    GHS Cedi

    GIP Gibraltar pound

    GMD Dalasi

    GNF Guinea Franc

    GTQ Quetzal

    GYD Guyana Dollar

    HKD Hong Kong Dollar

    HNL Lempira

    HRK Croatian Kuna

    HTG Haiti Gourde

    HUF Forint

    IDR Rupiah

    ILS New Israeli Shekel

    INR Indian Rupee

    IQD Iraqi Dinar

    IRR Iranian Rial

    ISK Iceland Krona

    JMD Jamaican Dollar

    JOD Jordanian Dinar

    JPY Japanese yen

    KES Kenyan Shilling

    KGS Som

    KHR Riel

    KMF Comoro Franc

    KPW North Korean Won

    KRW South Korean Won

    KWD Kuwaiti Dinar

    KYD Cayman Islands Dollar

    KZT Tenge

    LAK Kip

    LBP Lebanese Pound

    LKR Sri Lanka Rupee

    LRD Liberian Dollar

    LSL Loti

    LTL Lithuanian Litas

    LVL Latvian Lats

    LYD Libyan Dinar

    MAD Moroccan Dirham

    MDL Moldovan Leu

    MGA Malagasy Ariary

    MKD Denar

    MMK Kyat

    MNT Tugrik

    MOP Pataca

    MRO Ouguiya

    MTL Maltese Lira

    MUR Mauritius Rupee

    MVR Rufiyaa

    MWK Kwacha

    MXN Mexican Peso

    MXV Mexican Unidad de Inversion (UDI) (Funds code)

    MYR Malaysian Ringgit

    MZN Metical

    NAD Namibian Dollar

    NGN Naira

    NIO Cordoba Oro

    NOK Norwegian Krone

    NPR Nepalese Rupee

    NZD New Zealand Dollar

    OMR Rial Omani

    PAB Balboa

    PEN Nuevo Sol

    PGK Kina

    PHP Philippine Peso

    PKR Pakistan Rupee

    PLN Zloty

    PYG Guarani

    QAR Qatari Rial

    RON Romanian New Leu

    RSD Serbian Dinar

    RUB Russian Ruble

    RWF Rwanda Franc

    SAR Saudi Riyal

    SBD Solomon Islands Dollar

    SCR Seychelles Rupee

    SDG Sudanese Pound

    SEK Swedish Krona

    SGD Singapore Dollar

    SHP Saint Helena Pound

    SKK Slovak Koruna

    SLL Leone

    SOS Somali Shilling

    SRD Surinam Dollar

    STD Dobra

    SYP Syrian Pound

    SZL Lilangeni

    THB Baht

    TJS Somoni

    TMM Manat

    TND Tunisian Dinar

    TOP Pa'anga

    TRY New Turkish Lira

    TTD Trinidad and Tobago Dollar

    TWD New Taiwan Dollar

    TZS Tanzanian Shilling

    UAH Hryvnia

    UGX Uganda Shilling

    USD US Dollar

    UYU Peso Uruguayo

    UZS Uzbekistan Som

    VEB Venezuelan bolívar

    VND Vietnamese đồng

    VUV Vatu

    WST Samoan Tala

    XAF CFA Franc BEAC

    XAG Silver (one Troy ounce)

    XAU Gold (one Troy ounce)

    XBA European Composite Unit (EURCO) (Bonds market unit)

    XBB European Monetary Unit (E.M.U.-6) (Bonds market unit)


    Appendix B: Actions to reduce vulnerability

    No action currently taken

    Flood mapping

    Heat mapping and thermal imaging

    Landslide risk mapping

    Sea level rise modelling

    Biodiversity monitoring

    Real time risk monitoring

    Crisis management including warning and evacuation systems

    Public preparedness (including practice exercises/drills)

    Community engagement/education

    Projects and policies targeted at those most vulnerable

    Testing/vaccination programmes for vector-borne disease

    Disease prevention measures

    Air quality initiatives

    Incorporating climate change into long-term planning documents

    Restrict development in at risk areas

    Resilience and resistance measures for buildings

    Hazard resistant infrastructure design and construction

    Diversifying power/energy supply

    Economic diversification measures

    Flood defences – development and operation & storage

    Storm water capture systems

    Additional reservoirs and wells for water storage

    Soil retention strategies

    Tree planting and/or creation of green space

    Green roofs/walls

    White roofs

    Shading in public spaces, markets

    Cooling systems for critical infrastructure

    Retrofit of existing buildings

    Cooling centers, pools, water parks/plazas

    Cool pavement

    Water extraction protection

    Promoting low flow technologies

    Water butts/rainwater capture

    Xeriscapes – low water landscaping design

    Maintenance/repair – leaking infrastructure

    Optimizing delivery fuel mix of water supply

    Improve water supply distribution method

    Promoting and incentivizing water efficiency

    Water use restrictions and standards

    Water efficient equipment and appliances

    Water smart metering

    Water use audits

    Awareness campaign/education to reduce water use

    Diversification of water supply

    Other


    Appendix C: Fuel Type

    Natural gas

    Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)

    Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG)

    Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)

    Methane

    Butane

    Propane

    Town gas or city gas

    Coal (Bituminous or Black coal)

    Coking coal

    Crude oil

    Diesel/Gas oil

    Motor gasoline (petrol)

    Aviation gasoline

    Jet gasoline

    Jet kerosene

    Kerosene

    Residual fuel oil

    Distillate fuel oil No 1

    Distillate fuel oil No 2

    Distillate fuel oil No 3

    Distillate fuel oil No 4

    Distillate fuel oil No 5

    Distillate fuel oil No 6

    Liquified petroleum gas (LPG)

    Naptha

    Bitumen

    Petroleum coke

    Wood or wood waste

    Biodiesel

    Biogasoline

    Ethanol

    E85

    Other liquid biofuel

    Landfill gas

    Other biogas

    Waste (municipal)

    Other

    Conversion of Electricity, Heat, Steam and Cooling data to MWh

    Electricity

    If you do not have data on purchased electricity in MWh, it can readily be converted from kWh or GWh into MWh.

    • To convert from kWh to MWh, divide the figure by 1000.
    • To convert from GWh to MWh, multiply the figure by 1000.

    Heat and steam

    Heat and steam may be bought in British thermal units (Btu), joules (J), and therms, which can be converted to MWh using a calculation tool such as www.onlineconversion.com. Heat is also sometimes bought in kWh, making conversion to MWh straightforward.

    Steam may also be bought in units of pounds. Conversion is more difficult as the energy content of the steam varies with temperature and pressure. We would refer organizations to The Climate Registry’s General Reporting Protocol. Chapter 15, section 15.2, step 1 explains how to calculate the energy content of steam.

    Cooling

    This is frequently bought in refrigeration-ton hours. 1 ton-hour=12,000 Btu=0.003516 MWh.

    Conversion of fuel data to MWh

    Some questions in the ORS ask for energy and fuel inputs to be reported according to standardized units commonly used for measuring electricity consumption, i.e.: MWh.

    Energy and fuel inputs mean the energy content of:

    • Fuels before combustion in operations/assets within your reporting boundary; and
    • The amount of purchased energy inputs which include electricity, heat, steam and cooling for use by those operations/assets.

    This section of the Appendix provides guidance on how to convert fuel data to MWh.

    Fuel can be measured in terms of:

    • Energy content e.g. in kilojoules (kJ), British thermal units (Btu) or therms;
      • Volume e.g. in m3 or liters; and
      • Mass e.g. in metric tonnes or short tons.
    • The way in which fuel data may be converted to MWh depends upon whether information about fuel is expressed in terms of energy content, volume or mass and guidance on conversion for each measurement is set out below.
    • For fuel inputs, we ask for the energy content of fuels prior to combustion.
      • Please include in your calculations the energy content of any biomass and self-produced fuels that you use for stationary combustion. Self-produced fuels are fuels produced by assets or activities within your reporting boundary that are combusted for energy generation. This is common in the oil and gas sector, e.g. refinery fuel gas, associated gas, etc.


    If you have your fuel data in an energy unit, you can convert it to MWh using a conversion tool such as: www.onlineconversion.com


    If your fuel data is in units of volume or mass and you know the energy content of your fuel

    1. If your fuel consumption is measured by volume or mass you need to obtain the energy content of the fuel in corresponding units, e.g. kJ/liter, kJ/m3, kJ/metric tonne. This is usually called the calorific value or heating value. It may be obtained from your fuel supplier or you may have your own values generated by your own tests.
    2. Multiply the fuel volume or mass by the calorific value (or heating value) in the appropriate units i.e. if the fuel data is in metric tonnes, then the calorific value must be expressed in energy units per metric tonnes. This gives you the energy content of the fuel used.
    3. Take the resulting figure and convert it to MWh using a conversion tool.

    If your fuel data is in units of volume or mass and you do not know the energy content of the fuel

    If you cannot obtain a calorific value (or heating value) specific to the fuel you purchase, default heating values may be used. Default heating values are reproduced in the GHG Protocol’s stationary combustion Excel spreadsheet. Please note: These default values are meant only to provide guidance for users who are developing their own values. Users are encouraged to develop their own values based on the actual characteristics of the fuel being combusted. The GHG Protocol has produced a new tool version 4.0.


    If your fuel measurements are in units of mass

    1. If your figures are already in metric units of mass, convert them to Gg or Giga grams. The online converter has a webpage that can be used to convert between different metric units. The website can also be used to convert to Gg if your figures are in other units of mass e.g. short tons and pounds.
    2. Select the appropriate default calorific value (or heating value) from Table 1 above and multiply it by your mass figure in Gg. The resulting figure will be in TJ.
    3. Convert to MWh using the online converter.

    If your fuel measurements are in units of volume

    1. If your fuels are gases or liquids and are in units of volume, convert to units of mass. To do this, organizations will need to know the density of the fuel. Organizations are encouraged to develop their own values based on the actual characteristics of the fuel being combusted. However, if you do not have density data specific to your fuel, you could use default density values from the GHG Protocol’s stationary combustion Excel spreadsheet.
    2. Multiply the units of volume by the appropriate density values from the spreadsheet to convert them to units of mass. Check that you are using the appropriate conversion factors i.e. if your data is in cubic feet do not use the conversion factor for cubic meters; use the conversion factor for cubic feet.
    3. Convert the data into Gg or Giga grams. The above online converter has a webpage that can be used to convert between different metric units. The conversion calculator can also be used to convert to Gg if your figures are in other units of mass e.g. short tons and pounds.
    4. Select the appropriate default calorific value (or heating value) from the spreadsheet above and multiply it by your mass figure in Gg. The resulting figure will be in TJ.
    5. Convert to MWh using the online converter.


    Appendix D: Local government operations emissions reduction activities (question 8.1)

    Building codes and standards

    Building performance rating and reporting

    Energy efficiency/ retrofit measures

    On-site renewable energy generation

    Switching to low-carbon fuels

    Brownfield redevelopment programs

    Compact cities

    Eco-district development strategy

    Green space and/ or biodiversity preservation and expansion

    Transit oriented development

    Urban agriculture

    Low or zero carbon energy supply generation

    Optimize traditional power/ energy production

    Smart grid

    Developing the green economy

    Encourage sustainable food production and consumption

    LED / CFL / other luminaire technologies

    Smart lighting

    Awareness and education for non-motorized transport

    Improve fuel economy and reduce CO2 from motorized vehicles

    Infrastructure for non-motorized transport

    Transportation demand management

    Recycling or composting collections and/or facilities

    Wastewater to energy initiatives

    Water metering and billing

    Water recycling and reclamation


    Appendix E: City-wide emissions reduction activities (question 8.4)

    Buildings > Building codes and standards

    Buildings > Building performance rating and reporting

    Buildings > Carbon emissions reduction from industry

    Buildings > Energy efficiency/ retrofit measures

    Buildings > On-site renewable energy generation

    Buildings > Switching to low-carbon fuels

    Community-Scale Development > Brownfield redevelopment programs

    Community-Scale Development > Building standards

    Community-Scale Development > Compact cities

    Community-Scale Development > Eco-district development strategy

    Community-Scale Development > Green space and/ or biodiversity preservation and expansion

    Community-Scale Development > Low carbon industrial zones

    Community-Scale Development > Transit oriented development

    Community-Scale Development > Urban agriculture

    Energy Supply > Low or zero carbon energy supply generation

    Energy Supply > Optimize traditional power/ energy production

    Energy Supply > Smart grid

    Energy Supply > Transmission and distribution loss reduction

    Finance and Economic Development > Developing the green economy

    Finance and Economic Development > Instruments to fund low carbon projects

    Finance and Economic Development > Low-carbon industrial zones

    Food and Agriculture > Encourage sustainable food production and consumption

    Mass Transit > Improve bus infrastructure, services, and operations

    Mass Transit > Improve fuel economy and reduce CO2 from bus and/or light rail

    Mass Transit > Improve fuel economy and reduce CO2 from ferries

    Mass Transit > Improve fuel economy and reduce CO2 from trucks

    Mass Transit > Improve rail, metro, and tram infrastructure, services and operations

    Mass Transit > Smart public transport

    Outdoor Lighting > LED / CFL / other luminaire technologies

    Outdoor Lighting > Smart lighting

    Private Transport > Awareness and education for non-motorized transport

    Private Transport > Improve fuel economy and reduce CO2 from aviation

    Private Transport > Improve fuel economy and reduce CO2 from motorized vehicles

    Private Transport > Improve fuel economy and reduce CO2 from trucks (private)

    Private Transport > Improve the efficiency of freight systems

    Private Transport > Improve the operations of shipping ports

    Private Transport > Infrastructure for non-motorized transport

    Private Transport > Transportation demand management

    Waste > Improve the efficiency of long-haul transport

    Waste > Improve the efficiency of waste collection

    Waste > Landfill management

    Waste > Recyclables and organics separation from other waste

    Waste > Recycling or composting collections and/or facilities

    Waste > Waste prevention policies and programs

    Water > Wastewater to energy initiatives

    Water > Water metering and billing

    Water > Water recycling and reclamation


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