The UK is hosting the UN Climate Change Conference – known as COP26 – in Glasgow from 1-12 November 2021. As we enter this critical decade of climate action – and against the backdrop of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic – this summit is poised to be one of the most consequential climate events since the negotiation of the Paris Agreement in 2015.
In order to build a more sustainable, resilient and zero-carbon future – we need a whole economy transformation. Governments must announce strengthened national climate plans Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) – that are in line with securing a 1.5 degree, resilient future as soon as possible. Businesses, cities, and investors must keep up the momentum (see banner below) by continuing to disclose their environmental data, set science-based emission reductions targets across the entire value chain, and source more renewable energy.
Find out below what actions you can take to accelerate climate action ahead of COP26.
700+
companies have set Science-based Targets.
400+
companies have signed the Business Ambition for 1.5°C commitment.
10,000+
entities have disclosed their environmental data through CDP.
How to take action
To ensuresuccess on the road to COP26, we need everyone to take actionnow.Businesses and sub-national actors have an important role to play in accelerating the transition to a zero-carbon economy by committing to robust climate action, they are sending strong signals to governments that they support more ambitious climate policies. These ‘ambition loops’ – virtuous circles of action in which governments and business respond constructively to each other’s signals and together take climate action to the next level –will be key to achieve a whole economy transformation
Companies
Join the SBTi through the Business Ambition for 1.5°C Campaign
We’re calling on companies to commit to set ambitious science-based emissions reduction targets.
Disclose your environmental data in a standardized and TCFD-aligned format
By completing CDP's questionnaires on climate change, forests and water security, companies will identify ways to help them manage their own environmental risks and opportunities as well as providing vital information back to customers, investors, and to the market in a standardized and TCFD-aligned format.
By publicly committing to using 100% renewable electricity via RE100, companies are accelerating their own targets achievement and contributing to the decarbonization of the power system. More than 280 companies are now part of RE100, led by The Climate Group in partnership with CDP.
Join the largest global collaborative engagement campaign leveraging investors to collectively ask companies to set science-based targets with clear methodological guidance from SBTi.
To help investors to benchmark, communicate and reduce the temperature of their portfolios and products, CDP's temperature ratings dataset provides a temperature pathway for over 2850 global companies, based on emission reduction targets covering all relevant emissions in a company’s value chain.
City action is crucial to build a net zero and resilient planet Make a pledge to join the Race to Zero and the Race to Resilience ahead of COP26, report your climate targets and actions, and demonstrate how you’re tackling climate risks through the CDP-ICLEI Unified Reporting System.
CDP provides the global platform for cities to measure, manage and disclose their environmental data. We work with over 800 cities measuring and disclosing environmental data each year to manage emissions, build resilience, protect themselves from climate impacts and create better places for people to live and work.
Cities can, and are playing their part in safeguarding our future. The next step is setting a science-based climate target, to specify the pace and scale at which they must reduce their emissions to reach net zero by 2050.
Strengthen NDCs and long-term strategies and ensure that they are aligned with a 1.5 degree, resilient future. These plans should be backed up by comprehensive national and sectoral policies and plans.
Governments should implement mandatory disclosure requirements to ensure transparency from all economic actors and global, comparable and consistent disclosure of corporate environmental impact.
To drive faster progress towards international climate and environmental objectives, national government bodies and agencies can support CDP's disclosure system through endorsement.
We have entered the critical decade of climate action. In order to achieve a resilient and zero carbon future – every stakeholder must play their part. The time for action is now
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Ahead of COP26, CDP gives three recommendations to policymakers to incentivize further corporate climate action.
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