As the CDP-ICLEI Unified Reporting System has now opened for local governments to begin disclosing their environmental data, please join ICLEI Africa and CDP for this joint webinar where we’ll explain how disclosure works, the benefits of reporting, and how you can get started. We’ll also be joined by two African cities that currently disclose through our platform, who will share their experiences with reporting and why it’s been so beneficial for them. Reporting through our platform allows you to collect all of your city’s environmental data in one place, to participate in workshops and webinars to help you improve your city’s climate action efforts, and to learn from over 30 cities in Africa and over 800 cities worldwide that already report to CDP-ICLEI. This will be a great opportunity to learn about how to get involved and ask questions.

New to the CDP-ICLEI Unified Reporting System? Join our webinar co-hosted by CDP and ICLEI to receive step-by-step guidance on how to access the joint questionnaire, answer each of the different types of questions we ask and tips on best practice. The webinar will explain how CDP and ICLEI can both support your city in its journey to a sustainable resilient future.

Please join CDP and ICLEI for this webinar kicking off the 2021 reporting period. Cities that have previously reported through the CDP-ICLEI Unified Reporting System will be particularly interested in this webinar as we will highlight the most recent changes to the Cities questionnaire and explain how our partnership makes reporting easier for your city.

What are the benefits of reporting your city climate and environmental data? How can your city maximise these benefits by reporting high-quality data? Join our webinar co-hosted by CDP and ICLEI Southeast Asia to hear how reporting can support your city, guidance on best practice reporting, and insights from Southeast Asian cities including City of Ormoc, Seberang Perai and Balikpapan on how reporting has supported them on their climate action journey.

The Race to Zero is a global campaign run by the COP26 Presidency and High-Level Climate Champions to rally leadership and support from businesses, cities, regions and investors for a healthy, resilient, zero carbon transition that prevents future threats, creates decent jobs, and unlocks inclusive, sustainable growth. Cities Race to Zero brings together all cities and municipal governments who share a vision for a better future based on a set of principles that address equity together with the environment and who strive to build a coalition across business, labor unions, youth climate activists and civil society, to transform the world. The campaign aims to recruit 1,000 cities from across the world into the Race to Zero to show municipal leadership at COP26, where national governments must strengthen their contributions to the Paris Agreement.

CDP’s Catalyze Cohort is an opportunity to learn to develop and finance urgently-needed transportation and green infrastructure projects for equitable and sustainable communities. This information session explains the objectives of the Catalyze Cohort, planned activities and the application process. Participation in the cohort is limited to local governments and public authorities in the U.S. or Canada. Apply by May 14, 2021 by 11:59 PM ET / 8:59 PM PT: survey.alchemer.com/s3/6248218/Application-for-CDP-s-Catalyze-Cohort

WWF’s One Planet City Challenge (OPCC) is a friendly competition celebrating cities that are national and international frontrunners demonstrating ambitious climate actions. WWF will assess the alignment of cities’ climate actions, plans and targets with their fair share of the Paris Agreement and its goal to limit global warming to 1.5 °C. Cities wishing to participate in the One Planet City Challenge (OPCC) are invited to report their climate ambitions through CDP-ICLEI Unified Reporting System. This webinar will address the rationale, design, process and timeline of the initiative as well as how to use the reporting platform and successfully submit data to the OPCC.

The Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy (GCoM) is the largest alliance for city climate leadership, uniting a global coalition of more than 10,000 cities and local governments who share a long-term vision of supporting voluntary action to combat climate change and moving towards a resilient and low-emission society. Interested in reporting to the Global Covenant of Mayors (GCoM) in 2021? Join us to learn about how to report your inventories and fulfil the requirements of the Common Reporting Framework (CRF) to qualify for GCoM badges. This webinar will also cover the 2021 validation process and we will run through the tools and guidance CDP and ICLEI provide to speed up the reporting process and to improve your data quality.

What is CDP scoring? Join our webinar to learn more about why we score cities, the methodology that will be used to score cities in 2021, how we highlight cities leading in climate action and tools to improve on your previous score.

Join CDP, ICLEI and C40 on this webinar to learn more about resources to support cities on reporting emissions. This webinar will also provide information on how to report your emissions under the Common Reporting Framework (CRF). Through this webinar you will also learn about the useful tools and guidance provided by CDP, ICLEI and C40 to help you track and mitigate your city’s emissions.

Listen to this webinar co-hosted by CDP, ICLEI and C40 to learn about how to accurately collect and report risk and adaptation related data through the CDP-ICLEI Unified Reporting System. This webinar will also provide details of the resources and guidance available to help build resilience in cities.

Disclosure to the CDP-ICLEI Unified Reporting System gives local authorities data-driven insights into their climate action. In addition, for those of you who’ve signed up to UK100's Net Zero Pledge and/or joined the COP26 Race to Zero Campaign, both require you to report your environmental data.

As this critical decade of ambition moves toward 2030 – the year by which science tells us we must reduce global GHG emissions by 50% – what are the barriers we must break through to address the climate crisis while balancing needs for more social and economic equity? Hear perspectives from key leaders in business, philanthropy and local government that will recharge and inform your efforts to plan strategically and work toward a just, sustainable and inclusive future.

The Biden Administration is putting a major emphasis on jobs creation as part of the clean energy transition, and a central pillar is an all-government approach. This will require building upon the efforts and ambition already ignited by companies, investors and municipal governments. So how can we supercharge these efforts? Jigar Shah, Director, Loan Programs Office at the U.S. Department of Energy, will discuss with Emily Kreps, Global Director, Capital Markets, CDP, how to break through the bottlenecks and accelerate progress to catalyze the bankability of clean energy – at the rapid-fire pace we need to meet the new U.S. emissions reduction targets.

Disclosure helps local governments identify the areas where they can make the most progress in driving climate and environmental action. Using insights from disclosing cities and our partners, this roundtable lays out what leadership and best practice looks like for key topics relevant to North American Cities, and points to the tools and resources necessary to achieve this.

The COVID-19 pandemic has devastated communities and deepened inequalities. City resources have been diverted to COVID-19 response and tax revenue has plummeted, making it challenging for local governments to respond to the health, economic, social injustice and climate crises. Despite these challenges, cities are leading on local action and a significant portion of expected federal relief will be deployed at the subnational level. This session will explore how cities are supporting a sustainable and equitable recovery that creates jobs, reduces GHG emissions and strengthens communities.

With the growing need for environmental action and sustainable infrastructure, public and private sector engagement have become more important. This session will facilitate discussions between the public sector and corporations around collaborative action. Topics include how corporations view collaborative action, how barriers to private participation can be addressed, and how social and racial equity plays an important role in successful collaborations.

The State of Arizona, Greater Phoenix region, and its largest utility are building a 21st century climate-ready economy for people and planet. Learn how the Grand Canyon State, the nation's fastest growing region, and a CDP A-rated utility have embraced climate transparency and actions to bolster resiliency and ensure natural resource protection, while concurrently advancing their economic development and competitiveness. Speakers will examine the role of innovation, entrepreneurship, and equitable growth through transparency and leadership.

Cities are one of the most important actors in the Race to Zero. This event will delve into what cities can do to aim for net-zero with a session devoted to cities that want to set a science-based target for climate change. This panel will outline what science-based targets are, why they are important for cities and what cities can do to set a science-based target. Information will be provided on the types of support, resources and guidance available to cities through CDP. Cities Race to Zero is organized with C40, GCoM, ICLEI, UCLG, WWF and WRI.

As cities across the United States lead with renewable energy and greenhouse gas emission reduction goals, access to capital is critical to implement renewable energy projects. The Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office (LPO) provides access to debt capital for commercial-scale clean energy projects in the United States and has $40 billion in loans and loan guarantees available. Join CDP’s Sustainable Infrastructure Team and our partners the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE), the Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initiative (MRCTI) and National League of Cities, to learn more from DOE LPO Executive Director Jigar Shah on how leveraging LPO debt capital can help cities scale up their sustainability efforts.

What can your city get out of reporting your climate and environmental data? Join our webinar co-hosted by CDP and ICLEI Oceania to hear how reporting can support your city’s climate action efforts, and how to access and make the most of local government climate data through the CDP Open Data Portal and other resources.

Cities are one of the most important actors in the Race to Zero. This event will delve into what cities can do to aim for net zero with a session devoted to cities that want to set a science-based target for climate. The event will also showcase success stories of cities in the Race to Zero as well as present, resources, and guidance available to those wishing to join the Race to Zero that will help them in their journey.

The actions that cities take to mitigate climate change can deliver additional beneficial outcomes, such as cleaner air, improved health, and job creation. By actively embedding these co-benefits in climate action planning, cities can bolster support from stakeholders, make more efficient use of scarce resources, and accelerate climate action. This webinar provides an overview of recent research undertaken jointly by CDP, the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, and the Centre for Climate Change and Social Transformations assessing how cities are identifying and using co-benefits to support their climate action.

85% of cities reported climate hazards in 2019 but only 46% of these cities completed risk and vulnerability assessments that help them assess the real-world impact of these hazards. Comprehensive risk and vulnerability assessments are critical to develop a picture of current and future climate risks and opportunities. This webinar hears insights and guidance on developing risk and vulnerability assessments from Dale Sands, co-chair of the United Nations ARISE Global Board (in association with UNDRR), The City of Cascais, Portugal and CDP's Director of Water Security.

The recent pandemic has brought to light the impact that air pollution has on our health, resilience and skylines. In this webinar, we are joined by the Deputy Mayor of Rennes, Charlotte Marchandise – who also serves as the President of WHO’s Healthy Cities for France and the co-president of GUAPO - Global Urban Air Pollution Observatory. The webinar welcomes Nathalie Roebbel, who serves as the Technical Officer for Social Determinants of Health for the World Health Organization (WHO). Finally we're joined by Karin Tuxen-Bettman who leads the Earth Outreach Program and Project Air View at Google which uses Google's mapping tools to help address some of our world’s most pressing problems. Together, we discuss pragmatic and cost-effective measures that cities can consider to target pollutants in key sectors, and bring substantial benefits for public health, air quality, near-term climate protection, and economic growth.

City governments have a leading role to play in ensuring a resilient and sustainable food system. We know that less carbon-intensive food choices coupled with less food waste and improved supply chains can cut city emissions substantially. We also know that by addressing public access and understanding around food choices, cities can help to improve the overall health and wellness of their citizens. In this session, CDP will invite city, health and food systems stakeholders to share their experiences and offer examples on how cities can work to incorporate sustainable food policies and programs that work for their citizens. We will be joined by Daniel Vennard, WRI Director of the Better Buying Lab and Cool Food Pledge. The webinar also welcomes Diane Johnson, Health Research Specialist with the Toronto Food Strategy at Toronto Public Health (Representing the City of Toronto) and Biaba Rosicka, Project Manager with Getliņi EKO (Representing a Municipal Solid Waste Company set up by the City of Riga, which handles 50% of all the waste in Latvia). We’ll also hear from Bridget Schrempf, who leads CDP’s new focus on Sustainable Food Systems.

As the world continues to tackle the coronavirus pandemic, global cities are taking steps to protect their citizens from the climate crisis and future public health shocks. In this fourth and final webinar in CDP’s Climate and Urban Health series, we will enable cities to better understand what it means to set a ‘net zero target’ and how science-based targets and co-benefit solutions drive the low-carbon transition in ways that work for and protect citizens. We will be joined by José Siri, Senior Science Lead for Cities with the Wellcome Trust’s Our Planet Our Health Team and Maia Kutner, Associate Director with CDP Cities, States & Regions, who leads CDP’s Cities’ work on Science Based Targets and Race to Zero. We’ll also welcome Celia Peterson, Environmental Sustainability Project Manager in Park City (Utah). Park City has made one of North America’s most ambitious climate goals: to be net-zero carbon and run on 100% renewable electricity for city operations by 2022, and for the whole community to be net zero by 2030.