Disclosure helps cities see the risks and opportunities of climate change for its citizens and business communities.
Why your city should disclose
Disclosing environmental data through CDP Cities has a huge number of advantages, from improved engagement to centralizing data and tracking progress. CDP provides cities with all publicly available data, evaluates your response, benchmarks your performance against peers and finds areas of opportunity for your city.
Watch our video below to hear from cities about how disclosure drives action. This video is available in multiple languages here.
Our cities are changing. More than ever, cities around the world are leading the way to building a sustainable economy. But we need to move even faster.
Benchmark your city's actions against your peers through our Cities Analytics tool.
Using the platform is free and voluntary. There is no prescribed methodology and cities can disclose publicly or privately.
Tools and guidance are always available through workshops, webinars and documentation.
Data given by cities has been used in the IPCC 5th Assessment Report and in C40 research, as well as by investors, academics and in CDP reports.
Connect with institutional investors and international public finance institutions through CDP.
Attend global networking events that are held throughout the year with cities from the same region.
40%
of cities have a city-wide emissions reduction target.
600m
Over 600 million people are being protected by cities that are taking the lead on climate action.
"Disclosing to CDP cities demonstrates that cities are not isolated in their efforts, collectively it represents the best of best for climate action and GHG management." - Denver, USA
increase in the number of cities responding in 5 years, from 48 in 2011 to 533 in 2016.
533
cities responding, representing 621 million people across 89 countries.
2gt+
of emissions (CO2e) reported by cities in 2016.
Cities that have disclosed to CDP for 3 years or more report significantly higher levels of measurement, management, and opportunities than those new to reporting.
3,448
emission-reduction activities reported to CDP by cities.
1,445
adaptation actions reported to CDP by cities.
Climate finance research: connecting cities/business/investors. Workshops in Washington DC, Bonn, Singapore.
200+
cities have made a commitment through CDP to the Global Covenant of Mayors to act on climate change.
53
out of a total of 89 countries from the global south are represented by cities disclosing through CDP.
Start the journey to being a green, sustainable city now by measuring, monitoring and managing your impact on the environment.
Cities reporting through the CDP-ICLEI unified reporting system in 2019
These are the over 850 cities that disclosed their climate and environmental data to CDP- ICLEI’s Unified Reporting System in 2019. Search and sort below and read case studies on city climate action.