Global cities cutting emissions by 80-100% by 2050 or sooner
ADELAIDE | Carbon Neutral Adelaide is our community’s shared ambition to work together and make the City of Adelaide one of the world’s first carbon neutral cities.
Global cities cutting emissions by 80-100% by 2050 or sooner
BERLIN | The City of Berlin aims to become climate neutral by 2050 i.e. to reduce its carbon dioxide emissions by 85 percent until 2050 compared to the year 1990.
Global cities cutting emissions by 80-100% by 2050 or sooner
BOULDER | In December 2016, Boulder City Council formally adopted goals to guide Boulder’s climate action efforts.
Global cities cutting emissions by 80-100% by 2050 or sooner
COPENHAGEN | Copenhagen has major climate ambitions, and aims to be the first carbon neutral capital in 2025.
Global cities cutting emissions by 80-100% by 2050 or sooner
LONDON | The City of London must play its part in reducing carbon emissions. This will help meet the Paris Agreement target of keeping a global temperature rise this century below 2 degrees Celsius.
Global cities cutting emissions by 80-100% by 2050 or sooner
MELBOURNE | The City of Melbourne became a certified carbon neutral organisation for the first time in 2011-12.
Global cities cutting emissions by 80-100% by 2050 or sooner
MINNEAPOLIS | Looking towards the future, the city continues to use progressive strategies to further cut carbon emissions.
Global cities cutting emissions by 80-100% by 2050 or sooner
NEW YORK CITY | NYC is investing over $20 billion to adapt our neighborhoods to climate change risks such as flooding, heat, and sea level rise.
Global cities cutting emissions by 80-100% by 2050 or sooner
OSLO | The City of Oslo strives to be a leading agent in the transformation to a greener and more inclusive society.
Global cities cutting emissions by 80-100% by 2050 or sooner
PORTLAND | Portland has addressed climate change for nearly 25 years and has steadily cut carbon emissions for more than a decade.
Global cities cutting emissions by 80-100% by 2050 or sooner
RIO DE JANEIRO | Rio de Janeiro was one of the first to carry out an inventory of greenhouse gas emissions at a municipal scale in 2000.
Global cities cutting emissions by 80-100% by 2050 or sooner
SAN FRANCISCO | San Francisco is proving that aggressive climate goals are good for the economy, the health and well being of our residents, and for the Earth.
Global cities cutting emissions by 80-100% by 2050 or sooner
SEATTLE | Over the last decade, Seattle has guided growth to transit-accessible urban villages, increased affordable housing, and supported leading building and energy codes.
Global cities cutting emissions by 80-100% by 2050 or sooner
STOCKHOLM | The vision of a climate-smart Stockholm forms the basis of a strategy for a fossil-fuel free Stockholm by 2040.
Global cities cutting emissions by 80-100% by 2050 or sooner
SYDNEY | The city’s operations became carbon neutral in 2007 and were the first government in Australia certified as such in 2011.
Global cities cutting emissions by 80-100% by 2050 or sooner
TORONTO | By 2050, 100 percent of vehicles in Toronto will use low-carbon energy; 75 per cent of trips under 5 km will be walked or cycled.
Global cities cutting emissions by 80-100% by 2050 or sooner
VANCOUVER | The Renewable City Strategy is the city's long-term plan to shift building and transportation energy use in the entire city to 100% renewables before 2050.
Global cities cutting emissions by 80-100% by 2050 or sooner
WASHINGTON, DC | In December 2017, Washington, DC pledged to become carbon neutral by 2050.
Global cities cutting emissions by 80-100% by 2050 or sooner
YOKOHAMA | Yokohama City is committed to address urban problems such as hyper aging society and reduction of CO2 emissions, along with the revitalization of the economy.
Amsterdam Joins CNCA
Amsterdam joins CNCA in April '19 with emissions reduction goal of 95% by 2050.
CNCA Welcomes Helsinki as a New Member
As of March '19, Helsinki joins CNCA with a goal to be carbon neutral by 2035.
CNCA Releases Game Changers Report
Seven key policies by CNCA cities to rapidly accelerate decarbonization.Report
Report Released from Research Funded by CNCA
Yokohama has conducted a field study on CO2 absorption of "Urban Blue Carbon."ReportAdelaide
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US Congress introduces bill to upgrade infrastructure in anticipation of mitigation & adaptation to the impacts of climate change. The plan includes increasing grid capacity for renewables and creating an EV charging network.
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As solar lies on the cusp of price parity with gas, this global overview reveals the opportunities and challenges of an increasingly competitive market.
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New research from the Center for International Environmental Law estimates that yearly emissions caused by plastic production are equivalent to 189 coal plants.
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Car manufacturer Mercedes-Benz pledges to shift away from combustion engines and go carbon-neutral with fully electric and hybrid passenger models by 2039.
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UN agency, the International Maritime Organization, meets to address emissions from global shipping. With nearly 90% of global trade occurring by sea, this sector is the 6th largest contributor to global emissions.
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Without climate action now, today’s children could be the climate refugees of a calamitous future.
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NPR’s All Things Considered features 3 CNCA member cities as a case study to illustrate that while congestion pricing can initially be met with resistance, public polling shows that support of the policy is gained once it’s enacted.
www.npr.org/2019/05/07/720805841/city-dwellers-dont-like-the-idea-of-congestion-pricing-but-they-...
Is US infrastructure equipped to withstand the expected surge of natural disasters fueled by climate change?
www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/5/16/18617697/disaster-aid-senate-puerto-rico-trump-climate-...
This New York Times photographer has spent the past four years capturing the effects of climate change around the world, on land and under water.
www.nytimes.com/2019/05/14/lens/climate-change-josh-haner-air-land-and-sea.html
The Guardian reports on the opportunity in the UK for politics to seize the moment and shift with the climate and the public to prioritize action towards the country’s net-zero emissions goal.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/may/15/climate-change-politics-environmental-crisis-govern...