 | 21 US cities agree to report their green house gas emissions 13-08-2008 ICLEI, the Toronto and Freiburg based International Council for Local
Environmental Initiatives, announced that some of the largest US cities
including New York City, Denver, Las Vegas and New Orleans, will for the first
time report their green house gas emissions on a regular basis. Participating
cities will assemble comparable carbon emission data within their
jurisdiction's operations - fire department, ambulance and police services,
municipal buildings, waste transport and other services the cities provide or
activities over which they exercise budgetary control.
A spokesman for ICLEI said that his organisation and The Carbon Disclosure
Project (CDP) would help the cities to report their greenhouse gas emissions.
Founded in 2000, CDP represents some 385 global institutional investors, with a
combined asset base of more than $57 trillion. It collects key climate change
data from more than 3,000 major corporations globally and has assembled the
largest corporate greenhouse gas emissions database in the world.
CDP chief executive Paul Dickinson said that more than 70 per cent of total
global emissions were generated from cities and if you didn’t measure these
emissions, you could not manage them. "This is a vital step for city councils
who wish to gain a better understanding of their own impact and by improving
their understanding of risks and opportunities associated with climate change,
best prepare their cities for a carbon constrained world," Dickinson added.
The first 21 to take part are: Albany, Albuquerque, Anchorage, Arlington,
Burlington, Denver, Dubuque, Edina, Fairfield, Haverford, Las Vegas, New
Orleans, New York, North Little Rock, Pacific Grove, Park City, Portland,
Rohnert Park, Saint Paul, Washougal, and West Palm Beach. Some nine other
cities are expected to join soon.
Source: City Mayors LinksClick here to visit the website of the Carbon Disclosure ProjectClick here to visit the ICLEI website back |
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