Major Cities Countering Climate Change

Most of World's cities are now taking action on climate change

01 Jun 2011 - The majority of major cities around the globe have taken action to counter climate change, with 93% of cities stating that climate change responsibility sits at the governor, mayor or city chancellor level.

That’s according to the first global cities report from the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) written by KPMG, detailing how the world’s largest city governments - 58 core and affiliate cities of the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group (C40) who represent 8% of the world’s population - are tackling climate change.

Over two thirds of these cities (72%) measured and reported to CDP on local government and community wide greenhouse gas emissions and the risks and opportunities from climate change.

The report was released today in conjunction with the C40 Cities Mayors Summit in São Paulo, Brazil, where over 70 of the world’s largest cities are convening. {continued}