At the World Mayors Summit on Climate in Mexico City on 21 November 2010, two groundbreaking initiatives were launched: Global Cities Covenant on Climate - "the Mexico City Pact", and the carbonn® Cities Climate Registry (cCCR) as the global mechanism for reporting local climate information.
Pilot Global Protocol for Community-scale Greenhouse Gas Emissions released
Jürgen Nimptsch, Mayor of Bonn, Germany, and Vice-Chair of the World Mayors’ Council on Climate Change, welcomed development of the GPC, and looked forward to global synergies to leverage policy and financing for cities climate change mitigation efforts.
Gino Van Begin, ICLEI, introduced the launch of the pilot version of the Global Protocol for Community-Scale GHG Emissions (GPC) as an important step to harmonize measurement and reporting of emissions by cities and urban areas.
Yunus Arikan, ICLEI, explained how the creation of the GPC presented the challenge of standardizing across diverse urban areas while maintaining consistency with existing national tools, requiring transparency in order to distribute responsibilities appropriately. He pointed to specific consistencies with national standards such as IPCC notation keys to support cooperation between cities and national governments.
cCCR 2011 Annual Report May 2012 Update
The May 2012 update to the carbonn Cities Climate Registry 2011 Annual Report highlights the gains that have been made since November 2011 in reporting, partnerships and achievements.
The 4 page update is available for download.
Earth Hour search is on for urban climate champion
The carbonn Cities Climate Registry is the official reporting platform for cities joining the Earth Hour City Challenge 2012. cCCR and ICLEI will also be providing outreach and support to the cities involved.
Press launch Earth Hour City Challenge
cCCR 2011 Annual Report
The carbonn Cities Climate Registry 2011 Annual Report is released through a series of events at UN Durban Climate Conference (COP17/CMP7) in Durban, South Africa.
The full report and 4 pager summary of the report are available for download.
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