30 US cities agree to report on their cabon emissions
Fresh from announcing that up to 30 US cities have agreed to report on their greenhouse gas emissions, the Carbon Disclosure Project has revealed it is seeking to expand the initiative and is in talks with a number of city authorities in the UK.
The corporate reporting lobby group announced late last week that 21 US cities, including New York, Las Vegas and New Orleans, have agreed to report on their carbon emissions with a further nine city governments soon to announce their participation in the pilot scheme.
Under the scheme, city authorities will report on the carbon emissions arising from areas over which they have budgetary control, such as transport, waste, emergency services and public sector buildings, in line with standards set out by the ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability advisory body.
The first wave of cities are expected to provide CDP with the relevant data by the end of October ahead of a full public report early next year. Read more
Source: Business Green
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