Cities house half the world’s population but represent almost two-thirds of global energy demand and 70% of carbon emissions from the energy sector. Therefore, our cities have a vital role to play in the transition to a sustainable economy. This dataset provides information on the fuel consumed in a city. The question in the 2017 CDP Questionnaire was as follows: "Please give the total amount of fuel (referring to Scope 1 emissions) consumed in your city during the reporting year."

Annual city-wide emissions for more than 100 global cities. Includes information about how cities measured emissions (primary protocol), as well as why emissions rose/fell since prior reporting period.

Catalog of actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in cities, as reported by city governments participating in CDP in 2015. Activities are tagged by sector and cities provide detailed descriptions of each activity. Some cities also provide estimates of the total anticipated lifetime emissions that will be reduced from each activity.

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This dataset contains all public responses to the CDP-ICLEI 2021 Cities questionnaire. All data included in the dataset is self reported by cities. The reporting platform remains open and the dataset is updated daily to reflect new submissions.

Please note that this dataset exceeds the capacity for Excel. To export the data to Excel, the dataset has been separated into three files. Please follow the links below to access these:

2021 cities dataset covering emissions and mitigation:
https://data.cdp.net/Governance/2021-Cities-Emissions-and-Mitigation/aic4-a5fb

2021 cities dataset covering vulnerability and adaptation:
https://data.cdp.net/Governance/2021-Cities-Vulnerability-and-Adaptation/hz2m-cbry

2021 cities dataset covering sectors (buildings, energy, transport, waste, urban planning, food, water):
https://data.cdp.net/Governance/2021-Cities-Sectors/xsgm-pagy

Access more information on cities reporting, including questionnaire guidance, at https://www.cdp.net/en/guidance/guidance-for-cities.

This data is collected through the CDP-ICLEI Unified Reporting System. When using this data, please cite both organisations using the following wording: ‘This data was collected in partnership by CDP and ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability’.

For any questions or further guidance on how to reference this data in your own work, please contact cities@cdp.net.

Please note that this dataset may contain data from cities or, in some instances, groups of cities at different administrative levels. This includes metropolitan areas, combined authorities, and some regional councils.

When using the inventory data for aggregation, comparison and trend analysis, please note that the inventory data is based on non-verified self-reported city inputs. The reported inventory may not include all emission sources within the city boundary.

Major watersheds of the world

This dataset includes the summary of publicly disclosing African cities in 2019. For detailed responses of the cities, please refer to the dataset titled "2019 African Cities Response".

This dataset provides a summary of all cities reporting to CDP in 2019 that are members of the Global Covenant of Mayors (GCOM). For detailed responses of the cities, please refer to the dataset titled GCOM Cities Responses 25th Sept 2019.

The designations employed and the presentation of material on this map do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of CDP concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. Shapefile used to delineate Jammu and Kashmir represents approximately the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir agreed upon by India and Pakistan.

Shapefiles used were sourced from GADM, which provides a wonderful resource of global administrative area data. http://www.gadm.org/

Major watersheds of the world

Catalog of actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in cities, as reported by city governments participating in CDP in 2014. Activities are tagged by sector and cities provide detailed descriptions of each activity. Some cities also provide estimates of the total anticipated lifetime emissions that will be reduced from each activity.