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GLOBAL LAUNCH
December 8, 2014
Lima, Peru
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2.
Cities’ Contribution To Global GHG Emissions
>70% of global energy-related
COemissions are
2 attributable to cities
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Source: World Energy Outlook

3.
Cities Are Leading The Way To Solutions
Global Aggregation of City Climate Commitments
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Source: Global Aggregation of City Climate Commitments, 2014

4.
The GPC offers the first,
global standard to consistently
measure city-level emissions.
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GPC

5.
Base year
Emissions
Scenario
analysis
Target
Action Setting
Plan
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Tracking
Progress
Implemen-tation
LOW-CARBON
PLANNING
CYCLE
Why Measure Emissions?
 Establish base year
emissions
 Identify emission
sources and reduction
opportunities
 Set target and develop
action plans
 Track progress
 Benchmarking

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Why GPC?
Different types of
measurements
Account for only
a portion of
emissions
Unclear if
targets will be
met
Incomplete
data limits
investment
Unable to relate
to national
climate action
WITHOUT GPC
One
measurement
Consistently
account for all
emissions
Emissions
trajectory will
be understood
Good data
drives
investment
Can measure
city’s contribution
to national action
WITH GPC

7.
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Lead Authors
Over 30 years
experience in promoting
sustainability worldwide
Represent >1000
local governments
across the globe
Represent 70 mega and
innovative cities across
the globe

8.
Cities Alliance Joint Work Program
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Endorsed And Supported By

9.
Global Launch
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June 2012
Draft Version 1.0 for
Pilot Test
Jun 2011
C40-ICLEI MOU
Mar 2012
Draft Version 0.9 for
Public Comment
May-Dec 2013
Pilot Test by 35 cities
July 2014
Draft Version 2.0 for
Public Comment
Dec 2014
GPC Development Process

10.
Guided by 29 Advisory Committee Members
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1. Pankaj Bhatia, WRI/GHGP (Chair)
2. Seth Schultz, C40
3. Yunus Arikan, ICLEI
4. Stephen Hammer, World Bank
5. Robert Kehew, UN-HABITAT
6. Soraya Smaoun, UNEP
7. Matthew Lynch, WBCSD
8. Sergey Kononov, UNFCCC
9. Kiyoto Tanabe, IPCC
10. Junichi Fujino, IGES/NIES
11. Kyra Appleby, CDP
12. Jan Corfee-Morlot, OECD
13. Maria Varbeva-Daley, BSI
14. Michael Steinhoff, ICLEI US
15. Alvin Meijia, Clean Air Asia
16. Carina Borgström-Hansson, WWF
17. Christophe Nuttall, R20
18. Yoshiaki Ichikawa, ISO
19. Adam Szolyak, Covenant of Mayors
Cities
20. Buenos Aires
21. Arendal
22. London
23. Mexico City
24. Tokyo
National Governments
25. France (ADEME)
26. Indonesia (NCCC)
Foundations
27. CIFF
28. Siemens
29. Bloomberg Philanthropies
Advisory
Committee
Special
Invitees

11.
Inputs From 200+ Stakeholders Worldwide
London
September 2013
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Beijing
April 2013
Dar es Salaam
October 2013
Sao Paulo
May 2013
New Delhi
December 2013
Jakarta
January 2014

12.
Tokyo
Kyoto
Nonthaburi
Iskandar Malaysia
Adelaide
Moreland
Melbourne
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Arendal
Stockholm
Kampala
eThekwini
(Durban)
London
Northamptonshire
Cornwall
Lahti
Wicklow
Morbach
Seraing
Saskatoon
Los Altos Hills
Goiania
Belo Horizonte
Rio de Janeiro
Hennepin
Lagos Georgetown
Kaohsiung
La Paz
Buenos Aires
Mexico City
Palmerston
North
Phitsanulok
Lima
Wellington
Doha
Pilot Tested by 35 Cities

13.
Pilot City Experience: City of Rio de Janeiro
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 Target:
Avoid 20% of 2005 emission
level by 2020
 GPC Application:
Used the GPC to establish 2005
base year emissions and track
its 2012 progress

14.
Pilot City Experience: Wellington Region
 Used the GPC to measure GHG
emissions of Wellington Region
that made up of 8 cities
(territorial areas)
 The GPC allows aggregation
of city emission data without
double counting
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15.
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Reporting Framework
Scope Framework
Comprehensively report all GHG
emissions from:
• Emissions from in-boundary
sources
(scope 1, or “territorial”)
• Emissions from the use of grid-supplied
energy (scope 2)
• Emissions from out-of-boundary
sources as a result of activities
in the city (scope 3)
City-induced Framework
Report only GHG emissions that
attributable to activities in the
city:
• BASIC level reporting:
Cover sources that occur in
almost all cities and calculation
methodologies/data are more
readily available
• BASIC+ level reporting:
More comprehensive coverage
of emissions sources

16.
CO2 CH4 N2O HFCs PFCs SF6 NF3
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Scope Framework
Scope 1
Agriculture, Forest,
& Other Land Use
Industrial Process &
Product Use
In-boundary Transportation
Out-of-Boundary
Grid-Supplied
Energy
Waste
Transmission &
Distribution
In-Boundary
Waste
Out-of-Boundary Transportation
Stationary Fuel
Combustion
Scope 3
Scope 2
Other Indirect
Emissions

17.
CO2 CH4 N2O HFCs PFCs SF6 NF3
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City-Induced Framework
Scope 1
Agriculture, Forest,
& Other Land Use
Industrial Process &
Product Use
Waste generated
outside the city
In-boundary Transportation
Waste generated
Out-of-Boundary
Grid-Supplied
Energy
Waste
Transmission &
Distribution
In-Boundary
Waste
Out-of-Boundary Transportation
Stationary Fuel
Combustion
Scope 3
Scope 2
in the city
Waste generated
in the city
Energy generation
supplied to the grid
Other Indirect
Emissions

18.
CO2 CH4 N2O HFCs PFCs SF6 NF3
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City-Induced Framework
Scope 1
Agriculture, Forest,
& Other Land Use
Industrial Process &
Product Use
In-boundary Transportation
Waste generated
Out-of-Boundary
Grid-Supplied
Energy
Waste
Transmission &
Distribution
In-Boundary
Waste
Out-of-Boundary Transportation
Stationary Fuel
Combustion
Scope 3
Scope 2
in the city
Waste generated
in the city

19.
CO2 CH4 N2O HFCs PFCs SF6 NF3
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City-Induced Framework
Scope 1
Agriculture, Forest,
& Other Land Use
Industrial Process &
Product Use
In-boundary Transportation
Waste generated
Out-of-Boundary
Grid-Supplied
Energy
Waste
Transmission &
Distribution
In-Boundary
Waste
Out-of-Boundary Transportation
Stationary Fuel
Combustion
Scope 3
Scope 2
in the city
Waste generated
in the city
BASIC+ Level
Reporting

20.
CO2 CH4 N2O HFCs PFCs SF6 NF3
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City-Induced Framework
Scope 1
In-boundary Transportation
Waste generated
Out-of-Boundary
Grid-Supplied
Energy
Waste
Transmission &
Distribution
In-Boundary
Waste
Stationary Fuel
Combustion
Scope 3
Scope 2
in the city
Waste generated
in the city
BASIC Level
Reporting

21.
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Global Adoption of the GPC
35
Cities pilot tested
the GPC
70+
Other cities used
the GPC beta versions
1,000+
Other potential cities
(C40 & ICLEI members)

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Thank You!
Pankaj Bhatia
pankaj@wri.org
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