There is a collective effort taking place across municipalities across the world to show municipal leadership at COP 26. There is a recruitment effort to build a strong contingent of Canadian municipalities to showcase municipal leadership.
There are 5 requirements of the Cities Race to Zero Pledge:
- Endorse the following principles: Recognize the global climate emergency; Commit to the 1.5 degree Celsius goal of the Paris agreement (science based targets); Committed to inclusive climate action at the center of decision making; work in partnership across governments and sectors of society.
- Pledge to reach net-zero in the 2040s or by mid century.
- Plan to set an interim 2030 target consistent with a fair share of 50% of global emissions reductions (If this is not your present 2030 target that is okay, there would however be the need to update the 2030 target within a couple of years).
- Proceed with implementation with at least one of your climate actions.
- Publish your target and report on progress (this reporting doesn't have to be duplicative of other reporting mechanisms (ex. PCP, CDP, etc.).
Additional Race to Zero Resources