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Please provide some key examples of how your city collaborates with business in the table below.
The Baltimore Energy Initiative program runs the Baltimore Business Energy Challenge which is geared to help businesses across the city lower their energy usage. The Office of Sustainable Energy in the Department of Public Works and its nonprofit partners offer low-interest energy loans to small businesses and nonprofi...
1
42,725
Please describe the main actions you are taking to reduce the risk to, and vulnerability of, your city’s infrastructure, services, citizens, and businesses from climate change as identified in the Climate Hazards section.
The calculation is based on 1head/1meal. There are 3 public schools, total students are 4,152. It is in total: 751,512 meals. Plus the city organizes the seminar and conference around the year and provides meals support for 2,500 units and finally charity meals to support the local community around 2,000 units.
0
191,169
Describe the anticipated outcomes of the most impactful mitigation actions your city is currently undertaking; the total cost of the action and how much is being funded by the local government.
Other, please specify: Consultant and dedicate city team with local energy agency (ATES)
0
250,222
Please provide information on the overall impact of COVID-19 on climate action in your city.
Rail transport is allocated where the vehicle is driven, Resident travel outside of the boundary is captured in other LA datasets. Electricity in rail transport is included as 'commercial electricity use' emissions
0
7,019
Provide details of risks identified with the potential to have a substantive financial or strategic impact on your business.
RCG's proactive approach in mitigating increases in operating costs due to fuel regulations would reduce our exposure to the negative impact of higher fuel costs induced by regulations and taxes.
0
452,945
Which of the following risk types are considered in your organization's climate-related risk assessments?
Our Supply Chain, Procurement, Gov Affairs, Legal teams monitor, assess and manage all risks associated with technological improvements or innovations that support the transition to a lower-carbon, energy-efficient economic system.
1
59,182
Provide details on the initiatives implemented in the reporting year in the table below.
Implemented: Replacement of Air Compressor with Variable Speed Drive in Philippines facilities
1
63,511
Please select the primary process or methodology used to undertake the risk or vulnerability assessment of your city. If your city uses a combination of methodologies, please select the main methodology used.
In addition to methodology from our national meteorological institute (KNMI) we assess the risks through participation in the national Knowledge for Climate research programme
1
14,122
Please describe the main actions you are taking to reduce the risk to, and vulnerability of, your city’s infrastructure, services, citizens, and businesses from climate change as identified in the Climate Hazards section.
The municipality has identified that informal settlements need to be formalised to allow for access to basic service, to also include solar geysers in the homes
0
146,261
Please indicate the opportunities and describe how the region is positioning itself to take advantage of them.
Existing plan contains a number of renewable energy measures , but no measurable target has been set.
0
328,337
Please indicate the opportunities associated with sustainable forest management and describe how your region is positioning itself to take advantage of them.
Sustainable forestry promotes forest harvesting in the future which insures job security
1
314,110
Provide details on the electricity, heat, steam, and/or cooling amounts that were accounted for at a zero emission factor in the market-based Scope 2 figure reported in C6.3.
The potential financial impact is reported on an annualized basis. Cree foresees an increased demand for more efficient forms of transportation, including electric vehicles. Many automotive companies are increasingly investing in the electric vehicle market and Cree's power products can be used in electric vehicles. Ou...
0
415,707
The Global Covenant of Mayors requires committed cities to report their inventories in the format of the new Common Reporting Framework, to encourage standard reporting of emissions data. Please provide a breakdown of your city-wide emissions by sector and sub-sector in the table below. Where emissions data is not avai...
There is huge potential in increasing investment in environmentally and climate-friendly infrastructures across the city of Trondheim, for better integration of energy systems, smart buildings (such as Powerhouse Brattøkaia), transport (Green Trondheim partnership, EV-charging infrasctures and electrification of harbor...
0
32,514
Provide details on the initiatives implemented in the reporting year in the table below.
Situation: Increased energy costs and increased water stress could result in consumer preferring products that use less energy or water. If P&G brands do not to meet changing consumer needs, consumers may choose to buy competing brands.Task:We manage this issue via a relentless focus on innovation to better meet consu...
0
391,067
Provide details of your climate-related supplier engagement strategy.
The journey to produce ethically sourced tea begins with tea farmers. Like most tea companies, we do not produce our own tea or own the factories that process teas into specialty black, oolong, white and green teas. We purchase or source tea from the farmers worldwide who have generations of technical expertise and equ...
1
351,451
Please provide details of your climate actions in the Transport sector.
The Queensland Climate Ready program is supporting the Queensland Government to better understand and manage its climate risks. Four pilot departments undertook a Desktop Review of Agency Climate Risk Profile and Capacity Review (Desktop Review) - three have completed their Desktop Reviews and are using them to inform ...
0
335,659
Please indicate the opportunities your city has identified as a result of addressing climate change and describe how the city is positioning itself to take advantage of these opportunities.
1. Feitsui Raw Water Piping Construction Plan: In order to prevent the turbidity of raw water from rainstorms, the Feitsui Raw Water Piping Construction Plan is planned, which is set to draw 2.7 million tons of clean raw water per day for continuous purification treatment and is expected to be completed in 2023.2. Full...
0
22,486
Provide details of opportunities identified with the potential to have a substantive financial or strategic impact on your business.
Potential regulations that would require companies to label products could be a competitive advantage for Nike if it increased consumer demand for more transparent product and Nike was able to deliver to that demand. Additionally, this type of regulation would require all companies to improve visibility of their supply...
1
440,444
Provide details of the sources of Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions that are within your selected reporting boundary which are not included in your disclosure.
Canadian Tire Corporation acquired Helly Hansen in Q3 2018 and plans to report on their corporate emissions by 2020 in the Canadian Tire footprint.
1
66,655
What opportunities due to addressing climate change is your region taking advantage of?
Two-thirds of the state is likely to experience between 40-60 days of heatwaves by 2070. One third of the state is likely to experience between 150 to 180 days of heatwaves by 2070. More frequent and longer heatwaves are expected to translate to more severe fire weather conditions and bushfire risk in some regions.More...
0
316,231
Please provide details of your climate actions in the Agriculture sector.
This target has been surpassed. In 2018-19 emissions were 66% lower than the baseline year of 2010-11. Further information can be found here: https://gov.wales/sites/default/files/publications/2019-11/state-of-the-estate-report-2018-to-2019.pdf
0
61,273
Please identify and describe the factors that most greatly affect your city’s ability to adapt to climate change and indicate how those factors either support or challenge this ability.
The availability and use of community, educational, recreational, arts and cultural services and programs contributes to community connection and inclusion. There is a significant amount of community infrastructure and services delivered by profit and not-for profit organisations, which often play a critical role in su...
1
74,611
State how much fuel in MWh your organization has consumed (excluding feedstocks) by fuel type.
It is not possible to estimate the financial implications from uncertain future weather events such as drought.
0
391,779
What actions is your city taking to reduce emissions? Please also indicate estimated emissions reduction potential and status of the emissions reduction actions your city has planned.
The City and County of Denver is in constant communication with the State of Colorado to discuss climate action. Denver works closely with the Colorado Energy Office, Department of Public Health and the Environment, and the Department of Local Affairs' Resiliency Office for guidance of climate action and to implement p...
0
128,035
Account for your organization’s gross global Scope 3 emissions, disclosing and explaining any exclusions.
When evaluating new opportunities, member firm practitioners will typically form working groups to think through ways that new services can be developed due to changes in the regulatory or other external landscapes. The costs associated with efforts to build out new service offerings in this area are the incremental co...
0
415,317
Account for your organization’s gross global Scope 3 emissions, disclosing and explaining any exclusions.
Scope 3 emissions were calculated using the GHG Protocol Scope 3 Evaluator Tool using FY18 spend data, the most recent available data at the time of the assessment.
1
72,305
Provide details on the initiatives implemented in the reporting year in the table below.
In 2017, BNY Mellon continued its global, voluntary Global Print Services program, which reduces printing volumes and printers across the company. We implement programs to make employees aware of their paper and toner use and how it affects the environment. We promote smart, sustainable choices for printing, copying an...
1
411,784
List the average emission factors of the fuels reported in C8.2c.
The emission factor above is used for mobile diesel combustion across our Canadian operations. Diesel use at Highvale represents the majority of our diesel use, totaling 41,637,571 litres or 86% of our diesel combustion and Canadian mobile diesel use represents 87% of diesel combustion. In 2017 our diesel combustion to...
1
492,708
Provide details of risks identified with the potential to have a substantive financial or strategic impact on your business.
Bloomberg is always looking for opportunities to reduce emissions from business travel. While we have had small pockets of success, business travel is a crucial component of the best-in-class service we provide our customers and therefore not a prime candidate for emissions reductions.
0
403,048
Please list the most significant climate hazards faced by your city and indicate the probability and consequence of these hazards, as well as the expected future change in frequency and intensity. Please also select the top 3 assets or services that are affected by the climate hazard, and provide a description of the ...
The expected effects of change in rainfall seasonality may aggravate the situation of water scarcity, which is a characteristic of the region, and puts more pressure on local competent agencies for projects of preservation and restoration of rivers sources and riparian areas. Aware of these issues, much of the environm...
0
229,967
Please describe how your city manages overall responsibility for climate change mitigation (emissions reduction) and adaptation (climate risk reduction).
during 2020-2021 some educational training events have been organized at school
0
151,831
Which of the following risk types are considered in your organization's climate-related risk assessments?
Financial impact in 2022 is estimated between $4.5 million and $6 million for +/- 100 MW of wind projects not being built.
0
350,008
Provide details on the initiatives implemented in the reporting year in the table below.
Exelon's Constellation Retail organization markets RECs for voluntary carbon emissions offset and investment by individuals, private and public organizations. Their efforts resulted in the sale of over 3.8 million MWh's worth of RECs for voluntary retirement in 2017, equivalent to approximately 2 million metric tonnes...
1
524,258
The Global Covenant of Mayors requires committed cities to report their inventories in the format of the new Common Reporting Framework, to encourage standard reporting of emissions data. Please provide a breakdown of your city-wide emissions by sector and sub-sector in the table below. Where emissions data is not avai...
San José Clean Energy (SJCE), the city’s Community Choice Aggregation organization began supplying electricity to municipal facilities in September 2018 and to customers citywide in February 2019. In 2019, SJCE supplied a minimum of 47% renewable energy (from solar, wind, geothermal, and biomass & biowaste) to its base...
0
262,424
Please provide details of your total city-wide baseline scenario target, including projected business as usual emissions.
In the business as usual scenario, emissions from the industry sector is calculated to be 0.6 million ton CO2e. With a 10% reduction target for the sector only, the total reduction of emissions in absolute value is 0.06 million ton CO2e
1
273,459
Please select the primary process or methodology used to undertake the risk and vulnerability assessment of your city.
In the current Energy- and Climate strategy, VA-plan, Waste strategy, Food policy
0
26,220
Please attach and provide details on your climate change risk or vulnerability assessment. Please provide details on the boundary of your assessment, and where this differs from your city’s boundary, please provide an explanation.
In the publication, the climate change risk and vulnerability assessment of Espoo is dealt as a part of the greater Helsinki Metropolitan Area. The report deals with climate change adaptation challenges and vulnerability issues in green structure, social and health services, climate proof housing, storm water managemen...
1
42,083
Describe the anticipated outcomes of the most impactful mitigation actions your city is currently undertaking; the total cost of the action and how much is being funded by the local government.
The implementation of reforestation projects,the enforcement of the additional 10 percent green space as mandated by the 2013-2022 Zoning Ordinance, and conduct of the terrain analysis.
0
3,676
Account for your organization’s Scope 3 emissions, disclosing and explaining any exclusions.
T-Mobile's Network: Cell sites, DAS hub, DAS Node and Switch sites
0
522,722
Provide details of your absolute emissions target(s) and progress made against those targets.
Since the release of our Environmental Policy Framework in 2005, we have been committed to adopting more sustainable procurement and supply chain practices. A copy of our Vendor Code of Conduct was first sent to all of our vendor partners in 2017 and made publicly available on our website, which clearly states the expe...
0
494,196
Provide details on the initiatives implemented in the reporting year in the table below.
R22 HVAC equipment replacement for Cogeco Connexion. This initiative was planned in 2017 and implementation started in 2018.
1
413,140
Please detail which goals and targets are incorporated in your city’s master plan and describe how these goals are addressed in the table below.
The city has set 50% of the reduction in terms of emissions per capita from 8.05 tonne CO2 eq/person in 2016 to 4.025 tonne CO2 eq/person in 2022
1
147,401
Please provide details of your renewable energy target(s) and how the city plans to meet those targets.
The project is installing a solar power at the water plant 1 which is in the local development 2022 plan.
1
12,413
Please provide details of your climate actions in the Water sector.
Compostable waste collection is available in some areas. State government buildings collect compostable waste. Promote expansion of recycling and composting programs via the Greater MN recycling/composting grant program ($2 million in this biennium). Promote better material quantity/quality through Recycling Education ...
0
55,743
Provide details of opportunities identified with the potential to have a substantive financial or strategic impact on your business.
In 2018 BHGE invested $1.7MM in a comprehensive HSE software suite, which includes an emissions management program called EcoInventory. The annual cost for staff time to manage the emissions reporting and verification is approximately $150,000 to $250,000. For the UK, our compliance costs are just under $500,000.
0
86,821
Please describe how your city’s risk or vulnerability assessment addresses the following key requirements as defined by the Global Covenant, and provide details on the location of this evidence within your assessment.
Taichung City pays great attention on public health, removing stagnant water. Taichung City has response plans for nature disasters, such as sanitation, clean water supply after flooding or mudslide, so that could enhance the ability of responding to climate change.The overall prevention and control of infectious disea...
0
57,022
Provide details on the electricity, heat, steam and/or cooling amounts that were accounted for at a low-carbon emission factor in the market-based Scope 2 figure reported in C6.3.
For relevant investment opportunities, we conduct assessments of different carbon pricing and energy demand scenarios to inform our investment decisions. While our lending activities to carbon intensive sectors is a relatively small part of the overall business, we monitor how carbon-related regulation, among other mac...
0
388,877
List any mitigation, adaptation, water related or resilience projects you have planned within your city for which you hope to attract financing and provide details on the estimated costs and status of the project. If your city does not have any relevant projects, please select 'No relevant projects' under 'Project Area...
Disruption in the supply of electricity to city residential and commercial buildings due to trees felling over the reticulation line. climate hazards i.e. heavy rain downpour also causes flash floods in low laying areas
0
23,312
Please provide more information on your plan that addresses climate change adaptation and attach the document. Please provide details on the boundary of your plan, and where this differs from your city’s boundary, please provide an explanation.
The climate risk assessment workshop, undertaken with the Council’s staff, resulted in the development of 237 initial riskstatements that were further analysed and presented into the associated document.
1
30,291
Provide details of risks identified with the potential to have a substantive financial or strategic impact on your business.
Stakeholders including customers, investors, media, and non-governmental organizations are demanding increased transparency and action with regard to CR, including emissions reporting and reduction. For PVH in particular, if our manufacturers or the manufacturers used by our licensees fail to use legal and ethical bus...
1
480,969
Account for your organization’s gross global Scope 3 emissions, disclosing and explaining any exclusions.
Measure of success: Numbers are for CDP Supply Chain program in 2018. We request that our key Tier I suppliers and suppliers of carbon-intensive materials participate in the CDP Supply Chain Program Climate Disclosure to help us understand and address climate impacts and associated risks and opportunities in our upstre...
0
524,752
Account for your organization’s Scope 3 emissions, disclosing and explaining any exclusions.
Calculated as (Avangrid Renewables adjusted net income)/(Total Avangrid adjusted net income) for FY 2018
0
536,480
Provide details of risks identified with the potential to have a substantive financial or strategic impact on your business.
Using data obtained from value chain partners (i.e. waste vendors and service providers) we have estimated our scope 3 GHG emissions from "waste generated in operations". Our emissions calculation methodology involves applying data (e.g. weights, volumes, and disposition) obtained from value chain partners (i.e. waste ...
0
386,715
Please provide the details of your region-wide base year emissions reduction target(s). You may add rows to provide the details of your sector-specific targets by selecting the relevant sector in the sector field.
Conservation and enhancement of biodiversity is a priority for the Scottish Government, as set out in the Scottish Biodiversity Strategy and the 2020 Challenge for Scotland’s Biodiversity. Work across public, private and third sectors is undertaken to deliver its outcomes. It aims to deliver against the Aichi targets v...
0
52,109
Provide details of your absolute emissions target(s) and progress made against those targets.
Québec and California have GHG cap-and-trade programs linked under the Western Climate Initiative (WCI) GHG emissions market. In California, TC Energy has costs and emissions targets associated with the cap and trade program from our power marketing activities.
1
348,387
Provide details of opportunities identified with the potential to have a substantive financial or strategic impact on your business.
We have established a goal to divert 100% of our business waste from landfill by 2020. With a focus on reducing waste generated at our facilities, followed by prioritizing composting and recycling, we have diverted 93% of our global business waste from landfill in 2017.
0
535,936
Account for your organization’s Scope 3 emissions, disclosing and explaining any exclusions.
Praxair estimated emissions from leased office space in 2012 and 2013. These emissions were about 15,000 metric tons CO2e in 2013, representing 0.5% of our measured Scope 3 footprint. Since the square footage of leased office space has not changed significantly compared to 2013, we did not recalculate these emissions. ...
1
482,588
Account for your organization’s Scope 3 emissions, disclosing and explaining any exclusions.
Our employees and prospective employees take great pride in reviewing Starbucks progress towards it's environmental goals by reading our annual Global Social Impact Report. The report is published each year, reflecting on the year behind us but also highlighting the current status of important sustainability and socia...
0
392,395
Please describe the adaptation actions you are taking to reduce the vulnerability of your region's citizens, businesses and infrastructure to the impacts of climate change identified in 6.6a.
NYS promulgated regulations that provided science-based projections for sea-level rise based on modeling conducted for the state.
1
316,205
Provide details of risks identified with the potential to have a substantive financial or strategic impact on your business.
In 2017, we improved recycling, composting, and waste reduction efforts at 115 locations, achieving a 76% diversion rate. Waste emissions are calculated using the U.S. EPA WARM model, which calculates lifecycle emissions and not necessarily annual reductions in emissions.
0
357,844
Please attach your city’s climate change mitigation plan below. If your city has both mitigation and energy access plans, please make sure to attach all relevant documents below.
All emissions data inventory are operated by a developer (consultancy) and audited in an inter-municipal committee in close collaboration with the Danish Energy Agency and the Department of Building and Housing Register.
0
174,507
Please complete the table to indicate which social risks your city faces as a result of climate change and indicate if these risks have been covered by your city’s action plan.
Increase poverty conditions in certain areas of City that create conditions of vulnerability to increased heat, poor air quality exposure and health risks due to socio-economic conditions. Rural agricultural areas at risk to economic loss due to fluctuating and extreme weather conditions.
1
275,033
Please list the most significant climate hazards faced by your city and indicate the probability and consequence of these hazards, as well as the expected future change in frequency and intensity. Please also select the most relevant assets or services that are affected by the climate hazard and provide a description o...
According to the Purdue University Indiana Climate Change Impacts Assessment, averaged across the entire state, historically (before 2019), an extreme rain event occurs when more than 0.86 inches of rain falls in a day. Since 1900, the number of days per year with extreme rain has been increasing by 0.2 days per decade...
1
228,737
Please describe the main actions you are taking to reduce the risk to, and vulnerability of, your city’s infrastructure, services, citizens, and businesses from climate change as identified in the Climate Hazards section.
Contributes to adapt to the danger of drought because among the criteria is included the saving and reuse of water; and against the danger of rain and drizzle, the drainage system is included, mainly in ceilings. Indirectly, this measure influences the danger of mudslides and sea-level rise, since a building license sh...
1
243,201
Give a general description and introduction to your organization.
PG&E has a dedicated campaign to engage its employees to contribute towards the Million Ton Challenge.
0
519,243
Please provide details of your renewable energy or electricity target(s) and how the city plans to meet those targets.
Lakewood Sustainability Plan, Strategy BE1-A, pg. 37Lakewood has achieved 30% of its city-wide electricity from renewable sources due to the grid mix, but does not know the total renewable energy percentage that would include energy from transportation and heating fuel.
1
28,417
Please list the most significant climate hazards faced by your city and indicate the probability and consequence of these hazards, as well as the expected future change in frequency and intensity. Please also select the most relevant assets or services that are affected by the climate hazard and provide a description o...
Increase in frequency of urban surface flooding, exacerbated by urban growth and a trend towards a greater coverage of impervious surfaces on existing properties. With trends expected to continue, surface flooding is expected to become more frequent and serious as climate change progresses. This will particularly affec...
1
60,553
Please provide further details about the geography of your region.
The Piedmont Region works with the Municipality of Turin as part of the Life Derris project, that involves the public administration and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to reduce the risks deriving from extreme weather events.The Piedmont Region is involved in the climate change working group of the Municipality of...
0
328,287
Provide details of risks identified with the potential to have a substantive financial or strategic impact on your business.
Cabot's NOx target is based on total NOx (MT) emitted from the Company's global network of manufacturing facilities normalized by the total production (MT).
0
496,648
Please identify the risks to your city’s water security as well as the timescale and level of risk.
The building of new central purification center and the increasing amount of different requirements putting upward pressure on prices. Climate change can put pressures on prices if the quality of raw water decreases and the maintenance of infrastructure are more expensive.
1
168,495
Provide details of risks identified with the potential to have a substantive financial or strategic impact on your business.
PPL's 2050 goal was approved by the Board in late 2017 and publicly announced in January 2018. As discussed in PPL's scenario-based climate assessment report released in November 2017, the Kentucky subsidiaries will likely economically retire the bulk of their coal-fired units by 2050, even absent future carbon regula...
0
391,388
Describe the anticipated outcomes of the most impactful mitigation actions your city is currently undertaking; the total cost of the action and how much is being funded by the local government.
The City of Lund has worked continuously with biochar since 2014. It has mostly been used for its soil augmentative effects in parks and green urban areas, where the biochar has caused greatly improved plant growth rates. The use of biochar in the municipality is still moderate, averaging around a few tonnes per year. ...
1
31,269
Which of the following risk types are considered in your organization's climate-related risk assessments?
Changes to regulations, such as the GHG regulations established under the Clean Air Act have the ability to affect AEP's operations and financial performance in the future.
1
377,042
Report the socio-economic impacts that your region faces as a result of climate-related risks and describe the actions taken to reduce these risks.
The economy of the Balearic Islands relies strongly on tourism (around 30-40% of employments and regional GDP). Increasing temperatures leading to a high loss of ambient comfort will likely have an impact on the touristic fluxes, which have been reaching historical maximum in the recent years. If not properly managed, ...
1
305,471
Provide details of opportunities identified with the potential to have a substantive financial or strategic impact on your business.
Our business activities have social impacts on a range of stakeholders, from our employees and customers to the communities in which we operate. To ensure the responsible management of our social indicators, we continuously monitor, analyze and update our performance. Engaging and building productive working relationsh...
0
477,171
Provide details of opportunities identified with the potential to have a substantive financial or strategic impact on your business.
We manage the risks in temperature extremes by reducing our dependence on brown power, monitoring our energy usage, and increasing our operational excellence through green building practices and efficiency projects. To reduce our dependence on brown power, we have implemented solar arrays on 7 of our facilities. To m...
0
382,696
Please indicate if your local government operations emissions have increased, decreased, or stayed the same since your last emissions inventory, and please describe why.
Baltimore has and continues to implement a number of policy and programmatic improvements to reduce risk and increase resilience to climate change. Baltimore has updated its floodplain code, achieved and maintains a CRS Class 5 rating, and enforces floodplain codes that are stricter than state or federal requirements....
0
110,956
Please describe these current and/or future risks due to climate change.
Reduced of land/ coastal area by the abrasion, lost of road access in coastal area, reduced of land function (farming, tourism, etc) and lost of coastal biodiversity.
1
307,246
Please detail sustainability goals and targets (e.g. GHG reductions) that are incorporated into your city’s master plan and describe how these are addressed in the table below.
Water infrastructure in need of major upgrades, very costly process. Upgrades at treatment facilities are planned.
0
119,810
Please attach and provide details on your climate change risk or vulnerability assessment. Please provide details on the boundary of your assessment, and where this differs from your city’s boundary, please provide an explanation.
The Climate Action Plan complements and augments several existing efforts already underway to address climate change and increase the sustainability of our city, including the Municipality’s Operational and Technical Programmes, the Integrated Urban Development Plan, the Sustainable Urban Development Strategy and Athen...
0
199,124
Provide details of opportunities identified with the potential to have a substantive financial or strategic impact on your business.
It is difficult to quantify the potential financial implications. Theoretically if we were to win—for example—up to 3 percent additional business from our competitors because we were perceived to be better environmental stewards and to actively contribute to climate change mitigation by committing to using lower-em...
1
512,109
List any emission reduction, adaptation, water related or resilience projects you have planned within your city for which you hope to attract financing and provide details on the estimated costs and status of the project. If your city does not have any relevant projects, please select No relevant projects under Project...
The City of Carmel is apart of a collaborative between utilities and local governments all over Indiana to better understand issues facing supply and demand of water resources in Central Indiana. This collaborative is through the Indiana Finance Authority and the results of the analyses may result in infrastructure ame...
1
45,439
Account for your organization’s Scope 3 emissions, disclosing and explaining any exclusions.
This value reflects electricity transmission and distribution losses. We did not obtain loss data directly from power suppliers.
1
64,648
Provide details of opportunities identified with the potential to have a substantive financial or strategic impact on your business.
Climate change has been identified as the primary theme driving the industry in which we operate for the foreseeable future. Increased stringency of GHG regulations and/or carbon pricing represent significant risks but also opportunities for us to proactively reduce our emissions and compliance costs. Our Genesee Gen...
1
62,098
Please attach your city-wide inventory in Excel or other spreadsheet format and provide additional details on the inventory calculation methods in the table below.
The organization responsible for the method and quality description believes that the data contains certain uncertainties.They uses a 1-3 scale, 1. Good quality, 2. some uncertainties. 3. DoubtfulFor data on national level most of the sectors has confidence level 2. Machines and waste has level 3. For the geographic...
1
136,416
Please attach and provide details on your climate change risk and vulnerability assessment. Please provide details on the boundary of your assessment, and where this differs from your city’s boundary, please provide an explanation.
Since many of the adaptation measures in this plan cross domains and geographical boundaries, the actual plan boundaries cover Taipei City and New Taipei City. Several measures are listed below as examples:1.Enhance adaptability with a focus on water resource projects: The Feitsui pipeline project schedule is 2019-2023...
1
139,614
Account for your organization’s Scope 3 emissions, disclosing and explaining any exclusions.
Western Digital is in the process of conducting an assessment of Scope 3 emissions, including capital goods.
1
540,687
Which of the following risk types are considered in your organization's climate-related risk assessments?
Xerox recognizes that our business is directly affected by climate related regulations aimed at reducing energy use and GHG emissions in our direct operations and by our products. Our operations and our products are subject to environmental regulations in each of the jurisdictions in which we conduct our business and s...
1
387,199
Please provide more information on your plan that addresses climate change adaptation and attach the document. Please provide details on the boundary of your plan, and where this differs from your city’s boundary, please provide an explanation.
Buildings need to be retrofitted for increased energy efficiency, compatibility with renewable and low carbon energy supply infrastructure, and resilience.
0
105,808
Provide details of risks identified with the potential to have a substantive financial or strategic impact on your business.
Sempra Energy's utility SDG&E serves customers who are price-sensitive and react negatively to utility bill increases. Increases in costs are driven by state mandates related to renewable energy, dynamic and real-time pricing and also increasing bouts of hot weather, which drives up usage. These dynamics can combine; h...
1
431,468
Please provide details of your climate actions in the Energy sector.
Between 1950-2010, average winter temperatures have increased more than in any other season in Alberta (up to 8°C ) and the number of very cold days (when the minimum temperature falls below -10°C) has about halved. Also, energy requirements for heating have decreased by about 10%. (Alberta Climate Records: https://abr...
0
316,589
Describe the anticipated outcomes of the most impactful mitigation actions your city is currently undertaking; the total cost of the action and how much is being funded by the local government.
Bus procurement represents the number of buses procured by Metro in 2017. We do not have information available pertaining to the fuel type of the buses (https://www.transit.dot.gov/ntd/transit-agency-profiles)
0
92,426
Which of the following risk types are considered in your organization's climate-related risk assessments?
Strategy is two-fold:- We have a strong software governance process to ensure efficiencies in the software development life cycle. For example, all of our major delivery centers, located in Hyderabad, Chennai and Bangalore in India and Colombo in Sri Lanka have been reassessed at CMMI Level 5 maturity. - We invest in ...
0
524,109
Please list the most significant climate hazards faced by your city and indicate the probability and consequence of these hazards, as well as the expected future change in frequency and intensity. Please also select the most relevant assets or services that are affected by the climate hazard and provide a description o...
We subsidize non-public buildings (Non-governmental organizations, companies, community committees, academic institutions etc.) to install the solar energy equipment.
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208,286
Please explain why your local government operations inventory is not verified and describe any future plans for verification.
This could change soon as now the municipality has a special administrative structure - a Climate, Energy and Air Directorate - and also an increased internal capacity. In addition, in the context of the development of a SECAP for the period of 2021 - 2030, such verification process could be suggested in the process of...
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228,129
Please identify and describe the factors that most greatly affect your city’s ability to adapt to climate change and indicate how those factors either support or challenge this ability.
The amount of nutrients discharged from City of Greensboro wastewater treatment facilities into downstream rivers is approaching the maximum levels permitted by the US EPA. This will necessitate the City taking more proactive steps to both reduce demand for water by customers (in order to reduce total throughput of th...
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238,967
Please provide some key examples of how your city collaborates with business and/or industries in the table below.
The City has funding for a near-term action plan prioritizing activities. The City is in discussions with a consultant for scoping.
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14,652
On what issues have you been engaging directly with policy makers?
Suggestions were made around renewable energy goals for the state, creating programs where businesses might be able to partner with residents for renewable installation, and continued support of the state's diverse energy supply and technologies. We cautioned over policies that might drive rate increases for the stat...
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524,360
Provide details of your products and/or services that you classify as low-carbon products or that enable a third party to avoid GHG emissions.
Note that the Scope 3 component of our goal only includes air travel from Scope 3: Business travel. We surpassed our 2020 goal in 2019 by reducing our emissions 51.8% compared to the base year.
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444,861
Please describe the main actions you are taking to reduce the risk to, and vulnerability of, your city’s infrastructure, services, citizens, and businesses from climate change as identified in the Climate Hazards section.
Overall (incl transport) target of 10% reduction in energy comspution in 2030 compared to 2009
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134,592