In partnership with CDP, The Climate Group’s Annual Disclosure provides a transparent, global picture of the impact, progress and climate action driven by state and regional governments. We call on all states, provinces and regions to disclose to CDP, particularly members of the Under2 Coalition. Annual Disclosure is part of our Transparency work.
The successful implementation of the Paris Agreement relies on a robust transparency mechanism, allowing the global community to measure its collective progress towards keeping the global temperature rise well below 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.
Measurement and reporting helps governments at all levels better understand the risks and opportunities presented by their emissions, so they can implement more targeted and effective emissions reduction efforts, both within and beyond state borders.
Every year, The Climate Group and CDP publish a Disclosure Report. The first Annual Disclosure Report was released at the 21st session of the Conference of the Parties (COP21) to the UNFCCC in Paris in December 2015 and applauded by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
CDP and The Climate Group, with support from Climate-KIC’s Low Carbon City Lab also developed two of the world’s first analytics tools based on your reported data in 2017. The States and Regions Climate Tracker and Sub-National Climate Analytics Navigator (SCAN), helping governments to make informed decisions on their climate policy and reduction targets.
In the coming years, the Annual Disclosure Report will continue to showcase the level of ambition of states and regions globally, while at the same time taking stock of progress on climate mitigation.
By disclosing annually, governments are leading the way to a more transparent and collaborative approach to climate action. The Climate Group invites all states and regions around the world to signal their intent to start disclosing in 2019 (dates to be announced).
