Zero Emissions by 2050 How to Decarbonize the Built Environment City/District Building Initiatives Hal Harvey, Energy Innovation Brett Phillips, Seattle 2030 District Johanna Partin, Carbon Neutral Cities Alliance 9 December 2015 COP21 – Paris

Why Cities?

It is possible to achieve many of cities’ interim carbon reduction targets through continuous improvement in existing sectors. – However – Achieving the bold reduction goal of % by 2050 or sooner will require a fundamental, transformational redesign of core urban systems and radically different ways of working.

A collaboration of global cities committed to reducing GHGs by at least 80% by 2050 or sooner—the most ambitious GHG reduction targets undertaken by any cities across the globe.

CNCA Members 17 cities across 9 nations, representing 38,639,000 people globally

CNCA Cities’ Long-Term and Interim GHG Reduction Targets

CNCA Planning Framework Step-by-step guidance for cities in the creation and implementation of carbon neutrality plans/strategies

Communications/Messaging Tools