Page 1 Katie Walsh, Cities Manager, North America
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Page 3 CDP is on the Climate Bonds Standards Board and member of Green City Bond Coalition
Page 4 The big picture
Page 5 It’s getting hot in here..(50% global population in cities) NYC “world’s largest underwear gathering” Suining (China) “a day at the pool”
Page cities reported in 2014 (330+ in 2015…)
Cities reporting by size in 2014 Page 7
CDP cities annual information request Page 8 Governance Emissions reduction actions Risks and Adaptation Renewable energy Economic Opportunities Water Emissions inventory C40 cities Compact of Mayors
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Page 14 76% cities say that business is susceptible to climate risk
Types of impacts to businesses expected by cities Page 15
Of the 207 reporting cities in 2014… 76% say that climate change presents an economic opportunity for the City 55% have climate change-related projects that they hope to attract private sector involvement 24% have renewable energy/electricity targets Page 16
How can CDP data inform investors in U.S. municipal bonds? Page 17 CDP White paper released Feb Examined climate change data for a defined set of municipal issuers – large U.S. cities 2011 – 2014 of CDP U.S. cities responses Tax base, debt levels and management quality Climate change impacts can pose significant risks to U.S. municipalities that should be considered by municipal market analysts CDP data can be used to better assess long-term risks posed by climate change Additional ESG data are needed to cover the 50,000 municipalities in the U.S. as well as other non-governmental issuers like utilities and water authorities
Open data - data.cdp.net Page 18
Page 19 Contact: Katie Walsh, Cities Manager, North America