Transcript Katie Walsh - Renewable Cities: Global Learning Forum 2015

Katie Walsh, Cities Manager, North America
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CDP is on the Climate Bonds
Standards Board and member
of Green City Bond Coalition
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The big picture
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It’s getting hot in here..(50% global population in cities)
Suining (China) “a day at the pool”
NYC “world’s largest underwear gathering”
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207 cities reported in 2014
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(330+ in 2015…)
Cities reporting by size in 2014
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CDP cities annual information request
Governance
Risks and Adaptation
Emissions reduction actions
Renewable energy
Economic Opportunities
Water
Emissions inventory
C40 cities
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Compact of Mayors
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76% cities say that business is susceptible to climate risk
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Types of impacts to businesses expected by cities
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Of the 207 reporting cities in 2014…
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76%
say that climate change presents an economic opportunity for the City
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55%
have climate change-related projects that they hope to attract private sector
involvement
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24% have renewable energy/electricity targets
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How can CDP data inform investors in U.S. municipal bonds?
 CDP White paper released Feb 2015 www.cdp.net/reports
 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
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Open data - data.cdp.net
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Contact: Katie Walsh, Cities Manager, North America
[email protected]
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