Leading environmental non-profit CDP has produced its first -ever ranking of cities’ responses to climate change. A top level “A” rating has been awarded to 43 of the 596 cities ranked, including Barcelona , Cape Town , Barcelona , London and Paris . ENDS Note to editors CDP CDP also cited 14 cities, including Boston , Hong Kong and Sydney , which aim to be climate or carbon neutral by 2050 . Five cities, including Canberra , Paris and San Francisco , have over 50% renewable energy targets, while Reykjavík has already achieved this goal. Cities house over 50% of the global population and are responsible for over 50% of energy-related carbon emissions.
Leading environmental non-profit CDP has produced its first -ever ranking of cities’ responses to climate change. A top level “A” rating has been awarded to 43 of the 596 cities ranked, including Barcelona , Cape Town , Barcelona , London and Paris . CDP also cited 14 cities, including Boston , Hong Kong and Sydney , which aim to be climate or carbon neutral by 2050 . Five cities, including Canberra , Paris and San Francisco , have over 50% renewable energy targets, while Reykjavík has already achieved this goal. Cities house over 50% of the global population and are responsible for over 50% of energy-related carbon emissions.