Carbon Disclosure Project
York discloses annually to the non-profit climate reporting platform CDP (formerly known as the Carbon Disclosure Project). York was amongst only 119 cities across the world to be awarded a top score for climate action leadership by CDP in 2023.
The city has been recognised by CDP as one of 119 cities across the globe that is taking bold leadership on environmental action and transparency, despite the pressures of a challenging global economic situation. It is the second year in a row that York has received the highest accolade.
Designed to encourage and support cities to ramp up their climate action and ambition, CDP’s Cities A List is based on environmental data disclosed by cities to CDP-ICLEI Track. A clear momentum in city climate disclosure and action is building - over 900 cities (939 in total) received a rating for their climate action from CDP in 2023. In 2023, just over 1 in 10 cities scored by CDP (13% of such cities) received an A.
To score an A, among other actions, a city must disclose publicly through CDP-ICLEI Track, have a city-wide emissions inventory and have published a climate action plan. It must also complete a climate risk and vulnerability assessment and have a climate adaptation goal to demonstrate how it will tackle climate hazards. Many A List cities are also taking a variety of other leadership actions, including political commitment to tackle climate change.