Mitigation
Since its inception in 1993, the Cities for Climate Protection (CCP) Campaign has become the centerpiece of ICLEI´s climate action globally.
The five milestone process is considered as one of the unique features of CCP. Within this frame, following a political commitment statement of the representative of their local governments, participating cities are expected to:
Following the rapid dissemination in the US, Australia and Europe in early 1990s, the CCP Campaign was considered as a leading tool in initiating urban GHG mitigation actions in many developing countries in South Asia, Latin America and Africa in late 1990s. The availability of software tools for accounting and monitoring of urban GHG emissions, capacity building and training activities, city-to-city and network learning support were considered as main elements of success that enabled CCP become recognized as a global climate mitigation action of cities.
The experience with urban GHG emissions globally helped ICLEI to develop the concept of a need for a standardization of local government emissions inventory. Thus, in 2009, the first version of the International Local Government GHG Emissions Analysis Protocol (IEAP) was developed that followed principles that have previously been adapted by the WRI/WBCSD GHG Protocol.
The five milestone process is considered as one of the unique features of CCP. Within this frame, following a political commitment statement of the representative of their local governments, participating cities are expected to:
- Measure their emissions of greenhouse gases, generated through the actions of their local government administration (government emissions) and through the actions of the community they serve (community emissions),
- Commit for an emissions (government or community) reduction target with respect to a base year and a target year,
- Plan their actions (e.g. energy efficiency in buildings and transport, introduction of renewable energy, sustainable waste management) at the government and community level to reach this committed reduction target,
- Implement their Local Climate Action Plan,
- Monitor emissions reductions achieved by their mitigation actions.
Following the rapid dissemination in the US, Australia and Europe in early 1990s, the CCP Campaign was considered as a leading tool in initiating urban GHG mitigation actions in many developing countries in South Asia, Latin America and Africa in late 1990s. The availability of software tools for accounting and monitoring of urban GHG emissions, capacity building and training activities, city-to-city and network learning support were considered as main elements of success that enabled CCP become recognized as a global climate mitigation action of cities.
The experience with urban GHG emissions globally helped ICLEI to develop the concept of a need for a standardization of local government emissions inventory. Thus, in 2009, the first version of the International Local Government GHG Emissions Analysis Protocol (IEAP) was developed that followed principles that have previously been adapted by the WRI/WBCSD GHG Protocol.
