More cities measuring climate footprint after Paris deal
They conduct an inventory of their greenhouse gas emissions as a first step to managing their climate impact
Barcelona
THE number of cities reporting on their efforts to tackle global warming has risen 70 per cent to 533 around the world since the adoption of the Paris climate change agreement in 2015, the group collecting the data said.
The cities - which provide annual information on their planet-warming emissions, the climate hazards they face, renewable energy targets, risks to their water supply and other environmental aspects - now represent 621 million citizens globally, CDP said on Thursday.
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