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Motion · S6M-02241 · 23 Nov 2021

Edinburgh Awarded Highest Global Rating for Dealing With Climate Change

Lodged by Gordon MacDonald Standard Motion 17 supporters

The motion

That the Parliament applauds the award by CDP placing Edinburgh, along with other cities around the word, on the 2021 A-List of cities with the highest global rating for climate; notes that CDP is a global non-profit charity that runs the world’s largest environmental disclosure system for companies and cities, and works with more than 590 investors with over $110 trillion in assets, and that the coveted A-List position recognises that Edinburgh has publicly disclosed a city-wide emissions inventory, set an emissions reduction target of net zero by 2030, published a climate action plan, is in the process of updating a climate risk and vulnerability assessment and has a climate adaptation plan showing how it plans to respond to the unavoidable impacts of climate change; understands that A-List cities take twice as many mitigation and adaptation measures as those without this status, and commends the City of Edinburgh Council, and other contributors, for making the capital the first city in Scotland to be awarded what it considers is the highest rating for climate action.

Supporters (17)

Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.