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This article is for disclosing Cities, States and Regions provides guidance on reporting science-based targets in the CDP questionnaire.  


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Introduction

Science-based climate targets are a part of CDP scoring criteria and are a key element of the Race to Zero commitment. View SBTs for Subnational Governments webpage for more information. To ensure that your jurisdiction’s target can be checked for alignment with limiting global warming to 1.5°C, you should provide data for the following questions and columns.

Reporting this information will help CDP and its partners to support your jurisdiction to update targets where needed, take emissions reduction action in line with your target, and track progress over time.


Reporting science-based targets in the questionnaire (question list)

Question Column name which should be answered, and further details
(1.2) Provide details of your jurisdiction in the table below.
 		Current (or most recent) population size (column 6)
 
Population year (column 7)
 
Projected population size (column 8)
 
Projected population year (column 9)
(3.1) Does your jurisdiction have a community-wide emissions inventory to report?
 		N/a
(3.1.1) Provide information on and an attachment (in spreadsheet format)/direct link to your main community-wide GHG emissions inventory.
 		Year covered by main inventory (column 3)
 
Population in year covered by main inventory (column 6)
 
(3.1.2) Provide a breakdown of your community-wide emissions by scope. If the inventory has been developed using the Global Protocol for Community Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventories (GPC) you will also be requested to provide a breakdown by sector.
 		Year covered by main inventory (column 3)
 
Population in year covered by main inventory (column 6)
 
(3.1.2) Provide a breakdown of your community-wide emissions by scope. If the inventory has been developed using the Global Protocol for Community Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventories (GPC) you will also be requested to provide a breakdown by sector.
 		Emissions (metric tonnes CO2e) (columns 1)
For at least the following sectors: 
  • Total Scope 1 emissions (excluding generation of grid-supplied energy) (row 1)
  • Total Scope 2 emissions (row 3)
Or “If you have no emissions to report, please select a notation key to explain why” (column 2).
 
(3.1.3) Provide a breakdown of your community-wide emissions in the format of the Common Reporting Framework.
 		Direct emissions (metric tonnes CO2e) (column 1)
 
Indirect emissions from the use of grid-supplied electricity, heat, steam and/or cooling (metric tonnes CO2e) (column 3)
 
If you have no direct and/or indirect emissions to report, please select a notation key to explain why in column 2 and/or 4.
 
(3.1.4) Provide a breakdown of your community-wide emissions by sector.
If you see this question, the following columns should be completed:
 		Sector (column 1)
 
Sub-sector (column 2)
 
Scope (column 3)
 
Emissions (metric tonnes CO2e) (column 4)
 
(6.1) Does your jurisdiction have an active greenhouse gas emission reduction target(s) in place? Please include long-term and/or mid-term targets. If no active GHG emissions reduction target is in place, please indicate the primary reason why.
 		N/a
(6.1.1) Provide details of your emissions reduction target(s). Please report both long-term and mid-term targets, if applicable.
  • For your jurisdiction’s target to be considered a science-based target, you should report:
  • A long-term (by 2050 latest) net zero target covering jurisdiction-wide, scope 1 and 2 emissions.
  • A 1.5°C-aligned mid-term target covering jurisdiction-wide, scope 1 and 2 emissions in line with halving global emissions by 2030. A mid-term target is any interim or near-term target set between the reporting year and your net zero target. For more information on how to set a science-based target, please refer to the Science-Based Target Network’s Guide for Cities.
  • The following columns should be completed:
Select a reference ID for the target (column 1)
 
Target type (column 2)
Boundary of target relative to jurisdiction boundary (column 3)
  • To be considered a science-based target your jurisdiction’s target should cover at least the full jurisdiction boundary. Valid selections in column 3 include:
  • Same - covers entire jurisdiction and nothing else; or
  • Larger - covers the whole jurisdiction and adjoining areas, please explain additions
Gases covered by the target (column 4)
 
Emissions sources covered by target (column 5)
  • To be considered a science-based target your jurisdiction’s target should cover at least Scope 1 and 2 emissions. Valid selections in column 5 include:
  • All the emissions sources which are included in the jurisdiction inventory;
  • All the BASIC (GPC) emissions sources which are included in jurisdiction inventory;
  • All the BASIC+ (GPC) emissions sources plus other indirect emissions (Scope 3) included in jurisdiction inventory, please specify other indirect emissions covered;
  • Direct emissions (Scope 1 or ‘territorial’) and indirect emissions from grid-supplied energy (Scope 2) included in jurisdiction inventory; or
  • Only energy emissions sources included in jurisdiction inventory.
  • Please note, this option is only valid if you select the Tyndall Centre science-based target methodology in column 21.
Is this target a net zero target? (column 6)
Year target was established (column 11)
Emissions covered by target in year target was established (metric tonnes CO2e) (column 12)
Base year (column 13)
Base year emissions covered by target (metric tonnes CO2e) (column 14)
 
Target year (column 16)
 
Estimated business as usual emissions in target year (metric tonnes CO2e) (column 17)
 
Percentage of emissions reduction (including offsets and carbon dioxide removal) (column 18)
  • The percentage emission reduction target you report for your jurisdiction should include any planned offsets and carbon dioxide removals. For example, if a jurisdiction is reporting a net zero target, this should be reported as 100%.

 
Net emissions in target year (including offsets and carbon dioxide removal) (metric tonnes CO2e) (column 19/20)
  • Report your jurisdiction’s net emissions in the target year here, after emissions offsetting or carbon dioxide removals have been applied. For example, for a net zero target, this would be 0 metric tonnes CO2e.
  • Depending on your selection in column 2 ‘Target type’, this may be auto calculated.
Specify if target is considered a science-based target (SBT) and the SBT methodology it aligns to (column 21)
  • The following three methodologies listed below can be used to set or check science-based targets in line with a 1.5C scenario:
  • One Planet City Challenge (OPCC) – World Wildlife Fund for Nature (WWF)
  • Deadline 2020 – C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group
  • Tyndall Centre Methodology – Tyndall Centre
  • To learn more about the listed methodologies above you can refer to the Science Based Targets Network’s Guide For Cities and CDP’s SBTs for Subnational Governments webpage.
Target status and progress made towards target (column 25) 
 



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