Release: Indianapolis Once Again Named an "A List City" in 2023 for Environmental Disclosure

Indy joins 119 global cities and counties named climate action leaders on CDP's 2023 A List
 

INDIANAPOLIS -- Indianapolis has been recognized by CDP as one of 119 cities and counties across the globe taking bold leadership on environmental action and transparency, despite the pressures of a challenging global situation. Indianapolis has disclosed environmental impact data through CDP since 2015; this is the sixth time it has received an A rating.

Designed to encourage and support local governments to ramp up their climate action and ambition, CDP's Cities A List is based on environmental data disclosed by local governments to CDP-ICLEI Track. A clear momentum in local climate disclosure and action is building -- more than 900 cities received a rating for their climate action from CDP in 2023. Just 13 percent of cities that were scored in 2023 received an A score.

"In disclosing environmental information publicly year after year, Indianapolis is demonstrating an understanding of the risks our city faces and how we are planning for the future," said Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett. "Taking the time to report to CDP each year is another indicator of our commitment to local climate action, decreasing carbon emissions, and addressing environmental equity concerns."

To score an A, among other action, a city must disclose publicly through CDP-ICLEI Track, have a citywide emissions inventory, and have published a climate action plan. It must also complete a climate risk and vulnerability assessment and have a climate adaptation plan to demonstrate how it will tackle climate hazards. Many A List cities are also taking a variety of other leadership actions, such as political commitment from a city's mayor to tackle climate change.

A List cities are demonstrating their climate leadership through concerted and effective action, just as national governments will be asked to do at COP28. They are taking four times as many mitigation and adaptation measures as non-A List cities.

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