Carbon Neutral Cities Alliance

The Carbon Neutral Cities Alliance was launched in March 2015 by a city with a goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by more than 80% by 2050. Established in 17 cities, the number of constituent cities has increased year by year, and now it is 22 cities, but Yokohama City has been actively working as a member since its inception.

The urban population accounts for three-quarters of the world's population. Therefore, urban efforts are essential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. In addition, cities must not only achieve the high target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 80% by 2050, but also work on various issues such as revitalizing the economy and improving quality of life. In order to achieve these goals, cities with high goals are working together.

(Participating cities: Adelaide, Amsterdam, Boston, Ballder, Copenhagen, Glasgow, Helsinki, London, Melbourne, Minneapolis, New York, Oslo, Portland, Rio de Janeiro, San Francisco, Seattle, Washington, Stockholm, Sydney, Sydney, Sydney, Sydney.

The activities of CNCA are discussed at an annual meeting. Currently, in addition to annual meetings, the “CNCA Game Changer Fund” is the main activity. This project is to solicit innovative projects from participating cities that will address climate change, and will be reviewed by members of the steering committee selected by the city to support the selected projects.

The Yokohama Blue Carbon Project, a project submitted by the City of Yokohama, was selected in 2017 and received US$100,000. In this project, we conducted research and research to elucidate the mechanism of greenhouse gas absorption by oceans utilizing the unique characteristics of cities, which is a pioneering initiative in the world, and developed overseas collaboration in the blue carbon field (Vancouver) utilizing the research results and overseas promotions.

• Carbon Neutral Cities Alliance (external site)