CoAct Database

Carbon Neutral Cities Alliance

The Carbon Neutral Cities Alliance (CNCA) is a collaboration of leading global cities working to achieve carbon neutrality in the next 10-20 years – the most aggressive GHG reduction targets undertaken anywhere by any city.

While it is possible for cities to achieve their interim carbon reduction targets through incremental improvements to existing systems, achieving carbon neutrality requires radical, transformative changes to core city systems.

CNCA is committed to a just carbon neutral future that recognizes and redresses the disproportionate burdens and the disproportionate benefits of the fossil fuel economy by prioritizing climate action that advances the well-being of low-income people, Indigenous Peoples, communities of color, immigrants and refugees and other historically marginalized communities.

Activity period	2014–present
Last CoAct update	2023
Web URL	https://carbonneutralcities.org/
Output effectiveness	0.48
Accountability Index	0.45
Inclusiveness Index	0.49
Num. actors	32
Functions	Knowledge production, Knowledge dissemination, Technical implementation, Institutional capacity building, Standards and norms, Participatory management, Training, Policy planning
SDGs
Themes	human settlements, energy
Policy focus	Mainly mitigation
Sectors	Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply, Construction, Transporation and storage
Implementation countries	Australia, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Japan, Netherlands (Kingdom of the), Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Nothern Ireland (the), United States of America (the)