Conor Riffle

As head of CDP Cities, Conor set up and runs this new Carbon Disclosure Project program to enable cities around the world to measure and report their carbon emissions and climate change strategies through a single reporting platform.

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Why the world needs a better way to measure cities' emissions
By Conor Riffle, March 22, 2012
There's a mountain of research that indicates cities are the prime laboratories to create real solutions to climate change. And the recent launch of new guidelines for cities means that they......
Why Water is the Sharp End of the Climate Change Stick
By Conor Riffle, November 03, 2011
We are increasingly attuned to the links between climate change and water. Too much and a city floods; too little and a city dries up.
How Climate Change is Already Affecting the World's Major Cities
By Conor Riffle, June 01, 2011
More heat waves and stronger storms are among the climate change risks being experienced by city governments across the world....
Giving Cities a Helping Hand on Carbon Reporting
By Conor Riffle, November 02, 2010
While the impact that cities have to greenhouse gas emissions globally is debated, it is not unusual for the largest cities to produce emissions that exceed those of medium-sized countries. It......