As centers of commerce, communication, culture and innovation, cities are the biggest contributors to climate change and consequently, must play a leading role in climate change mitigation and adaptation. Addis Ababa, the capital city of Ethiopia, is taking bold actions in meeting the objectives of the Paris Agreement and the country’s climate change objectives. Addis Ababa has developed its first Paris Agreement Compatible Climate Action Plan(CAP) that depicts the city’s commitment to tackle climate change and build resilience to its now-inevitable impacts. The CAP identifies key emission sources by sector within the city under the BASIC level of reporting of the Global Protocol for Community-scale Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventories Standard, in order to a set of recommendations and pathways towards an equitable, inclusive, climate resilient and carbon neutral Addis by 2050.