Editor’s Note: Fresh off his participation in the Clinton Global Initiative’s Mid-Year Meeting, where C40 Chair and New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg announced a C40 Risk Assessment Framework, Mayor Paes discusses Rio’s recent efforts to bring sustainable transport to his city’s streets.
As Mayor of Vancouver, I'm very excited that Vancouver is joining the c40 - the second city in Canada (after Toronto) to do so. In an age of rising sea levels and extreme weather, there's never been a more important time for cities across the globe to step up and lead on fighting climate change.
For 2012 we were fortunate to have a number of our C40 Mayors share the efforts of their cities via the Mayors Voices segment on our blog.
In this exclusive address, Mayor Gray talks about his reasons for joining C40, announced Tuesday, and the opportunities the new membership brings.
The City of Oslo is proud to join the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group – and I am excited to be partnering with C40 Chair, New York City Mayor Bloomberg in making cities a leading force for climate action around the world. This gives us the inspiration to work even harder to address climate change – by cooperating with and learning from the engaged cities of the global C40 network.
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