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David Miller Takes Key Leadership Post in C40 Cities Network

David Miller, former mayor of Toronto and celebrated climate campaigner, will join C40 Cities in the role of North America Regional Director and C40 Ambassador for Inclusive Climate Action. Miller will build momentum around the pioneering initiatives that cities in the US and Canada are taking to tackle climate change. His leadership will advance the renewed drive for climate action led by US cities, states, businesses and civil society in the face inaction by the US federal government on the issue.

Bus Manufacturers Commit to Bring Cleaner ‘Soot-Free’ Buses to 20 Megacities

20 megacities including Buenos Aires, Mexico City, Johannesburg, Bogotá, Sao Paulo and Jakarta will benefit from a new global industry commitment developed in partnership with ICCT, UN Environment, C40 Cities, and CCAC

8 Pioneering Cities Take Bold Steps to Deliver on the Paris Agreement

A pioneering group of 8 global cities today announced that they are collaborating on plans to turn the Paris Agreement on climate change from aspiration into action. In a groundbreaking new initiative that provides in-depth technical assistance and fosters knowledge transfer between cities, C40 will help global cities ensure their climate action plans will deliver the scale of emissions reductions required to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement. Boston, Durban, London, Los Angeles, Melbourne, Mexico City, New York City and Paris will be the first cities to ‘pilot’ the programme.

American Cities Lead the Way Amongst 25 Climate Change Projects Competing to be C40 Cities Bloomberg Philanthropies Awards 2017 Winners

C40 announces finalists of annual awards, recognising the world’s most innovative and impactful efforts by mayors to tackle climate change.

C40 Mayors Ask G20 Leaders to Listen to Cities and their Citizens on Climate Change

Hundreds of cities, states and regions, businesses, investors, and civil society are moving to implement the Paris Agreement ahead of G20 meeting in Hamburg

The Paris Agreement is the route to prosperity, productivity, safety and health and we are moving ahead with its implementation at an accelerating pace. This is the message being sent today by hundreds of cities, states, regions, businesses, investors and many others to the leaders of the G20 who will gather in Hamburg, Germany on 7th July.

Dubai Secretary General Al Shaibani Elected C40 Vice Chair

Cycling World Champion Peter Sagan to Become C40 Goodwill Ambassador for Biking Cities

Peter Sagan, two time UCI World Champion cyclist and member of the German cycling team BORA-hansgrohe, will work with mayors of the world’s great cities to help increase the number of cyclists on city streets. His efforts will support cities to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and tackle climate change. Speaking in Düsseldorf, at the start of the Tour de France, Anne Hidalgo, Mayor of Paris and Chair of C40, the network of the world’s great cities committed to bold action on climate change, announced that Mr. Sagan will take on the role of C40 Goodwill Ambassador for Biking Cities.

G20 Leaders: Are you ready to save our planet?

As mayors of many of the world’s great cities, and on behalf of the hundreds of millions of citizens that we represent, we urge you -- G20 Heads of State -- to deliver on your commitments to tackle climate change, one of the world’s most pressing issues.

C40 and NUMA partner to design data based climate change solutions in cities

Less than one week after President Trump announced the US will withdraw from the Paris Agreement, cities around the world are committing to use data to tackle climate change. A new initiative that brings together start-ups, city governments and businesses, to design data-based climate change solutions, was launched today by Mayor of Paris and Chair of C40 Cities, Anne Hidalgo.