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Deadline 2020
Deadline 2020 is a commitment from the world’s leading cities to urgently pursue high ambition climate action, demonstrating how we can deliver on the Paris Agreement. Now is the time to act!
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NEW REPORT: Consumption based GHG emissions of C40 cities
New research by C40 Cities, the University of Leeds, University of New South Wales, and Arup examines the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with goods and services consumed by residents of cities such as food, clothing, electronic equipment, airplane travel, delivery trucks and construction industries. The findings reveal a detailed picture of the supply chains and sphere of impact that mayors, businesses and citizens can potentially influence with their climate action.
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New report: A guide to achieving zero carbon cities
C40 and McKinsey recently published ‘Focused Acceleration’, a report that aims to enable mayors to assess the ambition of their own climate plans against the modelled analysis produced by McKinsey and Arup. The analysis showed that if resources were concentrated on a small number of key policies and actions across the majority of cities, then C40 members can demonstrate that it is possible to cut emissions in line with the Paris Climate Agreement targets.
Learn MoreMayors of 14 Pioneering Cities Commit to Create Green and Healthy Streets
Mayors pledge to procure only zero-emission buses from 2025 and ensure that major areas of their city are zero emission by 2030.
Learn MoreCities Urged to Step Up Climate Action and Ambition Ahead of Global Climate Action Summit
In the lead up to the Global Climate Action Summit, taking place in San Francisco from September 12-14, mayors globally are being invited to step up their climate action.
Learn MoreNEW REPORT: The Future We Don’t Want
New research from C40 Cities, Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy, the Urban Climate Change Research Network and Acclimatise predicts how many urban residents will face potentially devastating heat waves, flooding and droughts by 2050 if global warming continues on its current trajectory.
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