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On behalf of the 91 world cities of the C40 network that have committed to bold action on climate change, I’d like to congratulate the Governor of California, Jerry Brown for his global leadership to help protect our planet. By hosting the 2018 Global Climate Action Summit Governor Brown is providing a unique opportunity for cities to demonstrate their leadership on the world stage.
Mayors of 52 of the world’s greatest cities representing more than 275 million citizens, have raised the pressure on G20 leaders to address climate change at their Summit this weekend.
His Excellency Abdulla Abdul Rahman Al Shaibani, Secretary General of the Executive Council of Dubai, has been elected to the role of Vice Chair of C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group (C40). Secretary General Al Shaibani will take his place on C40’s Steering Committee, the governing body that provides strategic direction for the C40 network of 91 of the world’s greatest cities committed to action on climate change.
C40, World Resources Institute (WRI) and China Quality Certification Centre (CQC) recently hosted a workshop in Wuhan, where 11 Chinese cities gathered to strategize and share best practices for developing greenhouse gas emission inventories and the roadmap to peak emissions. The workshop attracted over 50 senior officials and technical experts from nine C40 member cities.
