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El Financiero: Se evitarían 1.3 millones de muertes si se aplican medidas contra el cambio climático

En colaboración con el Pacto Global de los Alcaldes por el Clima y la Energía, y el Instituto NewClimate, los datos dados a conocer por el C40 revelan que las ambiciosas políticas urbanas contra el cambio climático pueden llegan a reducir sustancialmente las emisiones de dióxido de carbono en todo el mundo, además de ofrecer grandes beneficios económicos y de salud pública a las ciudades.

San Francisco Chronicle: Cities rise to shape our climate future

As the mayors of San Francisco and Paris, we are unequivocal when we say that cities are on the front lines of combatting global climate change. When you consider that cities account for more than 70 percent of global energy-related carbon dioxide emissions, it is easy to understand why cities also need to be a part of the solution.

Agence France-Presse: Paris, Tokyo, New York and others pledge to slash waste

By slashing food waste and improving waste management and recycling, 23 global cities and regions representing 150 million people pledged Tuesday to significantly cut the pollution-causing garbage they generate by 2030. Places like New York, Tokyo, London, Paris and Sydney vowed to "cut the amount of waste generated by each citizen 15 percent by 2030," said a statement from C40 Cities, a global network dedicated to fighting climate change.

Smart Cities Dive: 19 mayors commit to make all buildings net-zero carbon by 2050

Mayors from 19 cities signed the Net Zero Carbon Buildings Declaration on Thursday, a pledge to ensure new buildings operate at net-zero carbon by 2030, with all buildings following suit by 2050. The mayors have also pledged to "owning, occupying and developing only assets that are net-zero carbon in operation" by 2030.

Curbed: The impact a year after the U.S. left the Paris agreement

After Trump announced the United States would be leaving the Paris climate accord, other politicians filled the vacuum. Hundreds of city leaders pledged to live up to the Paris agreement and signed on as members of the Climate Mayors, a bipartisan, peer-to-peer network of mayors working to demonstrate leadership on climate change.

Reuters: South Africa aims for 'zero carbon' buildings in green push

Working in conjunction with the C40 Cities initiative – a group of major world cities trying to cut climate-changing emissions - Johannesburg, Cape Town, eThekwini (formerly Durban) and Tshwane (formerly Pretoria) will require new buildings to become much more energy efficient, to cut electricity bills and greenhouse gas emissions.

Japan Times: Tokyo Declaration unites global cities against waste and pollution

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike announced Wednesday the adoption of the Tokyo Declaration, in which 22 megacities around the world committed to reducing waste and tackling air pollution by sharing technologies and knowledge. The announcement came during the Tokyo Forum for Clean City and Clear Sky, a two-day symposium hosted by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government in Shinjuku Ward.

Bloomberg: A City in Germany Pledges to Clean Up Its Air With Fossil-Free Plan

Heidelberg, a mid-size medieval city in Germany’s southwest, has ambitious plans to clean up its air, joining a list of 14 bigger municipalities like London, Mexico City and Los Angeles by signing the C40 Green and Healthy Streets declaration for fossil-fuel-free streets.

Modern Ghana: Embrace New Climate Action Planning Programme For Africa – Mayor Of Accra Urges Africa Cities

The C40 Climate Action Planning Africa Programme will provide direct support to 11 African Cities in developing unprecedented, robust and evidence-based long-term climate action plans that align with the ambitious objectives of the Paris Agreement.

Reuters: African cities pledge to cut climate emissions to zero by 2050

Eight cities – from Accra to Dar es Salaam – pledged this week to deliver their share of emissions cuts needed to meet Paris Agreement targets to limit climate change.