C40 in the News
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La Vanguardia: Anne Hidalgo, reelegida presidenta de las ciudades contra el cambio climático
La alcaldesa de París, Anne Hidalgo, fue reelegida por un año como presidenta del grupo de ciudades contra el cambio climático C40, que busca reducir las emisiones contaminantes en varias metrópolis del mundo.
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World Economic Forum: China is adding a London-sized electric bus fleet every five weeks
Every five weeks, 9,500 brand new electric buses take to the roads in China. That’s the equivalent of the entire London bus fleet, says a new report by Bloomberg New Energy Finance from C40 and the Financing Sustainable Cities Initiative.
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GreenBiz: 3 cities using parks to climate-proof their future
Investments in climate adaptation is a necessary expense for cities that want to safeguard against the negative impacts of a warming climate. But these investments also can provide cities with substantial environmental, social and economic benefits.
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El Pais: Barcelona diseña una red de “refugios climáticos” contra las olas de calor
El Ayuntamiento de Barcelona fijó este martes su hoja de ruta para mitigar los efectos del cambio climático en la ciudad. Los objetivos que se ha marcado el Consistorio deben alcanzarse antes de 2030 y, además de reducir la contaminación, también cuenta con mecanismos –como la construcción de una red de “refugios climáticos” para las personas vulnerables a las olas de calor– para los efectos que ya son imparables.
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China Daily: Greening a city with landfill
In December 2015, Wuhan was given the C40 Cities Award in Paris for its successful restoration of Jinkou landfill. The transformation of Jinkou is a mirror of the green application of Wuhan, a city home to a population of 10.9 million.
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Inc: 10 Reasons to Celebrate on Earth Day
Cities, including many in the US, are taking the lead on reaching the targets outlined in the Paris climate agreement. The C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group, bringing together more than 90 cities representing over 650 million people and a quarter of the global economy, has several initiatives underway.
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Reuters: Big bite: food sustainability in cities
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La Vanguardia: Alcaldes proponen a G20 trabajar en acción climática, trabajo e inclusion
Los alcaldes de las principales ciudades del G20 difundieron hoy una declaración en la que proponen a los jefes de Estado de ese grupo de países trabajar en conjunto en tres cuestiones clave para el desarrollo global: la acción climática, el futuro del trabajo y la integración social.
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Vox: China made solar panels cheap. Now it’s doing the same for electric buses.
It is now more or less taken for granted that solar panels are getting cheaper and cheaper. Now there’s evidence that China is in the midst of doing the same thing for another key clean-energy product: electric buses.
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ESI Africa: SA leading cities strive to make all new buildings zero carbon
Mayors of four C40 cities, Tshwane, Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban joined together to introduce requirements ensuring all new buildings are energy efficient, cutting electricity bills and greenhouse gas emissions.
