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Press Release: 10 Global Cities Win Prestigious C40 Cities Awards

Today, the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group (C40) announced the winners of the third-annual C40 Cities Awards, recognizing ten global cities for their leadership in tackling climate change across key sectors. The Awards ceremony was held on Thursday night in Paris during the COP21 climate negotiations.

Press Release: MasterCard and C40 Partner to Rally Megacities Around Sustainable Mobility

Paris, France – December 3, 2015 – As heads of state gather for the COP21 climate talks in Paris, MasterCard and the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group (C40) today announced a partnership to connect Chinese and global megacities in a first-of-a-kind ‘Mobility Management’ network.

Press Release: From Copenhagen to Paris, cities and mayors are leading the way on climate action

Today, the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group (C40) and research partner Arup released Climate Action in Megacities (CAM 3.0), a groundbreaking and definitive assessment of how the world’s leading mayors have taken on the urgent challenge of climate change. Since the last major COP in Copenhagen, C40 cities have taken 10,000 climate actions – a doubling of actions in just six years – and have committed to reduce their CO2 emissions by 3 Gt CO2 by 2030, equivalent to the annual carbon output of India.

Press Release: C40 Debuts Global Pro Bono Ad Campaign to Highlight Climate Action in Megacities

2 November 2015 (London, UK) – Today, the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group (C40) debuted its first ad for #CitiesAreKey, a global pro bono advertising campaign designed to underscore the leadership role mayors and urban citizens are playing to tackle climate change on the road to the international climate talks in Paris, and beyond.

Press Release: One third of the world’s remaining safe carbon budget could be determined by urban policy decisions in the next five years

Washington, D.C. (8 October, 2015) - The C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group (C40) announced a new report today, which demonstrates that urban policy decisions before 2020 could determine up to a third of the remaining global carbon budget that is not already ‘locked-in’ by past decisions.

Press Release: 33 Finalist Projects Selected for C40 Cities Awards

Today, the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group (C40) announced the 33 finalists competing in ten urban climate action categories for the third-annual C40 Cities Awards, sponsored by Bloomberg Philanthropies and global electric vehicle leader BYD Company Ltd. Felipe Calderón, former President of Mexico and Chair of the Global Commission on the Economy and Climate serves as Chair of the C40 Cities Awards Jury Panel. The winners will be announced at an awards ceremony to take place in Paris on December 3, during the COP21 climate negotiations.

Press Release: Michael R. Bloomberg Delivers Keynote at Climate Week NYC’s Signature Event, Urges Cities, States and Regions to Take Local Climate Action

New York (September 28, 2015) - Michael R. Bloomberg, UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Cities and Climate Change, founder of Bloomberg LP and former mayor of New York City announced at Climate Week NYC today that two sub-national coalitions—the Compact of Mayors and the Compact of States and Regions—will partner to incentivize cities, states and regions to commit to ambitious climate targets and regularly report on progress.

Press Release: Ten Global Cities Present Climate Action Plans Ahead of Paris COP21

Today, ten global cities, representing 58 million people and more than US$ 3 trillion GDP, from 5 continents, join first-mover Rio de Janeiro in announcing that they have met all planning and reporting requirements of the Compact of Mayors. In doing so, the cities presented ambitious climate action plans ahead of COP 21.

Press Release: C40 Partners with Global Electric Vehicle Giant BYD

Today, the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group (C40) announced that it has brought on global electric vehicle leader BYD as a funding partner for the third edition of the C40 Awards, which showcases world-leading city policies and programmes that reduce emissions and improve sustainability.

Press Release: Chinese Megacities Guangzhou and Nanjing Join C40’s Global Network