Tag: Bloomberg Philanthropies

C40 announced today that it will expand its longstanding partnership with CDP, a leading international NGO that provides cities, companies and investors with the only global environmental disclosure system. We at C40 recognize that standardized reporting methods are critical for implementing greenhouse gas reductions – as New York City Mayor and outgoing C40 Chair Michael R. Bloomberg says: “if you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it.”

Bloomberg Philanthropies, a key C40 funder and partner, today launched its new website featuring the first comprehensive look at all of the programs and initiatives in the organization's five key focus areas, including Public Health, Environment, Education, Government Innovation and the Arts, at www.bloomberg.org.

This week, Bloomberg Philanthropies announced the winners of the Mayors Challenge, a contest launched last June to award $9 million to five US cities that come up with innovative ideas for solving major problems and improving quality of life. Out of a pool of more than 300 competitors, three C40 cities — Chicago, Houston, and Philadelphia — took home $1 million each to put their ideas into action.

Dr. Rohit T. Aggarwala, Special Advisor to C40 Chair Michael R. Bloomberg and head of the environmental program at Bloomberg Philanthropies, warns that environmentalists may be overly optimistic about the prospect of comprehensive climate change legislation in the United States this Congress and that a tactical shift may be necessary.