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Spotlight on the C40 Finance and Economic Development Initiative

August 7, 2013

In this post, James Alexander, Director, C40 Finance and Economic Development Initiative, highlights the various challenges and opportunities found within the green growth and infrastructure finance sectors.

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Sydney Central Park to get green energy infrastructure center

March 25, 2013

Last week, the City of Sydney signed an Environmental Upgrade Agreement (EUA) with Frasers Property and Eureka Funds Management to build a mixed-use, green energy infrastructure housing development.

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Green Districts Program: Ilha do Bom Jesus

December 16, 2012 Rio de Janeiro

In order to stimulate innovation and concentrated economic development, the State of Rio de Janeiro has developed the concept of "Green Districts." Each district will geographically cluster firms and institutions around an economic driver, with the State focusing on the green economy and providing greener services and infrastructure as a backdrop for development.

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Crowd-Sourcing Green Entrepreneurs

December 16, 2012 Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro's entrepreneurial culture is helping the City build a greener economy. Meu Rio's "Meu Rio+20" will catalyze the development of green innovation projects and help democratize the City's culture of giving and community investment through participatory community decision making.

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Mayors Voices: Lord Mayor of Copenhagen Frank Jensen on C40 Green Growth Network Inaugural Workshop

October 18, 2012

In October 2012, C40 and the City of Copenhagen invited 15 C40 cities to participate in an inaugural workshop of the C40 Green Growth Network. The aim was to share and discuss best practices for themes such as how to work with private sector organisations and green clusters to drive innovation, how to determine the economic rationale for green policies and how to justify such policies by showing their wider economic benefit.

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Blog post

Spotlight on the C40 Finance and Economic Development Initiative

Blog post

Sydney Central Park to get green energy infrastructure center

Case study

Green Districts Program: Ilha do Bom Jesus

Case study

Crowd-Sourcing Green Entrepreneurs

Blog post

Mayors Voices: Lord Mayor of Copenhagen Frank Jensen on C40 Green Growth Network Inaugural Workshop