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Tag: C40 Voices

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    C40 Voices: Mark Watts, Executive Director on key elements to a sustainable low carbon city

    January 8, 2015

    Cities are where the battle to prevent climate change will be won or lost. Indeed, the pattern of development followed by a small number of leading cities will likely determine whether or not it is possible to constrain average temperature rise to the IPCC target of 2 degrees above pre-industrial levels.

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    C40 Voices: Clare Healy, Network Manager, Transit Oriented Development – on why compact, connected cities are critical to tackling climate change

    December 17, 2014

    Compact and connected development is the preferred form of urban growth. This is a key finding of a major new report released by a commission of global leaders. The New Climate Economy (NCE) report, titled ‘Better Growth, Better Climate’, by the Global Commission on the Economy and Climate, argues that lasting economic growth is possible alongside fighting climate change, but only if urban growth is better managed and investments in mass transit systems are prioritised.

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    C40 Voices: James Alexander, Head of Finance & Economic Development Initiative, on Toronto’s Innovative Investment in Urban Climate Solutions

    December 4, 2014

    Sharing good practice in city green funds is one areas of focus for C40’s Sustainable Infrastructure Finance Network.  Following webinars featuring the cities of Amsterdam, London and New York, the Network recently hosted Julia Langer, Chief Executive of Toronto Atmospheric Fund (TAF). Julia presented the Fund’s fascinating work of using a small endowment to create, demonstrate and de-risk new financial products and financing strategies in order to mobilize private capital for sustainable infrastructure, and help Toronto achieve its ambitious emission reduction targets.

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    C40 Voices: Kathryn Urquhart, LEV Network Manager introduces the C40 Low Emission Vehicle (LEV) Network

    July 30, 2014

    For nearly two years, more than 20 C40 cities around the world have been working together on low emission vehicle technology solutions for vehicle fleets. In a shift reflecting the broadening array of technologies available to deliver these solutions, we are expanding our Electric Vehicle (EV) Network to incorporate other types of low emission vehicles.

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    C40 Voices: Abu Dhabi Ascent “encouraging”, says Gunjan Parik, Director of Transport Initiative

    May 20, 2014

    I was recently part of a C40 delegation participating in Abu Dhabi Ascent, a high-level UN meeting, which brought together more than 1,000 participants, including 70 government ministers to prepare for the Climate Summit to be held on 23 September in New York.

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