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2016 was a monumental year for C40, our member cities and our mayors. Not only did the Paris Agreement enter into force less than one year after COP21, but we also saw the number of C40 member cities grow to 90, representing more than 650 million citizens, and our Steering Committee unanimously elected the first-ever woman C40 Chair, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo, to lead the organisation. Below, we look back at ten key moments that made 2016 a very productive and important year. 

本周，C40城市气候领导联盟为北京市和首钢项目举办了一次正气候发展培训课程。首钢项目是中国第一个被纳入正气候发展计划的项目，该计划是世界上要求最高的区域性低碳项目的绩效识别系统。

The G20 summit in Hangzhou will be the first meeting of leaders from the world’s largest economies since the Paris Agreement on climate change was announced in December 2015. This agreement, adopted by 195 states, represents unprecedented global solidarity and commitment to action. Despite the numerous political and economic disruptions the world has seen over the past year, many countries are already taking steps to ratify the agreement as soon as possible. As host of the Hangzhou Summit, China deserves particular recognition for its leadership in implementing the Paris Agreement through long-term domestic policies and for having such a strong, bold focus on sustainable growth in its 13th Five-Year Plan. In China, swift action is already engaging businesses and investors in helping to grow the country’s low-carbon economy. It represents a compelling example for others to follow. Delivering the Paris ambition to limit global temperature increase to below 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels requires economic, political and social change unlike anything before. It can only be addressed with the leadership and commitment of the G20 members, with the support of their largest cities.

Ahead of the G20 Summit this weekend, the United States and China have reached a formal agreement to ratify the Paris Agreement that was reached last year at COP21. Climate leaders across the world are optimistic about the steps cities and government leaders are taking to commit to taking climate action.

After attending the China-U.S. Low-Carbon Cities Summit in Beijing, C40 traveled to Shenzhen to host a workshop on Municipal Building Efficiency and take part in the Fourth Shenzhen International Low Carbon City Forum.