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Tag: President Obama

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    Vice President Biden calls on more U.S. cities to commit to the Compact of Mayors

    November 5, 2015

    Today, while speaking at the National League of Cities Congress, Vice President Biden announced that 83 U.S. cities have committed to the Compact of Mayors – leaving just 17 cities to go to fulfill the White House challenge for 100 U.S. cities to commit to the Compact before the start of the COP21

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    • President Obama
    • Compact of Mayors
    • COP21
    • Mayor Bloomberg
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    Chinese Megacities Guangzhou and Nanjing Join C40’s Global Network

    September 15, 2015

    Together these two cities represent nearly 20 milion urban citizens.

    Today, during the U.S.-China Climate Leaders Summit in Los Angeles, the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group announced the addition of Chinese megacities Guangzhou and Nanjing to its global network of cities tackling climate change and driving urban action that reduces both greenhouse gas emissions and climate risks, whilst increasing well-being for urban citizens.

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    • China
    • Climate Change
    • President Obama
    • Los Angeles
    • Nanjing
    • Guangzhou
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    Rio de Janeiro is World’s First City to Comply with Compact of Mayors

    August 26, 2015

    Today, C40 Chair and Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes announced his city’s full compliance with the Compact of Mayors, making it the first city in the world to reach the Compact compliance milestone.

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    • Rio de Janeiro
    • Mayor Paes
    • Compact of Mayors
    • President Obama
    • Austin
    • Chicago
    • New York
    • San Francisco
    • Seattle
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    President Obama just challenged all cities to step up their climate game before COP21

    August 24, 2015

    The White House released a fact sheet today announcing a number of initiatives to increase energy efficiency measures in cities across the United States, and specifically called out the Compact of Mayors as a key effort to achieve President Obama’s goals.

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    • President Obama
    • Compact of Mayors
    • COP21
    • Austin
    • Chicago
    • New York
    • San Francisco
    • Seattle
    • Mayor Bloomberg
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    Advocating for Action, President Obama Puts Forward Climate Plan That Recognizes City Efforts

    June 25, 2013

    In a speech today, President Obama announced his new climate change agenda, which highlighted the actions cities and local communities are already taking to address this critical issue, addressing this critical issue, and indicated a strong commitment to supporting these efforts. The sweeping agenda includes everything from establishing emissions guidelines to outlining vehicle emissions standards, fostering renewable energy rollouts, promoting clean technology, and moving international climate talks forward.

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    • GHG Emissions
    • President Obama
    • Climate Change

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