Tag: Rio+C40

C40 Chair New York City Mayor R. Bloomberg, President Clinton, Rio de Janiero Mayor Paes and 33 C40 Cities announced last week several key developments advancing the measurable actions cities are taking to combat the impacts of climate change. The group was convened at the Rio+C40: Megacity Mayors Taking Action on Climate Change event, which sought to influence the state-level negotiations taking place at the Rio+20 UN Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janiero, Brazil.

Earlier this week, C40 Chair and New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg spoke to the BBC about how cities are leading the charge to lessen the impacts of climate change, while also reducing the emissions that contribute to the environmental crisis. The Mayor conducted the interview via satellite from Rio soon after announcing the history-making commitment that C40 cities will make to curbing emissions. View the full BBC interview here.

Climate Action, the UNEP supported communications platform for global business sustainability, is launching Sustainable Cities, an annual publication produced in partnership with C40 and other leading organizations within the sustainable urban development sector.

C40 Cities Mayors from across the globe yesterday announced two new initiatives: one around greenhouse gas emissions reductions in C40 Cities and a waste management partnership. Below are photos from the Rio + C40 afternoon roundtable discussions and closing plenary.