Tag: Seth Schultz

Cities around the world believe the emergence of the low-carbon economy presents significant economic opportunity to collaborate with businesses, develop new industry sectors and build resilience, according to a new report published today by C40 partners CDP and AECOM.

Yesterday, C40 and the Singapore National Climate Change Secretariat (NCCS) held an event at the World Cities Summit (WCS) 2016, a global platform for government leaders and industry experts to address liveable and sustainable city challenges and forge new partnerships. “From Ambition to Action: The Vital Role of Cities in Achieving the Paris Agreement” drew together C40 mayors and city experts from around the world to share insights on the actions they are taking – on mitigation, adaptation and increasing resilience – as well as the key challenges they face in doing so.

As we look ahead to the COP21 climate negotiations in Paris at the end of this year, nations, cities and individuals are looking for ways to ensure the talks are a success. From a city perspective, that means ramping up the avenues in which cities can share their challenges and solutions with an emphasis on efforts in developing countries.

I recently attended The Nature Conservancy’s Global Water Summit in Chicago, where TNC, in partnership with C40 and the International Water Association released a landmark piece of research that assesses vulnerability to water stress in the world’s 500 largest cities.

C40 city Houston was recently featured in OnEarth, the Natural Resources Defense Council’s magazine, as part of an issue seeking to answer the question: “Will Cities Save the Planet?”