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For more than a decade, C40 has been working with cities to develop and share policies and practices that help address climate change. We know that technological innovations cannot, in isolation, solve the challenges that cities face. Autonomous vehicle (AVs) technology is advancing at such a rate that it is now only a matter of time until AVs become the norm. Read more from C40 Executive Director Mark Watts. 

Across the world, mayors of C40 member cities are developing their visions for a low carbon future. Yet they frequently report, as revealed in C40’s Unlocking Climate Action in Megacities report, that a lack of access to finance is one of the biggest barriers preventing cities from delivering those bold plans. C40 cities have the leadership, the powers and the determination to act on climate change, however too frequently lack the financing to take the necessary action. 

This week during the World Cities Summit in Singapore C40 and our partners Siemens and Citi have launched a detailed guidance document, to help cities looking for new models or techniques to finance sustainable infrastructure.

The City Climate Leadership Awards 2014 saw Siemens and the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group (C40) honor ten cities all over the world for excellence in urban sustainability and leadership in the fight against climate change.

Last night, C40 and Siemens held an award ceremony to announce the winners of the second annual City Climate Leadership Awards. For the full list of winners, click here.

Siemens and the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group (C40) announced the winners of the City Climate Leadership Awards 2014 at a ceremony held on Monday night in New York City. The Awards honor cities all over the world for excellence in urban sustainability and leadership in the fight against climate change.