Working Together The Unlikely Friends

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• Working Together The Unlikely Friends
• October 2007

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C40 CITIES MATTER

• Urban areas produce 75 of greenhouse gas
  emissions
• C40 Cities represent 14 of CO2 emissions
• Leadership role
• Catalyst for change

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PARTICIPATING LARGE CITIES
AFFILIATE CITIES

• Addis Ababa
• Athens
• Bangkok
• Beijing
• Berlin
• Bogotá
• Buenos Aires
• Cairo
• Caracas
• Chicago
• Delhi NCT
• Dhaka
• Hanoi
• Hong Kong
• Houston
• Istanbul
• Jakarta
• Johannesburg
• Karachi

• London
• Los Angeles
• Madrid
• Melbourne
• Mexico City
• Moscow
• Mumbai
• New York
• Paris
• Philadelphia
• Rio de Janeiro
• Rome
• Sao Paulo
• Seoul
• Shanghai
• Sydney
• Tokyo
• Toronto
• Warsaw

• Austin
• Amsterdam
• Barcelona
• Copenhagen
• Curitiba
• Heidelberg
• New Orleans
• Portland
• Rotterdam
• Salt Lake City
• San Francisco
• Seattle
• Stockholm

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• DELIVERING ACTION THROUGH
• 1. Measurement
• 2. Procurement
• 3. Best practice and policy

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• SUPPORTING DELIVERY

To enable C40 cities to deliver accelerated
greenhouse gas emission reduction programmes, the
C40 has exclusively partnered with the Clinton
Climate Initiative (CCI).
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INITIAL PROGRAMME AREAS

• Large Buildings
• Energy efficiency
• Green Building codes
• Homes
• Lighting
• Metering
• Weatherization
• Recycling
• Waste
• Recycling
• Conversion to power
• Water
• Efficiency
• Gray water recycling

• Transportation
• Clean Fuel
• BRT
• Bike paths
• Congestion charging
• LED traffic lights
• Renewable Energy
• Wind
• Solar
• Geothermal
• CHP
• Biofuels
• Ports and Airports

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• Key Challenges
• Communicating
• Creating a movement
• Maintaining momentum
• Diverse Group
• Delivering action on Climate Change

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• Internet
• Interactive Intranet
• Share best practice
• Webinar
• Workshops
• Exchanges
• Newsletter updates
• Summit
• www.c40cities.org

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Transport and Congestion
Workshop 1 Webinar
London 3-5 December 2007
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Walking and cycling
What is Paris doing to increase cycling rates?
How has Copenhagen made cycling a favoured mode
of transport?
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Public transport infrastructure
How does BRT work in Bogotá?
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Travel demand management
What role should road user charging play?
How can travel planning, car sharing and car
clubs reduce traffic levels?
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Alternative vehicle technologies
Hybrids and Plug-in Hybrids
Bio-ethanol Hydrogen and biogas ICE
Fuel cells
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City experiences

• New Yorks hybrid buses
• Ethanol buses in Stockholm
• Other cities to be confirmed

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Think globally.
Act locally.
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