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August 29, 2012
Yesterday we shared with you an infographic about the important role cities can play in the fight against climate change. Today we want to share with you an infographic that shows actual solutions being put in place by C40 cities. While being informative and instructive, today's infographic also uses a new, unique (yes even cool) 3D technology to help tell the story in a more compelling manner. (The technology is brought to you by our partners at the Barbarian group.) So take a look and let us know what you think – not only about the solutions our cities are providing, but also about the technology we are using to tell the story.
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August 28, 2012
We hope you all remember our "Why Cities?" infographic from back in June. If you don't, we are sharing it again. Sure, Grist called it "gorgeous" and Mashable saw the Infographic and said "cities are at the forefront of innovation" and we appreciate their kind words. But more importantly we are sharing it again because the world's cities do offer perhaps our greatest hope of addressing the impacts of global climate change by taking actions at the local level. And, well, OK we are also sharing it again because we do think it is a pretty cool infographic.
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August 27, 2012
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August 23, 2012
For our second August rewind post, we have selected a “Mayors Voices” post from C40 Chair New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg. In this post, Mayor Bloomberg calls mayors “the great pragmatists on the world's stage.” Mayor Bloomberg explains how mayors across the globe are directly responsible for the well-being of the majority of the world's population and why they can lead in implementing actions on the local level that will have a lasting global impact. This post originally ran on February 14, 2012.
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August 21, 2012
Over the next two weeks, we hope you will enjoy a selection of highlights from 2012 thus far. In today's post, C40 Chair New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg announces the launch of two C40 city-led networks – the Green Growth Network and the Sustainable Infrastructure Finance Network – the first of several new action-oriented working groups of cities that are serving as a primary organizing principle of the C40. This post originally ran on March 8, 2012.
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