PUBLISHED
May 13, 2013
A few years ago hybrid buses were just technologies for wealthy countries. A couple of years ago battery electric buses were just a luxurious dream. Today, C40 cities like Bogota, Mexico City, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, and Santiago de Chile can tell the world that those low carbon techs are ready to run in these cities, and for good.
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PUBLISHED
May 09, 2013
Editor’s Note: Fresh off his participation in the Clinton Global Initiative’s Mid-Year Meeting, where C40 Chair and New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg announced a C40 Risk Assessment Framework, Mayor Paes discusses Rio’s recent efforts to bring sustainable transport to his city’s streets.
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PUBLISHED
April 25, 2013
The C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group (C40) today unveiled a new report on the use of low carbon bus technologies in Latin American cities, the findings of which could help shape the next generation of sustainable urban transport in the region and beyond.
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PUBLISHED
March 13, 2013
This week, C40 Chair and New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg held a press conference with the Mayor of Johannesburg, Mpho Parks Tau, announcing the 2014 C40 Mayors Summit. Mayor Tau said that the summit is “a historic moment for Johannesburg.” But when the mayors, their staff members, and climate experts gather in 2014, they will not be working from a blank slate. It will be the fifth summit of its kind, all of which have proven to be key moments to accelerate the C40 memberships’ efforts to further reduce carbon emissions and improve the quality of life in their cities.
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PUBLISHED
December 27, 2012
For 2012 we were fortunate to have a number of our C40 Mayors share the efforts of their cities via the Mayors Voices segment on our blog.
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