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C40 Regional Director for Latin America Manuel Olivera on the impact of the Hybrid Electric Bus Test Program on his region’s cities, and the positive message it sends to the world

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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C40 announces ground-breaking research in low emissions transport

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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Building on a legacy of action: Looking ahead to Johannesburg 2014

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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C40 Voices: Zach Tofias, Director, C40 Sustainable Communities Initiative and C40 Climate Positive Development Program

October was a big month for the C40 Climate Positive Development Program. The City of Copenhagen’s Nordhavn project has been accepted to join the Program, and in Sao Paulo, Odebrecht’s Parque da Cidade (Park of the City) formally launched with a big kick-off event.

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(Portuguese) Vozes da C40: Zach Tofias, Diretor da Iniciativa pelas Comunidades Sustentáveis da C40 e do Programa Climate Positive Development C40-CCI

Outubro foi um grande mês para o Programa Climate Positive Development. O projeto Nordhavn da cidade de Copenhagen foi aceito como o mais novo projeto do Programa, e em São Paulo, o empreendimento Parque da Cidade da Odebrecht (OR) foi formalmente lançado com um super evento.

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