As Mayor of Vancouver, I'm very excited that Vancouver is joining the c40 - the second city in Canada (after Toronto) to do so. In an age of rising sea levels and extreme weather, there's never been a more important time for cities across the globe to step up and lead on fighting climate change.
C40 began in 2005 as a network of 18 megacities, and has since expanded to include 63 cities around the globe. To better accommodate the varying interests and capacities of its constituent cities and future members, C40 announced guidelines this October for new membership categories, which include Megacities, Innovator Cities, and Observer Cities.
Vancouver, one of four new cities to join C40 this week, is teaming up with C40 partner Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) to host a webinar exploring ways to make use of 3-D data in urban sustainability planning.
C40 today announced the addition of four new member cities from around the world—Oslo, Vancouver, Venice, and Washington, DC. All four of these new member cities have demonstrated a strong commitment to addressing climate change and will strengthen C40’s growing network of cities that are taking action locally, but having a global impact.
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