Last week, the City of Sydney signed an Environmental Upgrade Agreement (EUA) with Frasers Property and Eureka Funds Management to build a mixed-use, green energy infrastructure housing development.
Mayor of C40 city Los Angeles Antonio Villaraigosa announced Wednesday the city’s plan — approved Tuesday by the Board of Water and Power Commissioners — to be coal-free by the year 2025. Los Angeles currently meets 39% of its energy demand from two coal plants, one in Utah and another in Arizona. According to the new plan, the Department of Water and Power (DWP) will end the Arizona contract by 2015 and convert the Utah plant to natural gas by 2025.
Major cities from around the world gathered in the C40 city of Vancouver to develop plans of action to significantly reduce short-lived climate pollutants (SCLP) from waste management, in conjunction with the Global Methane Expo on March 11-12.
Each year the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) invites the world’s most populated cities to report information on their greenhouse gas emissions and climate change strategies.
This week, Bloomberg Philanthropies announced the winners of the Mayors Challenge, a contest launched last June to award $9 million to five US cities that come up with innovative ideas for solving major problems and improving quality of life. Out of a pool of more than 300 competitors, three C40 cities — Chicago, Houston, and Philadelphia — took home $1 million each to put their ideas into action.
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