C40 Large Cities Climate Summit 2007
New York 2007
14 May 2007 - 17 May 2007
From 14 May 2007 to 17 May 2007, leaders of municipal governments and international businesses from over thirty world cities will convene in New York City for the second C40 Large Cities Climate Summit. Cities are responsible for three-quarters of the world's energy consumption, and as such, the world's largest cities have a critical role to play in the reduction of carbon emissions and the reversal of dangerous climate change.
The joint communiqué agreed by all attending cities is available below:
Communiqué 2007 PDF
Communiqué 2007 RTF
More information is available at the New York Climate Summit website.
Sir Nicholas Stern
"The C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group is a tremendous idea and a fine example of the different dimensions of international collaboration."
C40 Hong Kong Workshop 'Low Carbon Cities for High Quality Living'
5-6 November 2010, Hong Kong
This event will bring cities together to discuss the challenges and opportunities of creating modern, low carbon, high quality, liveable metropolitan centres.
The programme is organised around two themes:
Buildings - with a special focus on retrofitting existing buildings and new build best practice, and
Transport - with a special focus on electric vehicles (EVs)
New York Summit
