Tag: Expert Voices

O Globo, Brazil’s largest newspaper, recently featured an op-ed titled ‘Climate and Economy’ by Sérgio Besserman Vianna, special adviser on sustainability to C40 Chair, Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes.

The threat of global climate change affects every citizen of this planet, and our shared future will depend upon investing in reliable, low carbon solutions that are also economically viable. In this challenging time lies a fantastic window of opportunity to enable and embrace low carbon development as a driver of green economic growth in our cities.

Warsaw is one of the greenest large cities in Europe, with forests, parks and arable lands covering 47 percent of its area. As to climate and energy, our city was one of the first four Polish signatories of the Covenant of Mayors, a European Commission initiative for local governments to limit GHG emissions through actions focused on improving energy efficiency and increasing share of renewable energy sources. 

Copenhagen is now home to Europe’s largest laboratory for smart streetlighting solutions. The DOLL Living Lab, which opened in September 2014, allows buyers of lighting solutions to see and compare LED-lamps and solutions from different companies.

A recent report by business and economic leaders had a clear message that taking climate action can help, not hinder economic growth.