Tag: New York

In the lead-up to next week’s C40 Mayors Summit, where Climate Adaptation and Resilience will be key themes, we hear from C40’s very own Mandy Ikert about an exciting new collaboration to help cities prepare for the shocks and stresses of climate change.

Every year, New York City homes, businesses, schools, streets, and construction sites generate more than 14 million tons of waste and recyclables

Today, ten winning cities were announced for the C40 and Siemens City Climate Leadership Awards. The inaugural event took place this evening in London at The Crystal, the home of Siemens sustainable cities initiative.

In 2007, the PlaNYC report A Greener, Greater New York brought to light the risks New York City is facing due to the inclement effects of climate change. Since that time many measures have been taken to make the city better prepared, but Superstorm Sandy was a strong reminder that threats from extreme weather events still exist.

A guest post from New York City’s Office of Long Term Planning and Sustainability.