Commitments To Divest: Mayors Look To Green Recovery From COVID-19
Efforts to divest from fossil fuels continue, with more cities joining together to fight the climate crisis.
Efforts to divest from fossil fuels continue, with more cities joining together to fight the climate crisis.
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A new analysis from the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group has revealed that cities are actually generating up to 60% more greenhouse gasses than currently estimated due to the impact of trade in goods and services, but that this means cities now have even greater opportunities to deliver on the Paris Climate Agreement goals.
The C40 Fossil-Fuel-Free Streets Declaration was signed by the mayors of 12 of the world’s largest, most economically important cities, paving the way for the cities in question to transition completely away from internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles and to create zero-emissions areas in their cities by 2030.
As of last Friday (at 5 pm), the city center of Madrid, Spain, has been free from vehicles not belonging to residents of the area. In practice, this is turning the whole city center into a pedestrian zone.
Mayors from across the United States partnered with C40 have urged President-Elect Donald Trump to recognise the “real and urgent threat that climate change poses to world’s cities”, and asked for his support as they attempt to combat climate change in their cities.
BYD’s elevated, layered urban transportation system SkyRail was given its international debut by the company at the recent C40 Mayors Summit in Mexico City, according to an email sent to CleanTechnica.
Cities are responsible for about 75 percent of the world’s total energy-related greenhouse gas emissions, while the vast majority of them are located on or near the coast, making cities especially vulnerable to the dangerous effects of climate change.
As we’ve discussed before, the cities of the world are playing an important part in mitigating and adapting to climate change. The 10-year-old city-founded C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group now comprises over 75 of the world’s greatest cities. In this role it represents a quarter of the world’s economy and … [continued]
By Mark Watts, Executive Director of C40 In September, all eyes were on New York City, which hosted the UN Secretary General’s Climate Summit. As part of Climate Week NYC, the summit provided space for several major announcements around the important role that cities have to play in reducing global … [continued]