As Mayor Rahm Emanuel reaches his second anniversary leading the City of Chicago, our “city in a garden” reflects on dramatic progress and continuing efforts to make Chicago one of the most competitive, livable, and environmentally sustainable places on the planet.
I’m thrilled to take on the role of C40 North America Regional Director. Having worked for two mayors in San Francisco, one of C40’s Innovator Cities, and on distributed clean energy systems internationally for a number of years before that, I’m a firm believer in driving global sustainability through local action.
C40 city Madrid is introducing electric car-sharing services through a new agreement between NH Hoteles, a top hotel chain and leader in sustainable tourism, and Respiro Car Sharing. The two companies plan to implement an EV car-sharing service in 10 hotels operated by NH in Madrid.
C40 completes online data gathering process for the third straight year: Around the world cities are leading the way in fighting climate change and, through our partnership with the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), C40’s official reporting platform, they are documenting the progress they have made — and the challenges that lie ahead.
A few years ago hybrid buses were just technologies for wealthy countries. A couple of years ago battery electric buses were just a luxurious dream. Today, C40 cities like Bogota, Mexico City, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, and Santiago de Chile can tell the world that those low carbon techs are ready to run in these cities, and for good.
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