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Ashden announces annual search for climate solutions

News07 Jan 2021

The climate solutions charity said it is looking for initiatives that can spark radical progress, adding that coronavirus and COP26 make green innovation more important than ever.

Belfast launches Climate Plan with stark carbon warning

News16 Dec 2020

Northern Irish capital has released a Resilience Strategy comprising 30 programmes which will focus on resilience for children, climate and connectivity.

Toronto launches on-street electric charging station pilot

News09 Nov 2020

Seventeen on-street EV charging stations will be installed and activated for public use at locations around the city, made possible by Toronto Hydro through an agreement with Flo.

Mayors warn that Covid stimulus funds must be directed at a green recovery

News28 Oct 2020

In a statement released today, the C40 Global Mayors Covid-19 Recovery Task Force warned that a “high-carbon recovery” will accelerate climate breakdown, endanger public health, cost lives and sacrifice jobs.

Grenoble crowned green capital of Europe

News15 Oct 2020

The French city was praised for its pioneering approach to climate management that includes a strong commitment to systemic change and an innovative participative approach to city governance.

Boston awarded grant to fund strategic heat resilience planning study

News13 Oct 2020

It will form a critical component of the Climate Ready Boston initiative, which aims to develop resilient solutions to prepare the city for the effects of climate change.

Bogotá and Rio de Janeiro join global coalition of cities working to create clean air for all

News08 Sep 2020

By confirming their undertaking, the mayors of Bogotá and Rio de Janeiro come together with a coalition of 35 other city mayors that aim to ensure clean air for some 150 million people.

Can US cities preserve some of their pandemic environmental gains?

News12 Jun 2020

Even if US cities could maintain a 10 per cent drop in traffic volumes in the recovery phase, they could significantly improve their climate impact standing, according to a new study by StreetLight Data.

Manchester unveils five-year climate action plan

News03 Mar 2020

The plan will sit alongside a citywide Climate Change Framework which sets out how the city as a whole can reach the agreed target of becoming zero carbon by 2038.

Vancouver landfill approved to produce renewable natural gas

News29 Oct 2019

The Canadian city says it is committed to reducing greenhouse gas and will be using the RNG in its buildings, vehicles and the Neighbourhood Energy Utility.

Mayors back a Global Green New Deal

News10 Oct 2019

Mayors from around the world are committing to help transfer global resources away from fossil fuels "into action" that averts the climate emergency.

Mayor calls upon national governments to join cities in climate action

News24 Sep 2019

At the conclusion of the UN Climate Action Summit, chair of C40 and mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, urged all nation states to step up and commit to science-based targets.