Global cities cutting emissions by 80-100% by 2050 or sooner
ADELAIDE | Carbon Neutral Adelaide is our community’s shared ambition to work together and make the City of Adelaide one of the world’s first carbon neutral cities.
Global cities cutting emissions by 80-100% by 2050 or sooner
BOULDER | In December 2016, Boulder City Council formally adopted goals to guide Boulder’s climate action efforts.
Global cities cutting emissions by 80-100% by 2050 or sooner
COPENHAGEN | Copenhagen has major climate ambitions, and aims to be the first carbon neutral capital in 2025.
Global cities cutting emissions by 80-100% by 2050 or sooner
HELSINKI | The objective of Helsinki City is to make Helsinki carbon-neutral by 2035. This goal will be achieved by reducing the greenhouse gas emissions in Helsinki by 80%.
Global cities cutting emissions by 80-100% by 2050 or sooner
LONDON | The City of London must play its part in reducing carbon emissions. This will help meet the Paris Agreement target of keeping a global temperature rise this century below 2 degrees Celsius.
Global cities cutting emissions by 80-100% by 2050 or sooner
MELBOURNE | The City of Melbourne became a certified carbon neutral organisation for the first time in 2011-12.
Global cities cutting emissions by 80-100% by 2050 or sooner
MINNEAPOLIS | Looking towards the future, the city continues to use progressive strategies to further cut carbon emissions.
Global cities cutting emissions by 80-100% by 2050 or sooner
NEW YORK CITY | NYC is investing over $20 billion to adapt our neighborhoods to climate change risks such as flooding, heat, and sea level rise.
Global cities cutting emissions by 80-100% by 2050 or sooner
OSLO | The City of Oslo strives to be a leading agent in the transformation to a greener and more inclusive society.
Global cities cutting emissions by 80-100% by 2050 or sooner
PORTLAND | Portland has addressed climate change for nearly 25 years and has steadily cut carbon emissions for more than a decade.
Global cities cutting emissions by 80-100% by 2050 or sooner
RIO DE JANEIRO | Rio de Janeiro was one of the first to carry out an inventory of greenhouse gas emissions at a municipal scale in 2000.
Global cities cutting emissions by 80-100% by 2050 or sooner
SAN FRANCISCO | San Francisco is proving that aggressive climate goals are good for the economy, the health and well being of our residents, and for the Earth.
Global cities cutting emissions by 80-100% by 2050 or sooner
SEATTLE | Over the last decade, Seattle has guided growth to transit-accessible urban villages, increased affordable housing, and supported leading building and energy codes.
Global cities cutting emissions by 80-100% by 2050 or sooner
STOCKHOLM | The vision of a climate-smart Stockholm forms the basis of a strategy for a fossil-fuel free Stockholm by 2040.
Global cities cutting emissions by 80-100% by 2050 or sooner
SYDNEY | The city’s operations became carbon neutral in 2007 and were the first government in Australia certified as such in 2011.
Global cities cutting emissions by 80-100% by 2050 or sooner
TORONTO | By 2050, 100 percent of vehicles in Toronto will use low-carbon energy; 75 per cent of trips under 5 km will be walked or cycled.
Global cities cutting emissions by 80-100% by 2050 or sooner
VANCOUVER | The Renewable City Strategy is the city's long-term plan to shift building and transportation energy use in the entire city to 100% renewables before 2050.
Global cities cutting emissions by 80-100% by 2050 or sooner
WASHINGTON, DC | In December 2017, Washington, DC pledged to become carbon neutral by 2050.
Global cities cutting emissions by 80-100% by 2050 or sooner
YOKOHAMA | Yokohama City is committed to address urban problems such as hyper aging society and reduction of CO2 emissions, along with the revitalization of the economy.
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Thousands of young people around the world are pouring into the streets for a day of global climate strikes https://t.co/FNMFIFYMlw
CNCA member @cityoflondon launches new 100% #renewable energy utility option for residents.
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Thrilled to have #Helsinki in our alliance of climate leaders!
CNCA member @SFEnvironment turns its #waste into a #climate solution with compost to divert #landfill and reduce #emissions.
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Can #technology & #innovation deliver us from the #ClimateCrisis?
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Anxious about the #ClimateCrisis and their future on a hotter planet, youth around the world are protesting in a global #ClimateStrike.
www.nytimes.com/2019/09/20/climate/global-climate-strike.html
CNCA member London Gov launches London Power company for residents to opt in to using 100% #renewable energy.
www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-49740375
How CNCA member SF Environment has tackled #emissions by transforming #food #waste into #compost.
www.fastcompany.com/90402736/how-san-francisco-turned-its-waste-problem-into-a-climate-solution
MIT researchers have unveiled how to eliminate #emissions from cement production, a major source of #GHGs in #buildings and #cities.
scitechdaily.com/green-cement-new-approach-to-emissions-free-production/
Time puts the #ClimateCrisis front and center, with an entire issue dedicated to thought leadership on the state of the planet and innovations around solutions.
time.com/climate-change-solutions/