All posts tagged "Climate Change"
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4.6KEnvironmentIf You Are Rich You Can Pollute
Sweeping government measures intended to protect the environment often put an economic strain on the poor. When I moved to Latvia in...
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3.1KBarcelonaMayors of Milan, Athens, and Barcelona Urge Action to Protect Climate
Mayors call on European Commission to commit to keeping global warming below 1.5°C The mayors of Barcelona, Milan and Athens pledged to...
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3.7KEnvironmentUrban Climate Policies Can Create Nearly 14 Million Jobs in Cities
29,000 premature deaths could be prevented each year in the EU; 115,000 in China and 270,000 premature deaths could be prevented in...
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4.1KEnvironmentMayor of London Launches Solar Action Plan
London will need to be supplied by a range of efficient and clean energy sources. Energy generated from solar technologies will be...
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3.3KBarcelonaBarcelona is NOT joining cities taking EU Commission to Court over “License to Pollute” Diesel…
Mayors of Paris, Brussels, and Madrid fight for cleaner air for their citizens. Barcelona has not yet joined the plaintiffs. The European...
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Paris passes its new Air Quality, Energy & Climate Action Plan
Paris will be a carbon neutral city and 100% powered by renewable energy by 2050, after the Paris City Council unanimously adopted...
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C40 Launches Competition for Global Cities to a Sustainable Future
15 of the world’s great cities launched an unprecedented global competition to drive carbon neutral and resilient urban regeneration. Anne Hidalgo, Mayor...
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Cities Commit to become Emissions Neutral by 2050
The mayors of 25 pioneering cities, representing 150 million citizens, have pledged to develop and begin implementing more ambitious climate action plans...
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European Mayors Respond to Trump as he Announces Pullback from Paris Accord
Donald Trump has announced that he will withdraw the U.S. from the Paris Agreement on climate change. Paris Mayor and C40 Chair...
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2.5KEnvironmentWhen you live at 78ºN you become an expert in everything
Christin Kristoffersen, former mayor of Longyearbyen, talks about the challenges and adventures of daily life in the Arctic Circle, and the growing...