Cities as Hubs of Energy and Climate Action

NYT reports that "a pair of energy and development specialists from the mayors’ offices in New York City and Los Angeles are going global. Jay Carson, a former deputy Los Angeles mayor and aide to both Clintons, and Rohit Aggarwala, the former chief sustainability advisor to New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, are going to work for C40 Cities, a coalition of cities in rich and developing countries working to initiate and share ways to cut emissions of greenhouse gases and boost resilience to impacts of climate change.The two advisers make the move as Bloomberg prepares to take the chairmanship of the group for the next two years. He’s in Hong Kong at a meeting focused on China’s cities and is giving a speech laying out new goals for the group."


C40 Cities is a group of large cities committed to tackling climate change. On this website you will find news and updates on current C40 initiatives , information about each of the cities involved, and links to useful documents. Cities have a central role to play in tackling climate change.