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New York 2014
City Climate Leadership Awardsby C40 and Siemens
C40 Chair and Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes
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Megacities are facing the threat of climate change
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Los AngelesMadrid
MelbourneMexico City
MilanMoscowMumbaiNairobi
New OrleansNew York
OsloParis
PhiladelphiaPortland
Rio de JaneiroRome
San FranciscoSantiago
Sao PauloSeattle
SeoulShanghai
ShenzhenSingaporeStockholm
SydneyTokyo
TorontoVancouver
VeniceWarsaw
Washington, DCYokohama
Addis AbabaAmsterdamAthensAustinBangkokBarcelonaBaselBeijingBerlinBostonBogotaBuenos AiresCairoCape TownCaracasChangwonChicagoCopenhagenCuritibaDar es SalaamDelhiDhakaHanoiHeidelbergHo Chi Minh CityHong KongHoustonIstanbulJakartaJohannesburgKarachiLagosLimaLondon
C40 cities are part of the answer, with 69 members representing 500+million people & 21% of global GDP
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Climate Action in Megacities Report
Mayors have the power and are taking action on climate change• 98% of C40 cities say climate change presents a significant risk• C40 cities have nearly doubled their climate actions taken in the last two years,
reporting a total of more than 8,000 actions across our global network• More than half of C40 cities now have BRT systems
New Climate Economy Report
• Smart city design can save $3 trillion over the next 15 years
C40 cities are taking action
C40 Cities Impact
• C40 cities alone have the potential to reduce carbon emissions by• nearly 1 gigaton cumulatively by 2020
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Cities are partnering with national governments on the Road to Paris 2015
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31 finalists for the City Climate Leadership Awards are not onlyexamples to other cities, but examples to the world
2013 City Climate Leadership Award Winners
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