C40 Mayors Summit 2016

The sixth biennial Mayors Summit, C40’s flagship event, will take place in Ciudad de México from November 30 – December 2, 2016. Hosted by Mayor of Ciudad de México Miguel Ángel Mancera and led by C40 Chair, Mayor of Rio de Janeiro Eduardo Paes, the event draws mayors and leading thinkers from around the world to advance a shared agenda through collaboration and knowledge sharing, and increase visibility about the global potential of climate actions in cities. Previous C40 Mayors Summits have been held in Johannesburg (2014), Sao Paulo (2012), Seoul (2009), New York (2007) and London (2005).

This year’s Summit will feature the fourth annual C40 Cities Awards, held in partnership with Bloomberg Philanthropies, and taking place in the evening of December 1st. The C40 Cities Awards are granted in 10 categories and provide global recognition for cities that are demonstrating climate action leadership.

A STATEMENT FROM MAYOR OF MEXICO CITY MIGUEL ÁNGEL MANCERA AND MAYOR OF RIO DE JANEIRO EDUARDO PAES

We look forward to welcoming C40 cities and invited guests to the 2016 C40 Mayors Summit, the world’s foremost global gathering of political, business and intellectual leaders focused on forging a low carbon and resilient urban future.

The Summit will take place one year after the historic COP21 climate negotiations, and will provide a global forum to highlight the progress that cities are continuing to make on climate change through local action and global collaboration. The mayors of the world’s greatest cities will once again demonstrate their leadership in building a broad coalition to act on this most pressing issue of our times. The event will showcase the plans and commitments of C40 mayors and cities ahead of 2020, when global emissions must peak. Indeed, mayors and cities are essential to achieving the ambition of the Paris Agreement, and C40 cities – representing more than 600 million people and 25% of global GDP – have a particularly important role to play.

The pace and scale of action needs to increase dramatically, particularly in sectors most critical to mitigation and adaptation: buildings, transport, energy, land use and waste. The Summit will serve as an opportunity for cities across the global C40 network to exchange best practices and agree solutions across a range of sectors and thematic areas. We are especially pleased that this year’s Summit will feature the fourth annual C40 Cities Awards, showcasing the world’s most innovative and successful sustainability projects, which will inspire and empower other cities to act.

SOURCE: https://mayorssummit2016.c40.org

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