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  • Date:
    16 January 2012
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    China orders greenhouse gas caps ahead of local carbon market pilots

    The Government of China has instructed seven Chinese provinces and cities to set limits on their greenhouse gas emissions, in preparation for the launch of local carbon market pilots.

  • Date:
    04 January 2012
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    Clean Revolution leader: The City of New York

    We have selected an initial set of eight success stories which illustrate the emerging global leadership of the Clean Revolution, and are presented on TheCleanRevolution.org. One of these Clean Revolution leaders is New York City, where the buildings that make up its iconic skyline are currently being made greener to further cut the city's carbon emissions.

  • Date:
    21 December 2011
    Location:

    The Climate Group driving Indian state policy changes to scale-up LEDs

    After gaining substantial success in piloting LED streetlights in some of India’s biggest cities, The Climate Group is now working on a pioneering project towards impacting policy level changes for the scale-up of energy efficient LED lighting in two Indian states.

  • Date:
    09 December 2011
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    City officials and business experts share their views in Smart City Dynamics

    Experts from European cities and organizations share their views how to transfer to cleaner, more livable cities, in a series of interviews published in a new publication Smart City Dynamics.

  • Date:
    08 December 2011
    Location:

    COP17: UNFCCC side event on financing climate action at the subnational level

    The Climate Group nrg4SD hosted a UNFCCC side event with leading sub-national governments and businesses to showcase how domestic climate initiatives are being financed at sub-national level, and what is needed from international financing mechanisms at this level in the future.

  • Date:
    07 December 2011
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    Opening up data and digital assets is critical to accelerating low carbon cities

    Cities are wasting the potential of smart technologies by failing to realize the value of their hidden infrastructure and digital assets, according to a report published today by The Climate Group, Accenture (NYSE: ACN), Arup and Horizon Digital Economy Research at The University of Nottingham.

  • Date:
    07 December 2011
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    Our 1,000 Village initiative announced as one of the UN's Lighthouse Projects

    Our 1,000 Village Initiative in Guiyang, China was selected as one of the ten worldwide Lighthouse Projects as part of the UN's Momentum for Change, by the UNFCCC Secretariat at an event in Durban, during COP 17.

  • Date:
    06 December 2011
    Location:

    COP17: States and Regions accelerating prosperous low carbon development

    On Sunday December 4, The Climate Group hosted a Panel with its State and Regions Alliance government members at the World Climate Ltd Summit, moderated by our CEO Mark Kenber, where it was clear that the sub-national governments are already accelerating low carbon development across the world.

  • Date:
    21 November 2011
    Location:

    Exploring low carbon growth for China's leading cities

    The Climate Group Greater China held a five-day Forum in Kashgar, China as part of the Low Carbon City Tour, to share the innovative low carbon initiatives and opportunities for growth at city level to government decision-makers, leading policy advisors and nationwide media.

  • Date:
    16 November 2011
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    Progress report on China's 12th Five Year Plan in low carbon cities

    This week a short case study report, China Low Carbon City Tour was published under The Climate Group Greater China’s China Redesign program, which reviews the status of implementation of the 12th Five Year Plan in China’s cities so far.

  • Date:
    03 November 2011
    Location:

    20 global cities join forces to improve living standards of 100 million citizens

    Twenty global cities across four continents including Barcelona, Cape Town, Lagos, Mexico City, Rio de Janeiro and San Francisco, join forces with Living Labs Global, Oracle, CityMart.com and The Climate Group to find innovative solutions that will improve the living standards of more than 100 million citizens, by launching the Living Labs Global Award.

  • Date:
    17 October 2011
    Location:

    Knoxville government and national industry back The Climate Group program

    The government and industry leaders who have supported the successful The Climate Group program Recycle Together were applauded in Knoxville, Tennessee last week by national industry body American Beverage Association (ABA).

  • Date:
    23 September 2011
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    Climate Week NYC 2011 in review

    From 19-26 September 2011, New York City hosted Climate Week NYC 2011, the annual summit boasting high-level meetings between the world’s leading businesses and governments and an exciting array of public-facing events, all focused on driving a Clean Revolution.

  • Date:
    20 September 2011
    Location:

    Bloomberg, Blair, UN, World Bank call for business and government leaders to join Clean Revolution

    During the Climate Week NYC Opening Ceremony today, some of the world’s most influential people came together to call for business and government leaders to join the Clean Revolution, our three-year campaign which aims to build a smarter, better, more prosperous future for all.

  • Date:
    19 September 2011
    Location:

    Clean Revolution launched at Climate Week NYC

    Today The Climate Group launched the three-year Clean Revolution campaign during the Opening Ceremony of Climate Week NYC, the annual global forum which aims to mobilize an international public-private response to climate change.

  • Date:
    16 September 2011
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    Record number of events confirmed for Climate Week NYC 2011

    This year's Climate Week NYC, the annual summit boasting high-level meetings between the world’s leading businesses and governments and a diverse array of public-facing events, has a record number of events: here is a hand-picked list of just some of them.

  • Date:
    13 September 2011
    Location:

    Hangzhou sets pace for China’s cities

    The first phase of China Redesign has begun to great success in the city of Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, capturing China’s countrywide media’s attention while helping drive the urban Clean Revolution.

  • Date:
    04 September 2011
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    India LED pilot hits Haldia highway

    Haldia in West Bengal, which is the second Indian city to join an innovative global LED pilot project, is to begin installations this month on a major highway in the heart of the city. The other two Indian cities to join the LED pilot and receive the installations so far are Kolkata and Thane.

  • Date:
    24 August 2011
    Location:

    Countdown to Climate Week NYC

    From 19-26 September 2011 – less than 70 days before the United Nations’ climate summit in Durban and in the critical run-up to Rio +20 – New York City will once again become the epicenter of the Clean Revolution.

  • Date:
    10 August 2011
    Location:

    Discussing the opportunities of India's infrastructure

    The Climate Group was a Session Knowledge partner in Infragreen 2011, which was hosted by Economic Times in New Delhi recently and saw industry leaders gather to discuss the opportunities of low carbon infrastructure.

  • Date:
    27 July 2011
    Location:

    Better Place announces first Members of new EV network in Australia's capital

    Better Place, a member of The Climate Group, has announced its first exclusive group of Foundation Members, who will work together to support Better Place’s new electric car charge network in Canberra, Australia's capital.

  • Date:
    25 July 2011
    Location:

    Officials look to China Redesign at World Eco-Forum

    On July 16, business and government leaders gathered at the 3rd World Eco-Forum in Guiyang, the capital of southwest China’s Guizhou Province, to discuss corporate responsibility and low carbon city redesign, with The Climate Group and its corporate members invited as principle speakers and participants.

  • Date:
    30 June 2011
    Location:

    Robin Haycock, Head of Transport reviews new UK Government plug-in vehicle strategy

    Robin Haycock, Head of Transport, The Climate Group, reviews the new plug-in vehicle infrastructure strategy document, Making the Connection: the Plug-In Vehicle Infrastructure Strategy, which clarifies policy and shows leading businesses and stakeholders the building momentum within UK Government for electric vehicles (EVs).

  • Date:
    22 June 2011
    Location:

    EU launches Smart Cities and Communities Initiative

    Energy Commissioner Günther Oettinger launched the EU's Smart Cities and Communities initiative at a high level conference in Brussels, which brought together high-profile speakers and attendees from sectors including energy and ICT, as well as experts from academia, financial institutions and the EU; the influential leaders needed to integrate large-scale clean technologies to Europe's cities.

  • Date:
    17 June 2011
    Location:

    North America leading with innovative climate policies

    The Climate Group North America is pleased to present our latest report Leading the Way: Policy Design for a Clean Revolution, which showcases the tremendous progress made by cities, states and regions across North America that are leading the Clean Revolution with innovative climate policies.

  • Date:
    03 June 2011
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    nrg4SD and The Climate Group join forces at Carbon Expo, Barcelona

    On Thursday, June 1, Lluís Recorder i Miralles, Catalonian Minister of Territory and Sustainability and Northern Co-Chair of nrg4SD, and Mark Kenber, CEO of The Climate Group, signed a Memorandum of Understanding formalizing the already close cooperation between the two organizations.

  • Date:
    01 June 2011
    Location:

    LED trials are persuading early adopters

    Phil Jessup, Head of International Lighting, The Climate Group writes for LEDs Magazine about the LightSavers consortium of cities - in particular New York, Toronto and Sydney - which is undertaking an extensive and coordinated series of trials of LED outdoor lighting products, with a sure view to persuading the relevant authorities to adopt the technology.

  • Date:
    27 May 2011
    Location:

    Leading The Clean Revolution

    The Climate Group held its 4th annual North America Members Meeting on May 18 and 19 at Nike World Headquarters just outside of Portland, Oregon. This unique session, open to The Climate Group’s members and partners around the globe, brought together more than 30 corporate and government members for two days of candid discussions about the low carbon economy.

  • Date:
    18 May 2011
    Location:

    The New Cities Foundation joins China Redesign

    The Climate Group is proud to announce a new partnership with the New Cities Foundation, who we will be working together with to drive the Clean Revolution in China’s cities, through our innovative China Redesign program.

  • Date:
    18 May 2011
    Location:

    Million-Forest and Baidu launch Million-miracle project in Beijing

    On May 15, 2011, Million-Forest and Baidu Company launched Million-miracle project in Beijing. The Climate Group Greater China Director Changhua Wu, UNEP representative Yan Chang, China Green Foundation office director Peng Chen, Vice President of Baidu marketing Guang Zhu, Love ambassador Mi Yang attended the Chinese city-based program launch.

  • Date:
    26 April 2011
    Location:

    New York, Sydney and Toronto LED scale-ups underway

    Phil Jessup, Cities and Technology Director, The Climate Group, looks at the LED trials in three leading cities, New York, Sydney and Toronoto. In an historic urban park, city streets and parking garages, LED scale-up engineering, financing studies and procurement tenders are now happening in these influential cities.

  • Date:
    18 March 2011
    Location:

    India must tackle clean energy, transport, buildings

    On March 17 2011, The Climate Group hosted a high-profile event in New Delhi, India to launch a new report titled India’s Clean Revolution. High-profile guests included Mark Kenber, CEO, The Climate Group, Shri Suresh Prabhu, Former Indian Minister of Energy and Environment and Shri Deepak Gupta, Secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy.

  • Date:
    15 April 2011
    Location:

    Toward a ‘smarter’ world

    Our SMART 2020 program concluded that by 2020, ICT could unlock savings worth US$946 billion per annum and reduce global carbon emissions by a whopping 15% - which is close to the entire US carbon footprint. Caroline Bayliss, Australia Director, The Climate Group, writes for CFO Magazine about the opportunities in a 'smarter' world.

  • Date:
    13 April 2011
    Location:

    Sparking success: Kolkata LED pilot brightens lives

    Sparked by the success of the 2010 LED pilot in nearby Kolkata, Haldia in West Bengal is the second Indian city to feature in The Climate Group’s global LED project, which is supported by the HSBC Climate Partnership and aims to rapidly up-scale LED technologies across the world.

  • Date:
    11 April 2011
    Location:

    Veolia Environment joins The Climate Group

    Veolia Environment, one of the global leaders in environmental services, has joined The Climate Group. The French multinational aims to contribute to our work on the Clean Revolution through involvement in our programs on LEDs, EVs and smart information and communication technologies, particularly in the city context.

  • Date:
    06 April 2011
    Location:

    Sydney’s glowing response to LEDs

    Trials of LED outdoor lighting are currently being introduced in the City of Sydney, Australia, where The Climate Group have had the opportunity to gage the community’s reaction with a series of surveys.

  • Date:
    29 March 2011
    Location:

    Tony Blair, Jiang Zhaoli and business leaders attend China Redesign

    The Climate Group kicked off the new China Redesign program on March 28 in Beijing, with the Rt Hon Tony Blair and Jiang zhaoli, Director of National Policy & Convention Division, Department of Climate Change, National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) of China, as well as government officials and a suite of influential business leaders.

  • Date:
    28 March 2011
    Location:

    Landmark program will help Chinese cities meet low carbon objectives of 12th Five Year Plan

    The Climate Group has launched a new program, China Redesign, to help China’s cities develop and implement low carbon growth strategies. The Climate Group will work with five cities to develop and implement a low carbon growth plan over the next three years, unlocking large economic opportunities.

  • Date:
    01 March 2011
    Location:

    New Sydney LED trial grows The Climate Group’s global lighting program

    The City of Sydney has launched a new trial of LED lamps and Smart controls on George Street in Sydney’s CBD. The trial forms part of The Climate Group’s global LED Program, which sees Sydney join nine other participating cities around the world including Hong Kong, London and New York.

  • Date:
    10 December 2010
    Location:

    North South East West – COP16 Climate Cooperation without Borders

    The Climate Leaders Summit 2010 ended with “A Clean Revolution for all: developed and developing regions working together”, a successful panel session exploring cooperation underway between developed and developing country regions to advance climate strategies and specific mitigation and adaptation actions.

  • Date:
    08 December 2010
    Location:

    Clean Revolution Ceremony: leadership and action

    Day two of the Climate Leaders Summit, set on the sidelines of the UN’s COP16 negotiations in Cancun, opened on Tuesday with the Clean Revolution Ceremony, where leading businesses and international state and regional governments announced new commitments to further drive a clean industrial revolution.

  • Date:
    06 December 2010
    Location:

    ‘China Day’ at the Climate Leaders Summit (COP16, Cancun)

    A delegation of senior Chinese government officials representing some of China’s major cities, states and national government met with international counterparts today in Cancun at ‘China Day’ – part of The Climate Group’s Climate Leaders Summit (6-8 December, 2010) on the sidelines of the annual UN climate talks (COP16) in Mexico.

  • Date:
    01 December 2010
    Location:

    Launch of LED Streetlights in Kolkata

    On November 30 2010, the LED streetlight project in Kolkata was launched by the Kolkata Municipal Corporation and The Climate Group, and attended by around 100 people from municipal corporations and development authorities of neighbouring cities, utilities, public works department and partner organizations.

  • Date:
    18 November 2010
    Location:

    LED pilot launched in Kolkata to save costs and emissions in India’s largest ever city installation of LED streetlights

    The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC), international NGO The Climate Group and HSBC this week announced the launch of India's largest Light Emitting Diode (LED) streetlighting pilot program in Kolkata.

  • Date:
    21 September 2010
    Location:

    Cities and Regions get smart on financing low carbon technology

    On day two of Climate Week NYC, international NGO The Climate Group hosted city and state government and business leaders from across the globe to share their best strategies for financing large-scale deployment of low carbon technologies.

  • Date:
    16 June 2010
    Location:

    The Climate Group calls on cities and companies to partner on SMART 2020 cities and regions initiative

    Cisco and The Climate Group convened some of the world’s leading cities in China today to expand their landmark network of smart cities, states and regions in a bid to reverse growing levels of urban greenhouse gas pollution...

  • Date:
    28 April 2010
    Location:

    Organizations Join Hands to Pilot Low Carbon Lighting as Hong Kong Takes Part in Global LightSavers Trial

    The Climate Group launched a ground-breaking LED outdoor lighting pilot program at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) today...

  • Date:
    24 April 2010
    Location:

    Kolkata launches LED pilot as part of The Climate Group’s LightSavers Program

    The Climate Group and The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) have unveiled an extensive LED pilot project this weekend, that forms part of The Climate Group's LightSavers program.

  • Date:
    28 September 2009
    Location:

    Cisco and The Climate Group to develop new Connected Urban Development alliance

    The Climate Group announced last week that it will work with Cisco to build on the success of its Connected Urban Development (CUD) initiative by bringing together additional cities and business partners around the world in a new CUD Alliance.

  • Date:
    21 September 2009
    Location:

    Coalition of the willing call for climate deal at launch of Climate Week NYC

    NEW YORK - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, the Rt Hon Tony Blair, and The Climate Group CEO Steve Howard are taking part in the Climate Week NY°C opening ceremony today. Lead climate change negotiators from the U.S., China, India and Denmark - as well as luminaries from business, subnational government, and civil society - will also participate....

  • Date:
    17 September 2009
    Location:

    LED pilot project launches in New York City

    The Climate Group has launched a ground-breaking LED pilot project in New York City to assess potential of this low carbon technology in curbing urban greenhouse gas pollution and cutting energy costs, while making cities brighter and safer at night.

  • Date:
    23 June 2009
    Location:

    Ban Ki-Moon, Mayor Bloomberg and The Climate Group announce Climate Week NYC

    World Leaders, NGOs, Businesses and Thousands of Individuals to Mobilize in NYC for Five Days of Workshops, Seminars, Cultural Events and other Activities Aimed at Pushing New Global Policies on Climate Change.

  • Date:
    20 April 2009
    Location:

    The Climate Group launches Hong Kong Carbon Reduction Commitment Campaign

    The °Climate Group, an international non-profit organisation that works to advance climate change solutions and accelerate a low carbon economy, today launched the Hong Kong Carbon Reduction Campaign (HKCRC)...

  • Date:
    16 March 2009
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    Comment: Ontario proposes new feed-in tariffs

    The proposed fixed price plan will "help level the playing field between renewable and fossil fuel-based power," writes The Climate Group's Jane Gray...

  • Date:
    24 February 2009
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    The Climate Group launches Forward Chicago

    Bold, new public-private partnership launches series of neighborhood environmental initiatives that help tackle climate change and offer quality of life benefits for the City of Chicago...

  • Date:
    11 December 2008
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    Together US announces 1.37 million tons of CO2 saved

    Together US is pleased to announce the launch of the "Togetherizer"...

  • Date:
    25 June 2008
    Location:

    The Climate Group and Chicago 2016 Announce Olympic "Green" Program

    The °Climate Group today announced an unprecedented program to link major businesses with an array of non-profit organizations to launch a comprehensive "greening" initiative in the City of Chicago in collaboration with Chicago's 2016 Summer Olympic and Paralymipc games bid...

  • Date:
    05 June 2008
    Location:

    Leading Businesses, Cities and Non-profits Join Together to Help Climate Change

    Leading US businesses, US cities nationwide and respected non-profit organizations today joined with California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to launch "Together" in the US - the largest-ever consumer engagement campaign on climate change...

  • Date:
    15 April 2008
    Location:

    Carbon Trading: High Hopes for Lieberman-Warner

    Key legislation in Congress and a hive of activity on the carbon trading front suggest real progress, writes The °Climate Group's Emily Farnworth in a column at ClimateChangeCorp.com...

  • Date:
    01 April 2008
    Location:

    The City of Miami Joins The °Climate Group

    On the 1st of April, 2008, City of Miami Mayor Manny Diaz announced that the City would join The °Climate Group...

  • Date:
    25 February 2008
    Location:

    The °Climate Group issues new report on low-carbon activities in Texas

    The °Climate Group today released a new report, Low Carbon Leader: Texas, which profiles the progress being made in reducing greenhouse gas emissions by the State of Texas, leading cities and major global companies based in the state.

  • Date:
    19 November 2007
    Location:

    VCS Launch - A New Quality Assurance for the World's Carbon Market

    New Carbon Standard Guarantees Environmental Integrity and Transparency for Global Offset Market...

  • Date:
    02 November 2007
    Location:

    New York City joins The Climate Group and Together

    In front of 740 US mayors, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg announced that the City of New York would join The Climate Group and the 'Together' campaign being launched in the US early next year.

  • Date:
    17 August 2007
    Location:

    Ontario Announces Ambitious Action Plan on Climate Change

    The Government of Ontario recently unveiled "Go Green: Ontario's Action Plan On Climate Change." This ambitious five-point action plan against climate change promises to tackle climate change province-wide through an innovative blend of low-carbon targets, incentives and solutions....

  • Date:
    23 May 2007
    Location:

    Why cities have a crucial role to play in tackling climate change

    Our urban environments are home to some 50 percent of global population and are responsible for 75 percent of global fossil fuel use and its associated greenhouse gas emissions...

  • Date:
    16 May 2007
    Location:

    Cities and Businesses Fight Climate Change Together

    The Climate Group launched its new publication - Public Private Partnership: Local Initiatives 2007 - at the C40 Large Cities Summit in New York. This publication uses 11 case studies from around the globe to show that city/business partnerships can effectively reduce greenhouse gas emissions while benefiting the city, its citizens, and businesses...

  • Date:
    15 May 2007
    Location:

    New York City Joins The Climate Group

    The Mayor of New York City, Michael R. Bloomberg, speaking at the C40 Large Cities Climate Summit today, announced that New York City has become a member of The Climate Group...

  • Date:
    27 February 2007
    Location:

    London launches climate change strategy

    The first-ever comprehensive plan by a large city to cut carbon emissions, the plan sets out how London will reduce its carbon emissions by 60 percent of 1990 levels by 2025.

  • Date:
    14 February 2007
    Location:

    More Companies Make Link Between Climate Change and Increased Profit

    More companies, cities and regional governments than ever are managing to reduce their carbon footprints while strengthening operational performance, shows a new edition of the report Carbon Down Profits Up released today. In many cases these organisations have made significant cost savings as a result of their actions...

  • Date:
    06 October 2005
    Location:

    Tackling Climate Change Is Great for Profit, Says New Report

    Huge savings have been made from companies' efforts to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions and by becoming more energy efficient, according to findings in The Climate Group's 2005 Carbon Down Profits Up, released today...

  • Date:
    03 October 2005
    Location:

    Cities Are Central to Solving Climate Change, Says New Report

    As 20 of the world's most important cities gather in London today (Tues 4th Oct 2005) to discuss climate change at C20:The World Cities Leadership Summit, The Climate Group has released a comprehensive report on what key cities are doing to cut their emissions of the greenhouse gases (GHG). The publication looks in detail at 15 major cities that have taken a leadership role - what their GHG emissions are currently; what their targets are and examples on how they are delivering on these targets.

  • Date:
    27 April 2004
    Location:

    Collaboration and Leadership Will Combat Climate Change, Says PM Tony Blair

    Today, Prime Minister Tony Blair pledged his support for a new organisation dedicated to accelerating the world's response to the biggest issue facing the planet today - climate change.

Events

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  • Date:
    17 June 2012 - 22 June 2012 
    Location:
    Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    Rio+20 Earth Summit 2012

    The Climate Group will be at the Rio+20 Earth Summit to showcase The Clean Revolution. Find out more soon.

  • Date:
    15 May 2011 - 15 May 2011 
    Location:
    798 UCCA, Beijing, China

    Million-Forest Million-Miracle kick-off

    2011 is International Forest Year and the second year of the Million-Forest program in China. Leaders from The Climate Group, China Green Foundation and UNEP, plus the President of Baidu, JCDecaux China and Million-Forest love ambassador Mi Yang will attend, to launch Million-Forest Million-Miracle and enhance the support to climate impoverished areas in China.

  • Date:
    10 May 2011 - 10 May 2011 
    Location:
    Shanghai, China

    LED Global LightSavers Partners Summit 10 May

    Today the focus of the LED Global Leaders Summit 2011 is on the scaling-up of LED solutions to move from trials to deployment. Hear from experienced city representatives in the process of large scale deployments as well as financial experts, who can offer advice on making municipal scale-up of LED technology happen.

  • Date:
    09 May 2011 - 09 May 2011 
    Location:

    LED Global LightSavers Partners Summit 9 May

    Today the focus of the LED Global Leaders Summit 2011 is on an introduction to the LightSavers and LED program and cities. Share information with partners who are in various stages of the LED trials.

  • Date:
    08 May 2011 - 08 May 2011 
    Location:
    Shanghai, China

    LED Global Partners Summit 8 May

    LightSavers global partners arrive in Shanghai, ready for the LED Global Partnets Summit 2011. On Sunday a tour of a nearby ancient canal town such as Suzhou may be arranged, subject to participant interest. On Sunday evening, a social event and dinner will be held in Shanghai for LightSavers partners.

  • Date:
    12 May 2011 - 12 May 2011 
    Location:
    Shanghai, China

    LED Global LightSavers Partners Summit 12 May

    Today the LED Global Partners Summit 2011 focuses on the Opening Plenary of the CSA’s Green Lighting Shanghai 2011 conference and smart controls, lighting and smart cities in a session jointly organized by Philips China.

  • Date:
    11 May 2011 - 11 May 2011 
    Location:

    LED Global LightSavers Partners Summit 11 May

    The focus today of the LED Global Leaders Summit 2011 is on an continuing and concluding the LightSavers and LED program in the cities, as well as advice on recruiting new consortium partners. Hear from countries or regions on their LED technology road maps, market support and deployment programs.

  • Date:
    13 March 2011 - 14 March 2011 
    Location:
    Shanghai, China

    LED Global LightSavers Partners Summit 13 May

    The LED Global Partners Summit 2011 concludes with a visit to the LED program in Yangzhou, the SFT Lighting factory, a leading manufacturer of LED products in China.

  • Date:
    08 May 2011 - 13 May 2011 
    Location:
    Shanghai, China

    LED Global LightSavers Partners Summit 2011

    LightSavers is an international consortium of lighting users that seeks to speed up acceptance of LEDs and smart control technologies in outdoor lighting applications such as streets and parking areas. The Summit will convene the LightSavers consortium partners worldwide and senior government officials from countries that strongly support LED development and deployment, to help advance acceptance and market readiness for LED and smart lighting control products.

  • Date:
    07 May 2011 - 08 May 2011 
    Location:
    Shanghai, China

    LED Global Partners Summit 7 May

    LightSavers global partners arrive in Shanghai, ready for the LED Global Partnets Summit 2011. On Sunday a tour of a nearby ancient canal town such as Suzhou may be arranged, subject to participant interest. On Sunday evening, a social event and dinner will be held in Shanghai for LightSavers partners.

  • Date:
    28 March 2011 
    Location:
    Level LG, Grand Hyatt, Beijing, China

    China Redesign launch event

    The Climate Group are holding a launch event for their new China Redesign program on March 28, in Beijing, China.

  • Date:
    06 December 2010 - 08 December 2010 
    Location:
    Cancun, Mexico

    Climate Leaders Summit 2010

    The Climate Leaders Summit 2010, held during the second week of COP16 in Cancun, Mexico, will bring the world’s most influential coalition of government and business leaders to focus on initiatives and actions they are taking to bring about a Clean Revolution.

  • Date:
    06 December 2010 
    Location:
    Cancun, Mexico

    Climate Leaders Summit 2010: Day 1 - Climate Action in China

    Day 1 of The Climate Leaders Summit 2010 will have a special focus on sub-national government leadership and action in China.

  • Date:
    07 December 2010 
    Location:
    Cancun, Mexico

    Climate Leaders Summit 2010: Day 2 - The Clean Revolution

    Day 2 of The Climate Leaders Summit 2010 will focus on members of The Climate Group’s international alliance of business, cities, states and regions, allowing them to showcase their roles in the Clean Revolution.

  • Date:
    08 December 2010 
    Location:
    Cancun, Mexico

    Climate Leaders Summit 2010: Day 3 - Working Session

    Day 3 of The Climate Leaders Summit 2010 consists of a working session for The Climate Group's government members to share experiences and learn from one another.

  • Date:
    09 December 2010 
    Location:
    Cancun, Mexico

    Plans and Pilots: An international axis for low carbon development strategies at subnational level

    An official COP16 side event is being held by nrg4SD and The Climate Group in Cancun, Mexico on December 9, an event showing how projects between developed and developing regions can benefit both parties.

  • Date:
    30 November 2010 
    Location:
    Kolkata, India

    LED street lighting project launch in Kolkata

    The Climate Group is organizing a launch of the LED street lighting project in Kolkata on November 30, 2010.

  • Date:
    17 June 2010 - 18 June 2010 
    Location:
    Shanghai, China

    Partnership for Urban Innovation: Global Conference 2010

    In conjunction with Shanghai World Expo 2010, Cisco Smart+Connected Communities, Connected Urban Development, Metropolis and The Climate Group are partnering on the Partnership for Urban Innovation Global Conference.

  • Date:
    15 May 2010 - 15 May 2010 
    Location:
    Chater Garden, Hong Kong

    Hong Kong Carbon Reduction Campaign (HKCRC) Closing Fun Fair

    The Hong Kong Carbon Reduction Campaign (HKCRC) comes to an end in May, with a fun fair aiming to further enhance the awareness of low carbon living among the citizens of Hong Kong.

  • Date:
    03 May 2010 - 29 July 2010 
    Location:
    Shanghai Expo

    The Shanghai Expo 2010

    The Shanghai Expo is a World Expo of international fairs and expositions with the theme “Better City - Better Life,” signifying Shanghai’s status as a major economic and cultural center.

Blogs

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Interviews

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  • Michael R. Bloomberg

    Date:
    04 January 2012

    Michael R. Bloomberg, Mayor of New York City, looks back at the city's proudest achievements to date, explains the driving forces behind his climate leadership role and shares exactly how he got the wider business community to back his innovative plans.

  • Francisco Javier Díaz Carvajal

    Date:
    16 December 2010

    The Climate Group spoke to Francisco Javier Díaz Carvajal, Minister for the Environment of Quintana Roo, about how the Mexican State is accelerating bold, new climate policies that will boost jobs and growth in their local economy and how it is inspiring other Mexican States to follow its example.

  • John Chambers

    Date:
    05 July 2010

    John Chambers, Chairman and CEO of Cisco, talks to The Climate Group about the role of information and communication technologies (ICT) in creating smart cities, and how they play an integral part of Cisco's work with cities and communities around the world.

  • Josep Roig

    Date:
    30 June 2010

    The Climate Group talks to Josep Roig, Secretary General of Metropolis, about smart cities, the Connected Urban Development project and the role of information and communication technologies (ICT) in helping to scale up new low carbon cities.

  • Nicky Gavron

    Date:
    14 July 2005

    Nicky Gavron, London's Deputy Mayor, talked to The Climate Group in July 2005 about plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in London, and the role that cities globally can play in tackling climate change.

  • Rocky Anderson

    Date:
    10 May 2005

    Rocky Anderson, Mayor of Salt Lake City discusses how the city is combating climate change and why cities have a crucial role to play in addressing the issue.....

Publications

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  • Information Marketplaces: The New Economics of Cities 29 November 2011

    Date:
    29 November 2011

    Information Marketplaces: The New Economics of Cities, is written in partnership with The Climate Group, Arup, Accenture and Horizon and the University of Nottingham, and investigates how technology can be used in cities to meet the growing challenges of expanding urbanization.

  • China City Low Carbon Tour 16 November 2011

    Date:
    16 November 2011

    Building on our 2010 China’s Clean Revolution: Cities report, we review the status of implementation of the 12th Five Year Plan in China’s cities. We visited four cities as case studies - Hangzhou, Wuhan, Dongguan and Kashgar - conducting workshops and interviews with city officials in each.

  • Climate Smart Precincts – Adelaide Workshop Report 14 June 2011

    Date:
    14 June 2011

    This report is the latest in a series produced as part of Australia's Climate Smart Precincts Initiative, which involves a coalition of leading businesses and state governments working with flagship urban precincts to test the policies, technologies and new business models that will lead to an integrated, precinct-wide approach to urban growth and redesign becoming the norm, helping advance a Clean Revolution.

  • China Clean Revolution Report III: Low Carbon Development in Cities 06 December 2010

    Date:
    06 December 2010

    As China gears up to announce its 12th Five-Year Plan (FYP) for its economic development between 2011 and 2015, The Climate Group releases 'China’s Clean Revolution III: Low Carbon Development in Cities' report, which focuses on the role cities will need to play in ensuring China’s ambitious targets on the low carbon economy are met.

  • A Low Carbon Vision for Hong Kong Discussion Paper 29 July 2010

    Date:
    29 July 2010

    The Climate Group in Hong Kong has produced a discussion paper which gives a vision of what carbon reduction targets Hong Kong could achieve, with an aim to initiate discussions on the ways and means to achieve the vision, as well as Hong Kong’s role in facilitating China’s low carbon development.