C40 Large Cities – Climate
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C40 Climate Summit
SEOUL Declaration 18-21 May 2009
Source: http://www.c40cities.org/
Having met at the third Summit of the C40 Climate Leadership Group (hereinafter “Group”) in Seoul,
Sharing the view that the earth and human beings are facing serious threats caused by climate change and that it is necessary to address these challenges by taking immediate and collective actions based on the principles of co-existence, mutual benefit, and common but differentiated responsibilities.
Recognising that at present over 50% of the world’s population lives in cities, which now account for 75% of global energy consumption and 80% of global greenhouse gas emissions and at this rate, by 2030, two thirds of the world’s population is predicted to live in urban areas,
Further recognising that densely populated cities and their citizens are facing fundamental lifestyle changes in the areas of housing, transportation, and other services, and, at the same time, are exposed to numerous threats, including extreme weather events, natural disasters and newly emerging diseases,
Reaffirming that cities must take responsibility for their contribution to climate change, and establish and implement immediate and practical measures for the mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions and adaptation to the threats caused by climate change at the individual city level,
Further reaffirming that it is important for C40 cities to cooperate with all cities around the world and share best practice and technologies, and that cities in developed countries need to assist the efforts of cities in developing countries in taking actions as they are more vulnerable to climate change and have lower capacity to cope with environmental hazards,
Proclaim that:
C40 cities hereby set a common goal of transforming themselves into low-carbon cities, by cutting greenhouse gas emissions to the largest extent possible, by adapting themselves to the unavoidable climate change consequences, by making cities less vulnerable to climate change, and by enhancing cities’ capacity for remediation.
C40 cities identify their current level of carbon emissions from all city operations and stages of community development including urban planning, design and infrastructure building. Cities reduce emissions wherever possible through policies, programmes and projects and taking steps to negate the impact of remaining emissions.
C40 cities continue to catalogue and monitor their greenhouse gas emissions and implement Climate Change Action Plans. C40 cities include measures or targets for greenhouse gas reductions and specific policies, projects and programmes with a schedule for implementation wherever possible. The majority of C40 cities have already completed Climate Change Action Plans. C40 cities that are reviewing existing plans or developing new Climate Change Action Plans are asked to consider the measures presented in the attached Annex: Policies and Measures to Address Climate Change. The 2011 C40 Summit will include a review of progress on the implementation of Climate Change Action Plans.
C40 cities actively work together to accelerate delivery of low-carbon technologies, programmes and financing, including through active coordination in procurement of specific technologies through the C40 Secretariat.
C40 cities work collaboratively with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and other international bodies, national governments, non-governmental organisations, and eco-friendly businesses, including sharing goals and experiences and, in some instances, engaging in joint projects, and providing resources. We are committed to delivering common awareness and measures outlined in the UNFCCC to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and tackle climate change
In the run up to the COP15 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen in December 2009, the leading role of cities in the global effort against climate change must be recognised. C40 cities and all cities with shared goals, must be engaged, empowered and resourced, so that cities can work together to deliver on greenhouse gas reduction targets and stop climate change.
Cities will notify the C40 Secretariat of the names of staff in charge of climate change policies and programmes to enhance implementation of various action items set forth in this Declaration, as well as report on their established measures, targets and achievements at the 4th C40 Summit and subsequent summits
The C40 Climate Leadership Group calls upon cities and their citizens to exert their efforts to address the threats caused by climate change for the benefit of all the people and future generations.
Annex Policies and Measures to Address Climate Change in Cities
To tackle climate change, cities shall adopt and implement policies and measures most suitable to their circumstances. It is important that C40 cities cooperate with all cities around the world and share best practices and technologies. The Clinton Climate Initiative has developed a Measurement Tool that each C40 city can use to calculate a baseline inventory of current emissions. The tool will also allow cities to track progress on their climate change goals.
In establishing their own Climate Change Action Plans, cities will give preferential consideration to the following measures proven to be effective in many cities.
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To take a systematic and secure approach, take institutional measures such as enacting city ordinances based on technical studies, engaging in long-term planning, and establishing Climate Change Funds.
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To avoid, mitigate, or delay the impact of climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions:
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adopt eco-friendly architectural design guidelines for construction, lighting, and insulation, etc., introduce a new and renewable energy certification, prescribed ratio of new and renewable energy for new and renovated buildings, and promote eco-friendly buildings and rationalise energy consumption by providing incentives for energy-efficient designs;
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establish a sustainable transport system through policies that favour public transit and encourage the use of bicycles, promote sustainable land-use and urban design, including preserving natural landscape, continuous expansion of green areas and other eco-spaces and conduct urban planning with focus on low-energy consumption;
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expand citywide resource reclamation and reuse facilities and promote recycling programmes, and
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raise the share of new and renewable energy in the total energy mix.
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- To adapt cities to the unavoidable climate change consequences, providing citizens with a secure environment and higher quality of life by conducting forecasting analysis and thus minimising the damages caused by climate change:
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prepare for disasters by building infrastructure and establishing management plans that will protect citizens against extreme weather events;
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ensure networks such as disaster information systems and weather observation facilities are in place ;
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prepare measures to protect population groups most vulnerable to intense heat waves and improve the monitoring and control systems for communicable and other diseases;
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strengthen ability to anticipate changes in the urban eco-system, improve monitoring of air and other types of pollution, and enhance early warning systems;
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improve energy demand management, such as ability to forecast and respond to fluctuations in seasonal energy demands;
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reflect climate change impacts, such as heat island effects, in the urban planning process; and
improve water resource management.
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- To promote the engagement of city residents to address climate change effectively:
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provide tools for measuring individual carbon footprints and the amount of emission generated by normal, daily activities of citizens;
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develop and promote practical ways for a low-carbon lifestyle,
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support activities of civic organisations to tackle climate change.
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Promote environmental educational policies to prepare next generations for climate change and to think on what citizens can do to develop a sustainable lifestyle and mitigate greenhouse gas emission
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Leader: Mayor Kuma Demeksa |
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Leader: Mayor Nikitas Kaklamanis |
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Leader: Governor Apirak Kosayodhin |
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Leader: Mayor Guo Jinlong |
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Leader: Governing Mayor Klaus Wowereit |
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Leader: Alcalde Mayor de Bogotá Samuel Mareno |
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Leader: Mayor Mauricio Macri |
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Leader: Governor Abdel Azim Wazir |
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Leader: Mayor Antonio Ledezma |
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Leader: Mayor Richard M. Daley |
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Leader: Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit |
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Leader: Mayor Sadeque Hossain Khoka |
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Leader: Chairman of the Hanoi Municipal People’s Committee Nguyen The Thao |
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Leader: Mayor Bill White |
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Leader: Chief Executive Donald Tsang |
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Leader: Mayor Kadir Topbas |
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Leader: Governor Fauzi Bowo |
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Leader: Mayor Amos Masondo |
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Leader: Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal |
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Leader: Governor of Lagos State Babatunde Raji Fashola
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Leader: Mayor of Metropolitan Lima Luís Castañeda Lossio Population: 7,800,000 City status: Participating cityWebsite: http://www.munlima.gob.pe |
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Leader: Mayor Boris Johnson |
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Leader: Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa |
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Leader: Mayor Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón |
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Leader: Lord Mayor Robert Doyle |
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Leader: Mayor Marcelo Ebrard Casaubon |
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Leader: Mayor Yuri Mikhailovich Luzhkov |
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Leader: Mayor Shubha Raul |
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Leader: Mayor Michael Bloomberg |
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Leader: Mayor Bertrand Delanoë |
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Leader: Mayor Michael Nutter |
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Leader: Prefeito Eduardo Paes |
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Leader: Mayor Gianni Alemanno |
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Leader: Mayor Gilberto Kassab |
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Leader: Mayor Oh Se-hoon |
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Leader: Mayor Han Zheng |
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Leader: Lord Mayor Clover More |
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Leader: Governor Shintaro Ishihara |
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Leader: Mayor David Miller |
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Leader: Mayor Hanna Gronkiewicz Waltz |
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