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Potential for Climate Action

2024-02-21-奥雅纳王***

PotentialforClimateAction Citiesarejustgettingstarted December2015 23 C40CITIESCLIMATELEADERSHIPGROUPFOREWORDS TheC40CitiesClimateLeadershipGroup,nowinits10thyear,connectsmorethan80oftheworld’sgreatestcities,representing600+millionpeopleandonequarteroftheglobaleconomy.Createdandledbycities,C40isfocusedontacklingclimatechangeanddrivingurbanactionthatreducesgreenhousegasemissionsandclimaterisks,whileincreasingthehealth, well-beingandeconomicopportunitiesofurbancitizens.www.c40.org PARTNERSHIP ThisreporthasbeendeliveredthroughacollaborativepartnershipbetweenC40andArup,theglobalconsultancyfirm.AruphasworkedwithC40since2009todevelopstrategicresearchthatiscentraltoprogressingourunderstandingofhowcitiescontributetoclimatechangemitigationandadaptation.ThisiswhyinJune2015,ArupannouncedamajorpartnershipwithC40,committing$1millionofprofessionalsupportoverthreeyears tohelpcitiestakemeaningfulactionagainstclimatechange. ThispartnershipisfoundedonArup’sindependentandevidence-basedapproach,alongsideC40’slongstandingbeliefin“measurementformanagement”.Thepartnershipsupportsastrongresearchagenda,aggregatingandanalysingcitydatatohelpcityactorsidentifyopportunities,collaborateandtobuildroadmapsthatwillenable themtotakemeaningfulclimateactionfasterandmoreefficiently. TheC40-AruppartnershipissupportedbytheCityLeadershipInitiative(CLI)atUniversityCollegeLondon(UCL).TheCLIisacollaboration ofUCL,WorldBankandUN-Habitatandisgearedtowardsprovidingimprovedunderstandingandadviceontheroleofcityleadership inaddressingglobalchallenges. DONORS BloombergPhilanthropies’missionistoensurebetter,longerlivesforthegreatestnumberofpeople.Theorganizationfocusesonfivekeyareasforcreatinglastingchange:PublicHealth,Environment,Education,GovernmentInnovationandtheArts.BloombergPhilanthropiesencompassesallofMichael R.Bloomberg’scharitableactivities,includinghisfoundationandhispersonalgiving.In2014,BloombergPhilanthropiesdistributed462millionUSD. TheChildren’sInvestmentFundFoundation(CIFF)isanindependent,philanthropicorganisation.OurstaffandTrusteescombinethebestofbusinessandthebestofdevelopment,bringingawealthofexperiencefrombothsectorstoCIFF’swork.Weaimtodemonstrablyimprovethelivesofchildrenindevelopingcountriesbyachievinglarge-scale, sustainableimpact.Webelievethateverychilddeservestosurvive,thriveandmatureintoadulthoodinasupportiveandsafeenvironment.However,climatechangedisproportionatelyaffectschildrenlivinginpovertyindevelopingcountries.AkeyfocusforCIFFisclimate-smarturbanisation. Realdaniaisamodernphilanthropicassociationthatworkstocreatequalityoflifeandbenefitthecommongoodbyimprovingthebuiltenvironment:cities,buildingsandthebuiltheritage.Realdaniagrew outofa150yearoldmortgagecreditassociationwhosecreditactivitiesweresoldoffin2000.Overthepast13yearsRealdaniahasengagedinatotalprojectvalueofapproximatelyEUR3.7billion.Realdania’sgrantsaccountedforEUR1.9billion. MarkWattsExecutiveDirectorC40 GregoryHodkinson ChairmanArup MarkWatts Thisreportissignificantbecauseitbothanalysesthemostimportantspecificactionsthatmajorcitiescantaketocutcarbonemissions,anditidentifiesthebarriersthatneedtoberemovedifmayorsaretoachievethem.ThemembercitiesoftheC40representacombinedpopulationofover600millionpeopleandaquarterofworldeconomicoutput.Whathappensinthesecitieswillsignificantlydictatewhetherornottheworldcantackleclimatechange. Thekeyfindingsarethat,whileC40citieshavealreadytaken10,000climateactionsbetweenCopenhagenCOP15in2009andParisCOP21in2015, thepotentialforfurtherdeliveryismuchgreater–apoolofnearly27,000actions.Thereportanalyseseachofthesepotentialactionsagainstthreefactors,theopportunitylearnfromtheirpeers(iehasanothercityalreadydoneit),havingmayoralpowertodeliverandscaleofpotentialGHGreductionimpact. Thisallowsustoidentifyover2,300priorityactionswhich,iffullyimplemented,willcutGHGemissionsby450MtCO2inthenextfewyearsandwillcost$6.8billiontocatalyse.Thisisarelativelymodestsum,butthisanalysisshowsthataccesstofundingisthesinglebiggestobstacletocitiesdeliveringgreaterclimateaction. Thereportfindsthatfullythree-quartersbarrierstotakingthesepotentialactionsrequirecityleaderstopartnerwithotheractors–chieflynational/regionalgovernments,orprivatecompanies.Itprovidesfurtherevidencethatacollaborativeapproachisessentialtotacklingclimatechange– theessenceofC40’swork. Finally,itwillserveasabuildingblockfromwhichwecanengagemanyotherpartnersinthisendeavour.PublishedagainstthebackdropofthecrucialCOP21talks,itprovidesapositivereminderofthesignificantpotentialforclimateactioninadditiontothatwhichtheParisagreementwill,hopefully,unlock. GregoryHodkinson Iampleasedtointroducethisground-breakingreport,PotentialforClimateAction.BuildingonthefindingsofearlierresearchbytheC40-ArupPartnership,thisreportacknowledgesthetremendousnumberofclimateactionsthatcitiesgloballyaredelivering,butasksthecriticalquestion–howdoweleveragethismomentumtodeliverevengreaterimpactinthefuture? Ourresearchhasshownthatwhilecitieshaveshownstrongcommitmentandinnovationtodate,therearemanyvaluableopportunitiesremainin

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