C40, a network of some of the world’s largest cities addressing climate issues, launched two new projects alongside its participation in the recent Rio summit.

The projects are the Solid Waste Network for reducing methane emissions and a new Web platform for sharing best practices among cities across the world.

The Solid Waste Network, a peer-to-peer learning system, will be implemented with the support of the World Bank and the Climate and Clean Air Initiative.

C40 will work with partners like the Clinton Climate Initiative, who will provide technical assistance for local governments on developing and sharing viable programs and projects that minimize methane gas production.

The second initiative is a new “library” which will be integrated in the network’s Web site, www.C40.org. City best practices will be collected and publicized on the library to promote strategies that respond to climate change issues.

“When mobilized as one, cities wield sufficient collective power to influence opinion and nudge policy further up the legislative agenda,” said Rio de Janeiro mayor Eduardo Paes.

“Mayors and cities don’t have the luxury of just sitting around and talking about problems because on a whole range of critical issues, the buck stops at City Hall,” said Michael R. Bloomberg, New York city mayor and current C40 chair.

“Because of Mayors’ commitment to action, cities are making great progress in reducing greenhouse gases, which helps beat back climate change and makes our cities better, more livable places.”

At the Rio summit, the new data released by the C40 indicates that its members have the potential to reduce their annual greenhouse gas emissions by over a billion metric tons by 2030. C40 cities have undertaken nearly 5,000 climate-related actions since the network first formed in 2005, the group said, most of these done only at the local level. – EcoSeed Staff

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