Climate Action 2014-2015
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C40 CITIES CLIMATE LEADERSHIP GROUP<br />
The C40 Cities <strong>Climate</strong> Leadership Group (C40) is a<br />
network of large and engaged cities from around the world<br />
committed to implementing meaningful and sustainable<br />
climate-related actions locally that will help address climate<br />
change globally. C40 was established in 2005 and expanded<br />
via a partnership in 2006 with President William J. Clinton’s<br />
<strong>Climate</strong> Initiative (CCI). The current chair of the C40 is Rio<br />
de Janeiro's Mayor Eduardo Paes; the 108th Mayor of New<br />
York City Michael R. Bloomberg serves as President of the<br />
Board. Eduardo Paes, Chair of the C40 Cities, highlights how<br />
cities are leading the fight against climate change on page 82.<br />
www.c40.org<br />
GREEN CLIMATE FUND<br />
The Green <strong>Climate</strong> Fund is a new multilateral fund that<br />
was established by Parties attending the 2010 UNFCCC<br />
Conference in Cancun, Mexico. The Fund is designed as an<br />
operating entity of the Convention’s financial mechanism.<br />
The Fund’s purpose is to promote the paradigm shift towards<br />
low-emission and climate-resilient development pathways<br />
by providing support to developing countries to help limit<br />
or reduce their greenhouse gas emissions and to adapt<br />
to the unavoidable impacts of climate change. Ms Héla<br />
Cheikhrouhou, Executive Director of the fund, addresses the<br />
key topics in the climate finance arena on page 24.<br />
www.news.gcfund.org<br />
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