[sustran] 'London must take lead on climate change'

[Eric Britton (ChoiceMail)]

World Economic Forum - 'London must take lead on climate change' 

Mayor of London Ken Livingstone will say in Davos today that he aims to make
London the world's leading centre for research and financial development on
climate change over the next five years. The Mayor is in Davos to attend the
World Economic Forum. He will be concentrating today (Thursday) on how
government and business can work with cities to accelerate global emissions
reductions. London established the C40 Large Cities Climate Leadership Group -
to accelerate emissions reductions in the world's largest cities. Last August
the Mayor announced a partnership with the Bill Clinton's Foundation to take
this forward. 


(Media-Newswire.com) - Mayor of London Ken Livingstone will say in Davos today
that he aims to make London the world's leading centre for research and
financial development on climate change over the next five years.

The Mayor is in Davos to attend the World Economic Forum. He will be
concentrating today ( Thursday ) on how government and business can work with
cities to accelerate global emissions reductions.

Ken Livingstone said today:

'The challenge of climate change requires immediate action across governments
and business to effect change.

'Cities produce 75 per cent of global carbon emissions and it is therefore in
cities that the battle against climate change will have to be won.

'To win this battle three things are required.

'First, determination to tackle climate change and not denial of its reality or
consequences.

'Second, the most sophisticated financial institutions to respond to carbon
trading and investment in new technologies.

'Third, state of the art scientific and technical research facilities to develop
the technological solutions of the future.

'A number of cities have parts of this solution. But London is the only one that
brings together all three. My administration is totally focused on this.

'That is why I am setting the target that in the next five years London should
become the undisputed world leader in research and financial development on
climate change.

'Climate change is a tremendous challenge to humanity. But for London it is also
a tremendous opportunity.  The world is shifting to a new technical and
financial system in which we do not produce and waste energy, in the form of
carbon, but must conserve it. London has the potential to be at the centre of
this shift and intends to work with all the other great world cities to achieve
it. That is why London established the C40 group of major world cities on
climate change.'

ENDS


Notes to Editors


London established the C40 Large Cities Climate Leadership Group - to accelerate
emissions reductions in the world's largest cities. Last August the Mayor
announced a partnership with the Bill Clinton's Foundation to take this forward.
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