Manhattan Green Construction


by Colleen Barry-Sleicher - Date: 2007-06-04 - Word Count: 371 Share This!

Manhattan Green Construction See http://www.manhattangreenconstruction.com for more information and links on C40 Summit in Manhattan Last week.

The C40 Large Cities Climate Summit is designed to help mayors deliver action in combating climate change. This summit is bringing together an unprecedented number of mayors from major cities, their senior staff and business leaders. Through a comprehensive program of interactive sessions, delegates can share best practices and identify collaborative projects all aimed at tackling climate change.

MHIR was able to attend one of the Press meetings at the C4 Climate Leadership Group Summit.

Following is part of the Conference outcome.

Bloomberg announced during the conference that NY will be part of a program, with 15 other cities. A Climate Initiative will pay for these cities to renovate municipal buildings to make them environmentally friendly.

The Climate Initiative program putting this together worked with five worldwide banks, each putting up 1 billion. There is no upfront cost to the cities. Energy companies will perform audits and look for ways to make them more energy efficient. The cities have agreed to pay back loans through their expected energy savings.

Excerpts from "A Proposal to Host, The 3rd Large Cities, Climate Leadership group Summit, Seoul, Korea".

"Korea's situation is between advanced countries and developing countries. We share the both parties' positions; we have a responsibility for previous greenhouse gas emissions along with advanced countries, and the amount of our gas emissions are increasing like developing countries. Seoul is Korea's representative city, and probably the only city in the world to understand both parties standpoints.

Recently, Seoul City's strong climate change policies afre playing apivotal role in indusing the Korean government's actions. If Souel's models can spread to other Asian Cities, they will contribute to promoting efforts to combat Asia's climate change. It will be one of the most critical success factors to achieve C40's mission and mandate."

See http://www.manhattangreenconstruction.com for more information and links on C40 Summit in Manhattan Last week. ManhattanGreenConstruction site includes the PDF of Londons Complete Action Plan along with poffical Press release information from Summit.

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Author is Colleen Barry Owner of Manhattanhome.org since 1999 and manhattanhometheater.com since 2005. Manhattan Home Improvement Referral Corp. Manhattan Home Theater Corp.


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