Focus: From City Halls to Cancún Corridors

Focus: From City Halls to Cancún Corridors

On the 8th and 9th November 2010, Taipei County Government (soon to be known as Xinbei City), the French Institute of International Relations (Ifri) and the Taipei Ricci Institute jointly organised an International Summit on Climate Change and Low Carbon Metropolises which took place at the seat of the Taipei County Government in Banqiao...

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Focus: From City Halls to Cancún Corridors

Will cities and local communities take the lead when it comes to mitigation action against climate change? This was the definite lesson of a summit held in Xinbei City (formerly Taipei County) on November 8-9 2010.

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Focus: From City Halls to Cancún Corridors

While discussions continue, and most of the world lags behind its modest emissions targets. Some areas are already close to going under, that's to say sinking beneath our carbon-fueled rising sea levels. Ambassador Phillip K. Kabua for the Republic of the Marshall Islands in Taiwan brings local impacts to bear on global negotiations calling for...

Read more: On the frontlines: The SIDS cases

Focus: From City Halls to Cancún Corridors

Inete Ielite chaired Session 3: Other arenas of governance at the conference City Halls to Cancun Corridors: Navigating climate change from local to global. This session looked at the development of alternative and possible competitive forums of governance in the battle against climate change and environmental protection.

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Focus: From City Halls to Cancún Corridors

José Maria Prazeres Pós-de-Mina is the Mayor of Moura, Portugal, who oversaw the building of what was the biggest solar power plant in the world, in a town of just 16,500 people. This led to Moura being a net exporter of sustainable energy.

Read more: Micro clim-action in Moura, Portugal

Focus: From City Halls to Cancún Corridors

Green Growth projectsProject: Sustainable energy in the North Harbour area- The foundation stones for an entirely new city area- Integrated energy system based on sustainable energy sources- The city area will as a minimum become carbon neutral- And in time exporter of sustainable energy

Project: Green Growth and Windmills
Wind energy is...

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