Large Cities Climate Summit

large cities climate summit

From May 14 – May 17, 2007, leaders of municipal governments and international businesses from over thirty world cities will convene in New York City for the second C40 Large Cities Climate Summit. Cities are responsible for three-quarters of the world’s energy consumption, and as such, the world’s largest cities have a critical role to play in the reduction of carbon emissions and the reversal of dangerous climate change.

The rabble can’t go to this, but media can. I’m not sure what the rule is about bloggers as media, but those interested in applying for credentials can do so here. The deadline is May 1st.

City Delegations to be Led by Mayor or Governor

CITY MAYOR/GOVERNOR
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Mayor Birhane Deressa
Austin, United States Mayor Will Winn
Bangkok, Thailand Governor Apirak Kosayodhin
Berlin, Germany Mayor Klaus Wowereit
Bogotá, Colombia Mayor Luis Eduardo Garzon
Cairo, Egypt Governor Abd Elazem Wazir
Chicago, United States Mayor Richard M. Daley
Copenhagen, Denmark Lord Mayor Ritt Bjerregaard
Curitiba, Brazil Mayor Beto Richa
Delhi, India Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit
Houston, United States Mayor Bill White
Istanbul, Turkey Mayor Kadir Topbas
Johannesburg, South Africa Mayor Amos Masondo
Karachi, Pakitstan Mayor Sted Mustafa Kamal
Lagos, Nigeria Governor Bola Tinubu
Lima, Peru Mayor Oscar Castaneda Lossio
London, United Kingdom Mayor Ken Livingstone
Los Angeles, United States Mayor Antonio Villaragoisa
Melbourne, Australia Lord Mayor John So
Mexico City, Mexico Mayor Marcelo Ebrard Casaubon
Moscow, Russia Mayor Yuri Mikhailovich Luzhkov
Mumbai, India Mayor Shubha Umesh Raul
New Orleans, United States Mayor Ray C. Nagin
New York, United States Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg
Paris, France Mayor Bertrand Delanoë
Philadelphia, United States Mayor John Street
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Mayor Cesar Maia
Rotterdam, Netherlands Mayor Ivo Opstelten
Salt Lake City, United States Mayor Rocky Anderson
San Francisco, United States Mayor Gavin Newsom
Sao Paulo, Brazil Mayor Gilberto Kassab
Seattle, United States Mayor Greg Nickels
Seoul, South Korea Mayor Oh Se-hoon
Sydney, Australia Lord Mayor Clover Moore
Tokyo, Japan Governor Shintaro Ishihara
Toronto, Canada Mayor David Miller