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 |