There are many interventions that cities can take to reduce energy consumption and to use cleaner energy. They include:

• Creating building codes and standards that include practical, affordable changes that make buildings cleaner and more energy efficient.

• Conducting energy audits and implementing retrofit programs to improve energy efficiency in municipal and private buildings.

• Installing more energy efficient traffic and street lighting.

• Implementing localized, cleaner electricity generation systems.

• Developing bus rapid transit and non-motorized transportation systems.

• Using clean fuels and hybrid technologies for city buses, garbage trucks, and other vehicles.

• Implementing schemes to reduce traffic, such as congestion charges.

• Creating waste-to-energy systems at landfills.

• Improving water distribution systems and leak management.

We will be working with C40 participants in these areas and others in which major greenhouse gas emissions reductions can be achieved.