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Wuhan becomes fifth Chinese city to join the C40 network

20 June 2014

by Richard Forster

The City of Wuhan has joined Shenzhen as the latest addition to the C40 international network of cities committed to taking climate change actions locally that are having an impact globally. Wuhan is the capital of Hubei province in the People’s Republic of China, and is the most populous city in Central China.

“The City of Wuhan has always committed itself to sustainable development and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions,” said Tang Liangzhi, Mayor of Wuhan. “As a metropolitan city accommodating 10 million people, Wuhan boasts a unique geographical location and plays a leading role in combatting climate change and policy-making for sustainable development. Our participation in the C40 would open a door for information sharing and lead us to form good partnerships with similar cities in the network.”

With a population of 10.2 million people, dozens of railways, roads and expressways pass through the city, making it a major transport hub. Wuhan has recently established a series of innovative institutional mechanisms to enable more effective implementation of environmental programmes, such as the Great East Lake Ecological Water Channel Network Project. In 2012, the city also integrated low carbon and climate change measures into the Wuhan Urban Development Strategy.

“As mayor of a fast growing megacity in a transition economy myself, I understand the challenges that promoting sustainable economic development represents,” said Eduardo Paes, C40 Chair and Mayor of Rio de Janeiro. “For this reason also, I am confident that Wuhan’s engagement with the C40 global network, which has now grown to include 69 cities, many of which facing similar challenges, can provide robust support to the city’s climate change agenda.”

Mayor Paes added that increasing participation from cities in China is important, given their unique experience in promoting sustainable and resilient low-carbon development.

By 2020, Wuhan has committed to reducing emissions per unit of GDP by 56 percent from 2005 levels, and the city has been striving for effective planning and implementation of low carbon measures in order to meet the target date.

Wuhan is the sixth city to join the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group since the start of 2014, bringing total membership to 69 cities, of which five are now from China.

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