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Mayor of Rio says city leaders primed to deliver COP21 goals

16 November 2016

by Jonathan Andrews

The Mayor of Rio Eduardo Paes said business and urban leaders together could lead international efforts to de-carbonise and increase climate resilience through public-private partnerships during a keynote speech in Marrakesh on 14 November 2016.

Speaking at the Sustainable Innovation Forum for the COP22 climate change conference to an audience of NGOs, government agencies, large corporates and small business owners, Paes called for mayors “with the powers to act in sectors that generate more emissions” to do more to reverse the effects of global warming in urban areas.

“Our work has started, but we are late,” he said.

Rio aims to be a carbon-neutral city by 2065, a target Paes said the ci...

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