As promised, we’re going to be presenting information covering both sides of every issue that we cover here.

Right now in NY City, there is a summit on global warming will have 33 Mayors and/or governors as well as delegations from 18 other cities, from around the world, including New Yorks own Mike Bloomburg. The purpose of the meeting was to continue a series of meetings that began in 2005, designed to reduce carbon emissions within major cities. The outcome of the first meeting was to form the committee that organizes these conferences so that it is something that will continue into the future.

The summit includes the following events:

  • The Economic Case for Climate Action
  • Transport Beating Congestion & Surviving Your Next Election
  • Energy The Energy Revolution
  • Water Keeping the Tap Running without Running the Well Dry
  • The Business of Climate Change: Job Creation & Development
  • Buildings Creating Green Skylines
  • Communicating Change & Ensuring Action
  • Transport Fuelling Urban Transit Alternatives
  • EnergyAdopting Renewable Energy Systems
  • Waste Wealth from Waste
  • Cities Can Thrive in a Low Carbon Economy
  • C40 General Assembly

    • On the website for the summit NYCClimateSummit has some excellent case studies about how major cities around the world are working to begin to use alternative energies in order to try to reduce carbon emmissions within their city.

    Personally, whether or not it does reduce carbon emissions, I think that it’s a great thing because it could (over a period of time) work to reduce the costs of alternative energy sources so that the costs of providing them can be reduced. A combination of reduced cost combined with a non-political environment actually making decisions on the future is required for good decisions to be made –> we all know that as soon as the oil companies get nervous about reduced profits, the cost will come down to keep oil the cheapest source of energy.