Some 500 EU Cities Pledge to Cut CO2 Emissions. By Pete Harrison, Reuters, May 4, 2010. "Five hundred European Union cities pledged on May 4 to exceed the EU's climate targets, signing up to do more to cut their emissions of climate warming gas. The EU plans to cut carbon dioxide emissions to one fifth below 1990 levels over the next decade, but the coalition of cities signed up to the Covenant of Mayors which aims to outperform that goal by sharing knowledge and low-carbon strategies. 'Smart green buildings, smart transport and logistics and, in general, the whole concept of smart cities are job-intensive activities that contribute directly to the local economy,' said European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso. 'Crucially, they also make a positive contribution to other issues, such as social integration, quality of life, well-being, and the attractiveness of our cities.' European lawmakers said they had persuaded the EU's executive, the European Commission, to redirect several hundred million euros of unused budget into energy-efficiency measures which would help the cities."
2010-05-12
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