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Retrofit program deal signed in Copenhagen
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World leaders gathered in Copenhagen during 7 to 18 December 2009, for the 'United Nations Climate Change Conference' to negotiate global climate change agreements.
Lord Mayor Robert Doyle joined 79 of the world's city mayors at the Copenhagen Climate Summit for Mayors which ran alongside the UN negotiations. Councillor Cathy Oke was also in Copenhagen in her role as an ICLEI (Local Governments for Sustainability) representative.
Robert Doyle met with his international mayor counterparts – including mayors of New York, Toronto, London and Vancouver. The meetings provided opportunities to build profitable alliances based on information sharing and to outline how cities can work with national governments to deliver real results in sustainability.
Cities have a central role to play in tackling climate change – they are responsible for 75 per cent of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions.
Research by the Council of Capital City Lord Mayors (CCCLM) shows Australia’s capital cities can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by more than 40 per cent by 2020 through a suite of initiatives already underway.
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The City of Melbourne has taken a lead role on climate change and is embarking on a series of ambitious projects.
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Retrofit program deal signed in Copenhagen
Lord Mayor Robert Doyle participated in a signing ceremony in Copenhagen on Tuesday 15 December to mark a contract between the City of Melbourne and Honeywell to reduce carbon emissions and drive energy savings.
Council is initiating the program in association with the Clinton Climate Initiative – a program of the William J. Clinton Foundation – which the City of Melbourne and Honeywell partnered with in 2007 to help tackle climate change by improving building efficiency.
As part of the agreement, Honeywell has conducted an analysis of the 13 Council buildings to identify areas for energy efficiency improvements and retrofits. The work is expected to save Council around A$190,000 in annual energy costs.
See Building a great fit for sustainability for more information.
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