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UPDATED MEDIA ADVISORY & CREDENTIAL INFORMATION Mayors of the World’s Largest Cities to Announce Continued Climate Change Actions at Rio+20

C40 Chair and Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, Rio de Janiero Mayor Eduardo Paes to Convene Mayors on Climate Change Action in Rio on June 19th

Event to showcase how cities around the world are taking actions that are having a significant impact on combatting the challenges of global climate

New York (June 13, 2012) -- C40 Chair New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Mayor Eduardo Paes will host mayors from the world’s largest cities – the C40 Cities – for the Rio + C40: Megacity Mayors Taking Action on Climate Change event, taking place in conjunction with the Rio+20 conference on sustainable development.

The day-long event will bring together global city leaders and technical experts to discuss how cities are taking meaningful action to mitigate and adapt to climate change, and will encourage a greater commitment toward reducing greenhouse gas emissions and creating sustainable communities.

Mayors or senior level officials from more than 35 cities, including the following cities are expected to attend:

• Austin • Johannesburg • Barcelona • Karachi • Basel • Lagos • • • Bogota • • • Melbourne • Caracas • • Changwon • Milan • Curitiba • New York • • • Copenhagen • Philadelphia • Dhaka N. • Portland • Dhaka S. • San Francisco • Hanoi • Santiago • Heidelberg • Sao Paulo • Jakarta • • Stockholm • • Rio de Janeiro • Yokohama

WHAT: Rio + C40: Megacity Mayors Taking Action on Climate Change, a C40 Mayors Rio Roundtable prior to Rio+20

WHO: C40 Chair New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes Mayors from the world’s largest cities fighting climate change

WHEN: Tuesday, June 19, 2012 10 AM – 6 PM

WHERE: Humanity 2012, at the Fort of Copacabana (Humanidade 2012) Rio de Janiero,

Credentials: Reporters applying for credentials should register here. The password to register is c40press. The full agenda is available here and below.

For More Information

• Blog: Visit www.C40.org for event updates, information about C40 and a live webcast on the day of the event. • Twitter: Follow us at @C40cities • Facebook: Like us on Facebook

Event Agenda and Participants (to-date)

Rio + C40: Megacity Mayors Taking Action on Climate Change Tuesday, June 19, 2012 Auditorium, Humanidade 2012 - Forte de Copacabana

Opening Ceremony & Announcements (10:00 AM – 11:00 AM BRT)

• Welcome & Announcements, participants include: o Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, C40 Chair, City of New York o Mayor Eduardo Paes, City of Rio de Janeiro o Former President William J. Clinton (via Satellite) o Secretary Lisa Jackson, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency o Rachel Kyte, The World Bank o Mayor Gustavo Urrego, City of Bogotá o Mayor Mauricio Macri, City of Buenos Aires o Mayor Luciano Ducci, City of Curitiba o Lord Mayor Eckart Wuerzner, City of Heidelberg o Mayor Kadir Topbas, City of Istanbul o Executive Mayor Mpho Franklyn Tau, City of Johannesburg o Governor Babatunde Fashola, City of Lagos o Mayor Gilberto Kassab, City of São Paulo o Mayor Won Soon Park, City of Seoul o Todd Sterns, Climate and Clean Air Coalition

Roundtable Conversation #1: Governance, Advocacy, and Institutional Framework on Sustainable Development (11:25 AM – 12:35 PM BRT)

This roundtable conversation will focus on the importance of local governance and commitment to collective action in the fight against climate change and the promotion of sustainable urban development, highlighting the leadership C40 Mayors demonstrate in this space.

• Participants include: o Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, C40 Chair, City of New York o Mayor Eduardo Paes, City of Rio de Janeiro o Mayor Park Won Soon, City of Seoul o Executive Mayor Tau Mpho Franklyn, City of Johannesburg o Rohit T. Aggarwala, Senior Policy Advisor to the Chair of C40 Cities • Moderator: To Be Announced

Roundtable Conversation #2: Green Growth & Poverty Eradication (2:20 PM – 3:20 PM BRT)

This session will focus on the importance of planning strategically, ensuring that our climate change mitigation and adaptation efforts are also a means to drive the green economy and poverty eradication.

• Participants include: o Mayor Gustavo Urrego, City of Bogotá o Mayor Mauricio Macri, City of Buenos Aires o Mayor Gilberto Kassab, City of São Paulo • Moderator: John Lyons, Latin America Correspondent, Wall Street Journal

Roundtable Conversation #3: Climate Adaptation and Risk Assessment (3:20 PM – 4:20 PM BRT)

This session will focus on the importance of climate change adaptation and risk assessment for C40 cities. A brief showcase presentation will focus on how the City of Rio de Janiero’s Operations Center helps the city to monitor and manage climate change adaptation.

• Participants include: o Lord Mayor Eckart Wuerzner, City of Heidelberg o Mayor Kadir Topbas, City of Istanbul (TBC) o Governor Babatunde Fashola, City of Lagos • Moderator: To Be Announced

Closing Plenary (4:50 PM – 5:50 PM)

This session will provide a forum for C40 and other organizations to discuss our collective commitment to addressing climate change. It will also highlight the importance of improving communication and coordination between cities and those at the national level.

• Participants include: o Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, C40 Chair, City of New York o Mayor Kadir Topbas, UCLG President, City of Istanbul o Mayor Fortunati, Official Representative of Metropolis Network President, City of Porto Alegre o David Cadman, ICLEI President o Lamia Kamal-Chaoui, Head of Urban Development Program, OECD & Advisor to the OECD Secretary-General on Cities

About the C40 The C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group (C40) is a network of large and engaged cities from around the world committed to implementing meaningful and sustainable climate-related actions locally that will help address climate change globally. C40 was created in 2005 by former Mayor of London Ken Livingstone, and expanded via a partnership in 2006 with President William J. Clinton’s Climate Initiative (CCI). The current chair of the C40 is New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg. To learn more about the work of C40 and our Cities, please visit www.C40.org, follow us @C40Cities, and friend us on Facebook. ###