Recent News

New! June 18, 2013: R20 Founding Member, the state of California and Shenzhen, China sign a Memorandum of Understanding to expand coorperation at the subnational level to tackle global climate change. To read more about this important agreement, please click here.
 

Photo below: Shenzhen government officials and California Air Resources Board Chairman Mary Nichols sign the MOU at the inauguration day of China's first Emissions Trading System.

New! June 13, 2013: R20 Founding Chair Arnold Schwarzenegger met with Australian PM Julia Gillard to discuss climate change and addressed the topic in a co-authored opinion piece published in the Australian publication The Telegraph. To read their piece "Terminate Doubts and be a Climate Action Hero", please click here.

 

New! The R20 successfully completed its first project in China, with R20 Partner WesTech Solar's water heating demonstration project deployed at both the Environmental Protection Agency and the Wuxi Chinese Medical Hospital in the City of Wuxi, Jiangsu Province. The solar water heater is now providing 100% of the hot water for the hospital. To download a summary of the Solar Thermal Utilization Project for Wuxi Chinese Medicine Hospital and read more about the R20 China Program, please click here.
 

April 25th, 2013: "The Next Generation of Street Lighting: A Feasibility Study and Action Plan for Rio de Janeiro" is released. The Action Plan outlines a blueprint for implementing LED street lights in Rio de Janeiro and makes recommendations for implemention, measuring its results, and communicating those results globally as a case study for this kind of municipal energy-efficient project. To download the Action Plan (in Portuguese and English) please click here.  To read more on the R20's partnership with the City of Rio and work in Brazil please click here.
 

Photo below: R20 Founding Chair Arnold Schwarzenegger presenting the Feasibility and Action Plan to Marcos Belchior, Conservation Secretary for the City of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

R20 Founding Chair Arnold Schwarzenegger presenting the Action Plan to Marcos Belchior, Conservation Secretary for the City of Rio

February 27, 2013: The R20 completed its Building Efficiency Guide for Governments, a guide designed to inform government officials about the significant economic, environmental, and social benefits associated with resource efficient buildings - and more importantly, to encourage governments to take action to create and promote building efficiency in their communities. To download the Guide please click here.
 

January 31st and February 1st, 2013: Vienna R20 Conference with Arnold Schwarzenegger - "Implementing the Sustainable Energy Future", Vienna, Austria. The conference focused on practical and inspiring sub-national bottom up actions from around the globe to build strong sustainable economies and make clean, local sources of energy available to everyone. Please click here for more information about the conference. 

Above: R20 Founding Chair Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and Kandeh K. Yumkella, Director-General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization at the Vienna R20 Conference. 

To read the text of the President of the European Commission, Jose Barroso's speech at the Vienna R20 Conference, please click here.
 

January 17, 2013: The R20 signed an MOU with the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to help Rio develop sustainable public lighting. To read more please click here.

 

January 7, 2013: R20 Governing Board Member Terry Tamminen's book "Cracking the Carbon Code: The Key to Sustainable Profits in the New Economy" is published in China. To read more about the book or to order please click here.