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Hélène Chartier: “C40 is the voice of mayors in the fight against climate change“
We need to reinvent our cities. We need to take bold climate action, leading the way towards a healthier and more sustainable future.
This much seems to sound clear for most players in the industry, leading to a race to carbon neutrality (on which we already published a white paper on decarbonizing real estate).
Today, we are meeting with Hélène Chartier, head of Zero Carbon Development at C40, an organization that she presents as the « voice of mayors in the fight against climate change ».
Summit 2019 © C40 World Mayors Summit
More specifically, the organization is gathering around 100 mega-cities committed to fight the climate crisis, with the participation of mayors like Michael Bloomberg in New York and Anne Hidalgo in Paris.
Mayor Garcetti, Mayor Hidalgo, Sarah Bastin
Hélène Chartier: mission decarbonization
Hélène Chartier, far from wanting to blame the industry, wants to show the opportunities awaiting in the crises and the reward of being a pioneer, becoming one of the leaders who will transform the built environment.
We know that buildings represent more than 50% of the carbon emission of cities. It’s a huge contributor. In that sense, the built environment has a huge responsibility, and also a huge role to play.
Hélène Chartier, head of Zero Carbon Development at C40
This fuels her mission: to develop programs to accelerate the decarbonization of buildings and urban regeneration projects.
One of the most emblematic project she is working on is called « Reinventing cities », promising to design a green and just urban future.
To hear our full interview with Hélène Chartier, you can follow this link to discover our podcast on Leaders Perspectives.
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