CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The C40 World Mayors Summit in Copenhagen gathered a global coalition of leading cities, businesses and residents to showcase the radical and ambitious climate action our planet needs to create the future we want.

Detailed explanation-2: -About the C40 World Mayors Summit C40’s milestone event, the C40 Mayors Summit, will take place in Copenhagen, Denmark on 9-12 October 2019.

Detailed explanation-3: -The C40 World Mayors Summit is our triennial climate action conference organised in partnership with a C40 member city. The 2022 Summit, hosted by the City of Buenos Aires from 19–21 October, was a hybrid in-person and virtual event.

Detailed explanation-4: -It was awarded under the theme of “The future we want relies on green mobility” and for its Low Carbon Commute Transition. It has been selected among 7 winners announced by the Bloomberg Philanthropies, which celebrated the best projects across seven categories that define 2019 theme, ‘The Future We Want’.

Detailed explanation-5: -Membership to the group comes from performance-based requirements. Five Indian cities are currently a part of the C40 network. These are Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru, and Mumbai.