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NEW YORK (AP) - Bold new initiatives against global warming have come out of major cities around the world over the past few weeks — with the notable exception of Washington.
Meeting in New York this month, dozens of big-city mayors from six continents competed to present the most ambitious plan for reducing emissions of carbon dioxide and other gases that cause global warming.
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg touted his new 127-point plan to cut Gotham's emissions 30 percent by 2030. Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa committed to reducing his city's carbon emissions 35 percent by 2030. Toronto's David Miller announced that he had signed his city up for Zerofootprint, a carbon calculator and social networking Web site that helps individuals reduce their greenhouse gas production, to help Canada's largest city meet its goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 6 percent in five years and 80 percent by mid-century.
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