Measuring and Developing Sustainable Cities Presentation to EU Committee of Regions May 27, 2008 Warren Karlenzig, CEO, Common Current www.commoncurrent.com

How Green is Your City? U.S. City Rankings

#2 San Francisco: (Population 800,000)

#49 Oklahoma City (Population 400,000)

City Sustainability Metrics Knowledge Base/ Communications: S ustainability department; National government/ NGO collaboration; sustainability plan; city sustainability information on Internet City Innovation: Green building incentives; environmental purchasing; carpooling coordination; car sharing programs

Knowledge Base/ Communications:

S ustainability department; National government/ NGO collaboration; sustainability plan; city sustainability information on Internet

City Innovation:

Green building incentives; environmental purchasing; carpooling coordination;

car sharing programs

Green Cities: New Solutions Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Pilot projects Transportation: fastest growing greenhouse gas emissions sector worldwide Seoul: Personal Travel Assistant San Francisco: Connected Bus System Amsterdam: Smart work centers IT: Microsoft/ ICLEI/ Large Cities C40/ William J. Clinton Climate Initiative: Carbon accounting portal and tools for city carbon inventories. In Beta.

Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Pilot projects

Transportation: fastest growing greenhouse gas emissions sector worldwide

Seoul: Personal Travel Assistant

San Francisco: Connected Bus System

Amsterdam: Smart work centers

IT: Microsoft/ ICLEI/ Large Cities C40/ William J. Clinton Climate Initiative:

Carbon accounting portal and tools for city carbon inventories. In Beta.

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Warren Karlenzig President/ CEO Common Current San Anselmo, California United States of America [email_address] www.commoncurrent.com 1-415-259-6227

Warren Karlenzig

President/ CEO Common Current

San Anselmo, California

United States of America

[email_address]

www.commoncurrent.com

1-415-259-6227