LOS ANGELES air max 97 kaufen , Sept. 16 (Xinhua) -- At the Climate Leaders Summit in Los Angeles on Tuesday and Wednesday, about two dozens of China and U.S. local governments announced their ambitious plans to combat the climate change.
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Eleven Chinese provinces and cities are committed to achieve the peaking of CO2 emissions by 2020 to 2030, while U.S. states and cities committing to increase their percentage of renewable energy and reduce greenhouse gas emission by a substantial amount, such as California, a leading state in the country Nike Air VaporMax 97 Metallic Gold Günstig , is going to reduce emissions by 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2030 and 80 percent by 2050, which is the most ambitious target in North America.
"As home to over half the world's population that's responsible for 70 percent of the planet's greenhouse gas emissions, cities are ground zero in the fight against climate change," said Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti.
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Los Angeles has announced to reduce emission by 45 percent by 2025, 60 percent by 2030, and 80 percen by 2050 on the 1990 baseline.
The two-day summit with the full name as the First Session of the U.S.-China Climate-SmartLow-Carbon Cities Summit, provided a platform for the leading cities in China and the U.S. to exchange their ideas and experience on combating climate change.
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Through tax incentives, regulations and other measures, cities are encouraging the private sectors to do more in combating climate change.
"The best solution for a city is the solution of other city," Austin said.
Mayor Annise Parker from Houston, the U.S. fossil fuel capital, said in her speech that the city is "borrowing" ideas from other cities to reduce carbon emission, including using more renewable energy Sale Herren Nike Air Max TN Schwarz , sharing bicycle and change the street light bulbs to LED.
"Cities in China and the U.S. have many differences," said Wu Daohong, President of Beijing Shenwu Environment and Energy Technology, a Chinese company working on improving energy efficiency and reducing emissions, "Such as there are only 3 e-buses in London, but there are over 3,000 in Shenzhen. There are only 8.5 million population in New York Damen Nike Air Max Plus TN Ultra Weiß Schweiz , but there are 22 million in Beijing. "
"But their goals and attitudes in combatting climate change are the same," he told Xinhua after a round-table talk of business leaders during the conference on Wednesday.
NAIROBI, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- Kenya will continue to struggle to win in men's 10,000m and 5,000m races because the competitions scarce and are not offering much rewards to contestants anymore.
The country is having it rough in the two events at major global championships and was humiliated in London World Championships, where only Paul Tanui was able to grab a bronze in the 10,000m as Britain's Mo Farah and Ethiopia athletes reigned supreme.
However Herren Nike Air Max TN Plus Ultra Grün Kaufen , head coach Julius Kirwa believes that Kenya will continue to struggle in the two races because potential athletes to challenge for medals are opting to jump straight to the marathons where there is more races and rewards in terms of prize packs.
However, Kirwa said there is potential in finding quality athletes who will replace former world champions Eliud Kipchoge (2003) and Benjamin Limo (2005).
"Our production line has remained active and our athletes are the most sought after. But we must be realistic, these athletes need to be paid and there need to be a perfect programme to make them look at the events favourable," he said.
"What we have now are more of second string athletes going for these events at the grassroot. There is more reward in joining the marathon and there is nothing we can do to stop them."
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It will take Kenya long to get good talent to fill the big gap left by 2015 world 10,000m champion Vivian Cheruiyot when the athlete scaled up to the marathon.
"We have the likes of Agnes Jebet, Alice Aprot and Irene Cheptai but they will need to train well to match their Ethiopian rivals," said Kirwa.
"Mo Farah might have left track but we need to groom athletes for men's 10,000m. The field is small and lacks top quality."
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