[LINK] World Virtual Meeting of Mayors “No Return to Business as Usual”
Marghanita da Cruz
marghanita at ramin.com.au
Mon May 11 10:41:53 AEST 2020
Hi Roger,
GDP only emerged from the '30s depression - perhaps it is a good time
for a new measure to emerge.
To be pedantic - it is only the City of Sydney LGA not the whole of
Sydney. There is great variability in scale of these cities - Councils
in the UK (two levels of gov more similar to the ACT Gov) are different
to Councils within in Australia [City of Brisbane much different to City
of Sydney].
Marghanita
Councillor Inner West Council (adjacent to City of Sydney)
On 9/5/20 6:23 am, Roger Clarke wrote:
> On 8/5/20 11:02 pm, Stephen Loosley wrote:
>> “No Return to Business as Usual”
>> Forty global mayors issue a call for a healthy, equitable and a
>> sustainable economic recovery to this pandemic.
>
> That seems good in a couple of ways, but not in others. A check of
> the list by GDP would be good, but not easy. Here it is by population:
>
> 101 Los Angeles
> 139 Athens
> 538 Austin
> 66 Barcelona
> 27 Bogotá
> 764 Boston
> 14 Buenos Aires
> 171 Chicago
> 365 Copenhagen
> 113 Curitiba
> 138 Durban
> 423 Freetown
> 46 Hong Kong
> 200 Houston
> 30 Lima
> 153 Lisbon
> 35 London
> 102 Medellín
> 77 Melbourne
> 5 Mexico City
> 141 Milan
> 94 Montréal
> ??? New Orleans
> 41 New York City
> 505 Oslo
> 834 Portland
> ??? Quezon City
> 527 Rotterdam
> 109 Salvador (San S., Brazil?)
> 4 São Paulo
> 608 San Francisco
> 54 Santiago
> 692 Seattle
> 33 Seoul
> 78 Sydney
> 95 Tel Aviv-Yafo
> 179 Vancouver
>
> So it contains only 2 of the largest 10 cities, 3 of the largest 20,
> 5 of the largest 30, 7 of the largest 40. Here are the missing ones:
>
> 1 Tokyo
> 2 Delhi
> 3 Shanghai
> 6 Cairo
> 7 Dhaka
> 8 Mumbai
> 9 Beijing
> 10 Osaka
> 11 Karachi
> 12 Chonqing
> 13 Istanbul
> 15 Kolkata
> 16 Lagos
> 17 Kinshasa
> 18 Manila
> 19 Tianjin
> 20 Rio De Janeiro
> 21 Guangzhou
> 22 Lahore
> 23 Moscow
> 24 Shenzhen
> 25 Bangalore
> 26 Paris
> 28 Chennai
> 29 Jakarta
> 31 Bangkok
> 32 Hyderabad
> 34 Nagoya
> 36 Chenddu
> 37 Tehran
> 38 Nanjing
> 39 Wuhan
> 40 Luanda
>
> _______________________________
>
>> London, 07 May - Mayors from many of the world’s most powerful cities
>> have warned that the recovery from COVID-19 “should not be a return
>> to ‘business as usual’ - because that is a world on track for 3°C or
>> more of over-heating.”
>>
>> https://www.c40.org/press_releases/taskforce-principles
>>
>> Today’s announcement comes after a series of virtual meetings
>> attended by more than 40 mayors, demonstrating how they are working
>> together globally to overcome both the coronavirus and climate change
>> crises.
>>
>> Statement endorsed by the mayors of Los Angeles, Athens, Austin,
>> Barcelona, Bogotá, Boston, Buenos Aires, Chicago, Copenhagen,
>> Curitiba, Durban, Freetown, Hong Kong, Houston, Lima, Lisbon, London,
>> Medellín, Melbourne, Mexico City, Milan, Montréal, New Orleans, New
>> York City, Oslo, Portland, Quezon City, Rotterdam, Salvador, São
>> Paulo, San Francisco, Santiago, Seattle, Seoul, Sydney, Tel
>> Aviv-Yafo and Vancouver.
>>
>> Global Mayors COVID-19 Recovery Task Force
>>
>> The Task Force will establish a common framework that all of C40’s
>> global membership can use to create a "new normal" for city
>> economies; agree upon concrete measures they can put in place for
>> recovery; how to communicate about the climate crisis in a
>> post-COVID-19 world; and how can they influence stimulus packages and
>> interventions to support the necessary transition to a more
>> sustainable, low-carbon, inclusive and healthier economy for people
>> and the planet.
>>
>> “COVID-19 has laid bare the systemic inequities too often found at
>> the heart of our communities -- and as we start to emerge from this
>> crisis, we must rebuild an economy that truly works for everyone,”
>> said C40 Chair and Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti. “Our C40
>> statement of principles will provide a framework for a fair recovery
>> -- a sustainable and equitable vision that lifts up our most
>> vulnerable residents and advances the work of our Global Green New
>> Deal.”
>>
>> Statement of Principles:
>>
>> The COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly impacted the world’s cities. It
>> is not just a global health crisis, but a social and economic crisis.
>> In many ways it is also an urban phenomenon, with its roots in
>> environmental destruction and humanity’s relationship with nature. It
>> is, in part, a consequence of the undermining of international
>> mechanisms and institutions which were built to bring peace and
>> prosperity to all. It is, in part, a consequence of ignoring
>> science-based knowledge.
>>
>> We, as leaders of major cities across the globe, are clear that our
>> ambition should not be a return to ‘normal’ – our goal is to build a
>> better, more sustainable, more resilient and fairer society.
>> Therefore, our joint strategy to support the recovery of our cities
>> and their residents from COVID-19 will be governed by these principles:
>>
>> + The recovery should not be a return to ‘business as usual’ -
>> because that is a world on track for 3°C or more of over-heating;
>>
>> + The recovery, above all, must be guided by an adherence to public
>> health and scientific expertise, in order to assure the safety of
>> those who live in our cities;
>>
>> + Excellent public services, public investment and increased
>> community resilience will form the most effective basis for the
>> recovery;
>>
>> + The recovery must address issues of equity that have been laid bare
>> by the impact of the crisis – for example, workers who are now
>> recognised as essential should be celebrated and compensated
>> accordingly and policies must support people living in informal
>> settlements;
>>
>> + The recovery must improve the resilience of our cities and
>> communities. Therefore, investments should be made to protect against
>> future threats – including the climate crisis – and to support those
>> people impacted by climate and health risks;
>>
>> + Climate action can help accelerate economic recovery and enhance
>> social equity, through the use of new technologies and the creation
>> of new industries and new jobs. These will drive wider benefits for
>> our residents, workers, students, businesses and visitors;
>>
>> + We commit to doing everything in our power and the power of our
>> city governments to ensure that the recovery from COVID-19 is
>> healthy, equitable and sustainable;
>>
>> + We commit to using our collective voices and individual actions to
>> ensure that national governments support both cities and the
>> investments needed in cities, to deliver an economic recovery that is
>> healthy, equitable and sustainable;
>>
>> + We commit to using our collective voices and individual actions to
>> ensure that international and regional institutions invest directly
>> in cities to support a healthy, equitable and sustainable recovery.
>>
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