Finalists selected for the 2014 City Climate Leadership Awards

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Joint Press Release by Siemens and C40 (Cities Climate Leadership Group)

London/New York, June 26, 2014

Finalists selected for the 2014 City Climate Leadership Awards 31 finalist projects identified in ten categories Global prize competition highlights excellence in environmentally impactful city projects Siemens and the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group (C40) today announced 31 finalist projects from 26 cities competing in 10 categories for the 2014 City Climate Leadership Awards. The winners will be announced at the Awards Ceremony to be held in New York on September 22, 2014.

This year’s finalists are from the following 26 cities: Africa Johannesburg Asia & Oceania Changwon Dhaka Jakarta Melbourne Seoul Shenzhen Taipei Yokohama

Siemens AG Wittelsbacherplatz 2 80333 Munich Germany

Europe Amsterdam Barcelona London Malmö Milan Oslo Stockholm Vienna

Latin America Buenos Aires Mexico City North America Los Angeles New Orleans New York City Portland Seattle Vancouver Washington DC


Awards categories: 1. Urban Transportation 2. Solid Waste Management 3. Finance & Economic Development 4. Carbon Measurement & Planning 5. Sustainable Communities 6. Green Energy 7. Adaptation & Resilience 8. Energy Efficient Built Environment 9. Air Quality 10. Intelligent City Infrastructure Details about the Awards event: This year marks the second collaboration between C40 and Siemens on this awards competition, which recognizes innovative city driven climate actions. Cities around the world submitted 87 applications. The ten winners will be celebrated at the Awards Ceremony for their outstanding performance in successfully implementing projects to tackle climate change. The Ceremony will feature the participation of C40 Chair, Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes, C40 Board President Michael R. Bloomberg and Roland Busch, CEO of Siemens’ Infrastructure & Cities Sector and member of the Managing Board of Siemens AG, and will bring together more than 250 decision-makers from cities around the world including mayors, city planners, policy-makers and influential thinkers. About the Awards competition: The C40 & Siemens City Climate Leadership Awards is granted annually in ten categories and provides global recognition for cities that are demonstrating climate action leadership. Categories one to five, including urban transportation, solid waste management and sustainable communities, are open to C40 cities only. An additional five categories, including adaptation and resilience, air quality and intelligent city infrastructure, are open both to C40 cities and the 120 cities in the Siemens and Economist Intelligence Unit research project “Green City Index”. An independent, seven-member judging panel consisting of former city mayors, architects, representatives of the World Bank, as well as C40 and Siemens will select the ten winners.

Reference number: IC201406.10e

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Contact for journalists: Siemens AG, Media Relations Stefan Wagner, Tel.: +49 89 636 632041 E-Mail: [email protected] PT Siemens Indonesia, Media Relations Trista Prihartini, phone: +62 21 27543009 E-mail: [email protected]

C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group, Global Communications Michael Marinello, Tel.: +1 212 617 2383 E-Mail: [email protected] This press release and press pictures are available at www.siemens.com/press/CCLA-2014 www.siemens.asia/ID/en/press/Press-Releases.aspx For more information on the Awards and the projects of the finalist cities, go to: www.cityclimateleadershipawards.com For more information on the Green City Index, go to: www.siemens.com/entry/cc/en/greencityindex.htm

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The Siemens Infrastructure & Cities Sector (Munich, Germany), with approximately 90,000 employees, focuses on sustainable and intelligent infrastructure technologies. Its offering includes products, systems and solutions for intelligent traffic management, rail-bound transportation, smart grids, power distribution, energy efficient buildings, and safety and security. The Sector comprises the divisions Building Technologies, Low and Medium Voltage, Mobility and Logistics, Rail Systems and Smart Grid. For more information visit www.siem ens.com/infrastructurecities


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The C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group (C40) is a network of large and engaged cities from around the world committed to implementing meaningful and sustainable climate-related actions locally that will help address climate change globally. C40 was established in 2005 and expanded via a partnership in 2006 with President William J. Clinton’s Climate Initiative (CCI). The current chair of the C40 is Rio Mayor Eduardo Paes; former Chair, 108th Mayor of New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg serves as President of the Board. To learn more about the work of C40 and our Cities, please visit www.c40.org, follow us on Twitter @c40cities and like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/C40Cities.


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Siemens dan C40 (Cities Climate Leadership Group)

London/New York, 26 Juni 2014

Finalis City Climate Leadership Awards 2014 31 finalis proyek terpilih dalam sepuluh kategori Kompetisi global ini menyoroti keunggulan proyek perkotaan yang berdampak pada perbaikan lingkungan Siemens dan C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group (C40) hari ini mengumumkan 31 finalis proyek dari 26 kota yang bersaing dalam 10 kategori pada City Climate Leadership Awards 2014. Para pemenang akan diumumkan dalam Upacara Penghargaan (Awards Ceremony) yang diselenggarakan di New York pada 22 September 2014.

Finalis City Climate Leadership Awards tahun ini berasal dari 26 kota berikut: Afrika Johannesburg Asia & Oceania Changwon Dhaka Jakarta Melbourne Seoul Shenzhen Taipei Yokohama

Siemens AG Wittelsbacherplatz 2 80333 Munich Germany

Eropa Amsterdam Barcelona London Malmö Milan Oslo Stockholm Vienna

America Latin Buenos Aires Mexico City Amerika Utara Los Angeles New Orleans New York City Portland Seattle Vancouver Washington DC

Siaran Pers Bersama Siemens dan C40 (Cities Climate Leadership Group)

Kategori penghargaan: 1. Transportasi Perkotaan (Urban Transportation) 2. Pengelolaan Limbah Padat (Solid Waste Management) 3. Pembangunan Ekonomi & Keuangan (Finance & Economic Development) 4. Pengukuran & Perencanaan Gas Karbon (Carbon Measurement & Planning) 5. Komunitas Berkelanjutan (Sustainable Communities) 6. Energi Hijau (Green Energy) 7. Adaptasi & Ketahanan (Adaptation & Resilience) 8. Efisiensi Energi Pendukung Lingkungan (Energy Efficient Built Environment) 9. Kualitas Udara (Air Quality) 10. Infrastruktur Kota Cerdas (Intelligent City Infrastructure) Rincian tentang City Climate Leadership Awards 2014: Tahun ini menandai kolaborasi kedua antara C40 dan Siemens dalam penyelenggaraan City Climate Leadership Awards, yang menganugerahi penghargaan untuk tindakan inovatif yang didasari kepedulian kota dalam menghadapi perubahan iklim. Ada 87 aplikasi yang diajukan oleh berbagai kota di seluruh dunia. Para pemenang akan diumumkan pada Upacara Penghargaan (Awards Ceremony) untuk kinerja luar biasa mereka atas keberhasilan melaksanakan berbagai proyek dalam mengatasi perubahan iklim. Upacara tersebut akan dihadiri oleh Ketua C40 Walikota Rio de Janeiro Eduardo Paes, Presiden Dewan C40 Michael R. Bloomberg dan Roland Busch, CEO Siemens untuk Sektor Infrastruktur dan Perkotaan yang juga merupakan anggota Dewan Pengurus Siemens AG, serta dihadiri oleh lebih dari 250 pengambil keputusan dari kota-kota di seluruh dunia, termasuk walikota, para perencana kota, pembuat kebijakan dan para pemikir yang berpengaruh.

Tentang Kompetisi City Climate Leadership: C40 & Siemens City Climate Leadership Awards diberikan setiap tahun dalam sepuluh kategori sebagai wujud penghargaan terhadap kota-kota di seluruh dunia yang menunjukkan kepemimpinan dalam tindakan menghadapi perubahan iklim. Kategori satu hingga lima, termasuk transportasi perkotaan, pengelolaan limbah padat dan komunitas berkelanjutan, terbuka hanya untuk kota-kota C40. Lima kategori tambahan, termasuk adaptasi dan ketahanan, kualitas udara dan infrastruktur kota cerdas, terbuka tidak hanya bagi kota-kota C40, namun juga bagi


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120 kota dalam proyek penelitian “Green City Index” (GCI) yang diselenggarakan oleh Siemens dan Economist Intelligence Unit. Tujuh anggota panel juri independen yang terdiri dari para mantan walikota, arsitek dan perwakilan dari World Bank, C40 dan Siemens, akan menentukan sepuluh pemenangnya. Hubungan media: Siemens AG, Media Relations Stefan Wagner, phone: +49 89 636 632041 E-Mail: [email protected]

PT Siemens Indonesia, Media Relations Trista Prihartini, phone: +62 21 27543009 E-mail: [email protected]

C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group, Global Communications Michael Marinello, phone: +1 212 617 2383 E-Mail: [email protected]

Siaran pers dan foto dapat diakses di : www.siemens.com/press/CCLA-2014 www.siemens.asia/ID/en/press/Press-Releases.aspx

Informasi lebih lanjut tentang C40 & Siemens City Climate Leadership Awards dan proyek-proyek kota finalis dapat dilihat di www.cityclimateleadershipawards.com Untuk informasi lebih lanjut tentang Green City Index, silakan kunjungi: www.siemens.com/entry/cc/en/greencityindex.htm Follow kami di Twitter www.twitter.com/siemens_press dan www.twitter.com/c40cities

Sektor Infrastruktur dan Perkotaan Siemens yang berbasis di Munich, Jerman, dengan kurang lebih 90.000 karyawan, fokus pada pengembangan teknologi infrastruktur berkelanjutan dan cerdas. Yang ditawarkan meliputi sejumlah produk, sistem dan solusi untuk manajemen lalu lintas yang cerdas, transportasi rel-terikat, smart grid, distribusi listrik, bangunan hemat energi, serta keselamatan dan keamanan. Sektor ini mencakup beberapa divisi mulai dari Building Technologies, Low and Medium Voltage, Mobility and Logistics, Rail Systems, dan Smart Grid. Untuk informasi lebih lanjut kunjungi www.siemens.com/infrastructure-cities.


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The C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group (C40) adalah jaringan luas yang mengikat kota-kota di dunia yang berkomitmen untuk mengimplementasikan kegiatan-kegiatan yang berarti dan berkelanjutan secara lokal, yang dapat mengurangi perubahan iklm secara global. C40 didirikan pada tahun 2005 dan berkembang melalui jalinan kerjasam a pada tahun 2006 dengan President W illiam J. Clinton’s Climate Initiative (CCI). Saat ini, Ketua C40 adalah Walikota Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Paes; mantan ketua, Walikota New York yang ke-108 Michael R. Bloomberg menjabat sebagai Presiden Dewan C40. Untuk mempelajari lebih lanjut tentang pekerjaan C40 dan kota-kota kami, silakan kunjungi www.c40.org, follow kami di Twitter @c40cities dan like us di Facebook pada www.facebook.com/C40Cities.


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