16 cities are funded to
16 cities worldwide including New York, Chicago, Houston (USA), Toronto (Canada), Mexico City (Mexico), London (England), Berlin (Germany), Tokyo (Japan) and Rome (Italy) will be funded to change the design of buildings to reduce emissions.
Other cities participating in this program include: Mumbai (India), Karachi (Pakistan), Seoul (South Korea), Bangkok (Thailand), Melbourne (Australia), Sao Paulo (Brazil) and Johannesburg (South Africa).
This is the idea made by the organization of former US President Bill Clinton. The organization has arranged a meeting between four energy service companies and five leading banks with the aim of helping these cities cut emissions.
"If all buildings are used effectively, we will save a lot of energy and cut emissions. We will also save tons," Clinton said . money". Mr Clinton also said every Citi bank, Deutsche Bank, JP Morgan Chase, UBS and ABN Amro have agreed to fund $ 1 billion for the project. According to Mr. Clinton, if the buildings are repaired, they will cut 20-50% of the energy used.
Mr. Clinton is speaking at the press conference to introduce the Energy Efficient Building Restructuring Program (Photo: AP)
Under the project, buildings will be redesigned with lighting, cooling and heating systems with a new, more energy-efficient and efficient system; The roof is made of white or reflective material to avoid the sun's heat, installing new types of windows to allow more light to enter and put more eye to use the lights and air conditioners most effectively.
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