Making the Spirit of Rio Actionable: New Tool for Strategic Carbon Planning in Metropolitan Regions

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Making the Spirit of Rio Actionable: New Tool

for Strategic Carbon Planning in Metropolitan

Regions

PR Newswire

RIO DE JANEIRO, June 25, 2012

RIO DE JANEIRO

,

June 25, 2012

/PRNewswire/ --

To Make the Green Economy Happen, reMAC Enables Metropolitan

Regions and Cities to Take Informed Decisions on Energy & Carbon

Reduction Strategies

Rio+20 provides much-needed momentum to international cooperation on

sustainable development post global financial crisis. The question is how

decision makers can translate goals into action in a cost-effective, fast and

convergent manner.

Impact Economy is proud to announce its partnership with the Network of

European Metropolitan Regions and Areas (METREX), leveraging the firm's

expertise in strategy, investment and sustainability advisory to advance the

goal of a more sustainable and effective economy.

Producing roughly 70% of worldwide greenhouse gas, cities and metropolitan

regions are in a unique position to address climate change. Given many

governments' ambition to achieve 80% emissions reductions by 2050, a

decision and strategy tool such as

Regenerative Energies for Metropolitan

Areas and Cities

(reMAC) is invaluable, covering the full spectrum of answers

relating to financial viability, technical feasibility and carbon reduction.

As official partner and sole promoter and distributor outside the European

Union, Impact Economy will support the rollout and implementation of reMAC to

metropolitan administrations in cities ranging from 20,000 inhabitants upwards.

Based on local data and potential mixes of energy sources and policy choices,

reMAC models regional CO

2

reduction and cost scenarios. This enables regional

stakeholders to take smart decisions to efficiently achieve carbon reduction

and profit from investments in renewables.

As member of the Clinton Global Initiative and strategy partner of R20 Regions

of Climate Action, Impact Economy is actively seeking ways to maximize impact

in fulfilling its mission to facilitate the transition towards sustainable capitalism.

Further information:

Dr. Maximilian Martin, Founder and Managing Director of Impact Economy

[e-mail] or website:

http://www.impacteconomy.com/remac, [phone]