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The Large Cities Climate Leadership Group, also known as the C40 Cities (and originally as the C20 Cities) is a group of cities working to reduce urban carbon emissions and to adapt to climate change. It believes it has an important role to play as cities contain around 50% of the world's population, consume 75% of the world's energy, and produce 80% of its greenhouse gases.^[1] The Group's secretariat is based in London.

The group was founded after a meeting of delegations from 18 cities at the October 2005 World Cities Leadership Climate Change Summit, organised by the Mayor of London.

On August 1, 2006, the Group signed a memorandum of understanding with the William J. Clinton Foundation's Climate Initiative,^[2] under which the Clinton Foundation will provide technical and communications support.

The Group held their first summit in 2005 in London and their second in 2007 in New York.^[3] At the second summit, 13 cities joined the group.^[4] The third summit was in May 18–21, 2009 in Seoul. Next forth summit will be held in 2011 in São Paulo.