Mexico City plans to cut its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 12% by 2012, according to Environmental Secretary Martha Delgado. The capital and the surrounding area emit about 60 million tons of GHG per year. The Climate Action Program of Mexico City 2008-2012 will require investment of around 60 billion pesos (US$5.9 million), half of which the city government will provide, the other half to come from the sale of carbon bonds and other investments. Twenty-six actions will be launched to reduce emissions, including the capture of biogas from the Bordo Poniente landfill, and a program of compulsory public transportation to school. "The Climate Action Program of Mexico City represents an enormous opportunity to contribute and curb global warming. As a city we will reduce emissions by seven million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent...which puts us at the forefront of this issue."

New Zealand has been developing a coordinated plan for implementing sustainability in relation to climate change. The Sustainability Package is composed of 6 initiatives: Helping Households towards Sustainability; Business partnerships for sustainability; Eco-verification: demonstrating sustainability of goods and services; Government to buy sustainable goods and services; Public service takes lead in becoming carbon neutral ; Towards zero waste. Work on the six initiatives sits alongside much existing work to promote sustainability, including: The New Zealand Energy Strategy; New Zealand Energy Efficiency and Conservation Strategy; New Zealand Transport Strategy; New Zealand Waste Strategy; Climate Change action plan.

The EU is continuing to work on a global and comprehensive post-2012 agreement to be finalized in Copenhagen in 2009. The EU's goals are to curb greenhouse gas emissions in all its areas of activity in a bid to achieve the following objectives: consuming less-polluting energy more efficiently, creating cleaner and more balanced transport options, making companies more environmentally responsible without compromising their competitiveness, ensuring environmentally friendly land-use planning and agriculture and creating conditions conducive to research and innovation. More information is available at http://europa.eu/scadplus/leg/en/s15012.htm