The second day in C40 started with a Plenary to discuss the investments on green industry. The debate was conducted by Jay Carson, CEO C40 and Conpenhagen, Frank Jensen, from Portland, Sam Adams, from Santiago, Fernando Echeverria.

They started talking about carbon reduction, Frank Jense told some experiences in Copenhagen. Investments in civil construction, politics to bring investments and provide a better environment for the private initiative were some of the topics during the conversation.

According to Jensen, Copenhagen has the mission to neutralize completely the carbon in the next 20 years. The Danish mayor told that during the last 10 years, there was a reduction of 20% in carbon, even with the population growth. This process must go on and it has a name: “Green Growth”.

Portland calls itself a laboratory for industries which need to test their environmental initiatives. For the local community it is a guarantee of news all the time. The mayor, Sam Adams, told about the importance of funding, partnerships with energy and gas, and the State. Another highlight was his initiative to audit the use of energy in the houses of Portland.

Chile brought its experience to the discussion. The mayor Fernando Echeverria briefly told de recent history of Santiago. In 1999, the overlook for the Chilean capital was really bad in carbon emission, the society suffered especially during the winter.

To solve part of the problem, the State invested in public transportation. Before, Santiago had 40 km of subway, the number grew to 100 km in 2011.