The U.S. Conference of Mayors has entered into a partnership with the Clinton Climate Initiative that will help cities´ efforts to reduce their carbon footprint.

The partnership was unveiled Nov. 1 during the conference´s 2007 Mayors Climate Protection Summit in Seattle.

Through the CCI´s new partnership with the U.S. Conference of Mayors, an additional 1,100 U.S. cities will gain access to volume discounts on energy-efficient and clean-energy products and technologies through the CCI´s purchasing consortium. These benefits were previously available only to a group of 40 of the world´s largest cities that have joined the C40 Large Cities Climate Leadership Group.

"We are very honored to partner with President Clinton´s Climate Initiative because this will provide heightened opportunities to green our cities and curb global warming in America," said conference President Doug Palmer, who is the mayor of Trenton, N.J.

The CCI´s purchasing consortium already has negotiated discounted pricing agreements with 22 manufacturers of energy efficient products, including building products, indoor lighting, clean vehicles, traffic and street lighting, advanced waste management technologies, water system components and alternative energy technologies.

Discounts can amount to as much as 70 percent, according to the Conference of Mayors.

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