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"The world is facing an unprecedented moment of convergence, we are living in a moment in which environmental collapse and technological disruption have come to meet one as a great challenge and the other as a great opportunity to face it. In this immediate present and future, few have The Low Carbon City team has not only come to understand the need for action, but also spreads awareness and prepares those who attend their events to tune in and align our actions and behaviors immediately with a brighter future. sustainable."

"Working with Low Carbon City is a great adventure with very good synergies, an extension of the horizon to the sustainable world that enriches us in our architecture and urbanism work. The LCC team are wonderful people with motivation, passion and full of good ideas"

“The future of this world depends on all of us. And what could be more pleasant than to see a team of young, enthusiastic and highly competent professionals dealing with the problems that affect our planet. Meeting with the Low Carbon City team in Medellín, he assured me that until such time as we have passionate and driven people fighting to save the climate and the goodness of the earth, the human race can look forward to a bright future. The LCC team is not only working to put the right policies and frameworks in place, working with governments and companies, but also outreach through all possible channels to all citizens of the city. I am confident that they will not only succeed in their mission, but will also motivate millions of people around the world to do the right thing and create a better world."

"On behalf of Echoing Green, we are very grateful for the work and the alliance that we have created with Low Carbon City. For us this alliance was essential to carry out our global forum of entrepreneurs where we brought together more than 200 social leaders. The whole team from Low Carbon City was very attentive and supported us in every detail of the project. We are very grateful!"

"Working with Low Carbon City is an honor, a pleasure, a reminder that we are all at the service of restoring the ecological balance of the planet. The team is the best in Colombia, they will always have the support of Climate Reality."

"The Low Carbon City Forum and UNMGCY have shared the path to Quito, especially around the environmental and health aspect of the New Urban Agenda. The Forum has provided interactive spaces, such as Hangouts, that allow various stakeholders to exchange their ideas and cultivate their own knowledge. We hope that the Low Carbon City will continue to be a hub for those who are concerned about the environment and health in cities, especially in the process of implementing and monitoring the New Urban Agenda."

"To address the climate crisis, it is critical to communicate the real and tangible benefits of taking low carbon urban action, moving from what seems impossible to what is achievable. I was deeply impressed by the Forum of Cities of Low Carbon in this regard, making use of multiple communication platforms to reach a global audience: Promote the Forum on social media with quick and colorful messages, and in the process build a network of enthusiastic followers; Engage experts in online forums to demonstrate existing low-carbon solutions, and highlighting actions on the ground in Medellín The challenges are immense, but so is the growing interest and creative strategies to address climate change and other challenges. Important, there is hope! Effective communication of this ``tangible hope`` is something I take from the Forum."

"From the Fondo Acción organization we have been able to articulate very easily with Low Carbon City in the sense of the listening, interpretation and synergy capacity that this organization has, which has allowed us to find very favorable joint work spaces to achieve that articulation that is wanted at the territorial level by the project Moving the ECDBC. Working with Low Carbon City has been a very interesting experience, working with people with a very high quality personal, professional and technical capacity."

"The work that Low Carbon City does from education and awareness of climate change issues, especially climate finance, and financial and economic instruments for mitigation and adaptation to climate change is necessary for the country and the region in order to the commitments and goals of both the countries and the companies The spaces they generate are totally necessary and make LCC a legitimizing organization, with a firm, rigorous and neutral technical and academic position to have very nutritious conversations between all the actors "

"They are very committed people from start to finish, it prevents us from working face to face and if they have to get their hands dirty with us they do it, they never leave anything halfway. The good thing is that with their work and way of being they teach us the I work as a team and they are always there when you need them."

"Low Carbon City is a multi-faceted organization, not only managing to be at the forefront of citizen-led initiatives to tackle climate change in Colombia, but also creating a relevant and innovative platform for all those interested in sustainability. They bring together various actors from around the world in areas as different as the academic, private, technological or public sector, with inspiring effects "

"I am incredibly grateful that OpenAQ was able to work with Low Carbon City this year to open air quality data in Colombia... With the help of LCC, we were able to work with SIATA to harmonize the first real-time air quality data stream government data into our global outdoor air quality platform. This was key in enabling others around the world who use the platform to integrate Colombian data into their policy work, air quality forecasts, and other impactful efforts. But, in addition , the relationship that LCC helped build between OpenAQ and SIATA was particularly special, as it provides a powerful example of a government entity actively working to share its content in a more open way."

"The Low Carbon City Forum was a great event to connect with people from many places and fields who care deeply about cities and our environment. I believe that how cities grow and develop in the coming decades will determine how well let us address the global challenges of health, development and sustainability. Working together in all disciplines is key to building cities that promote the development of people and the planet "