Cisco and the CUD partner cities have engaged The Climate Group to launch the CUD Alliance, which aims to create a sustainable program to deliver integrated, ICT-enabled urban climate-change solutions.The Climate Group and Cisco have established the CUD Alliance to extend the reach of the CUD community to additional public- and private-sector partners from around the world.The CUD Alliance will build on the success of CUD, The Climate Group’s city focus and the recommendations of the SMART2020 report, to create a forum for the development of globally relevant demonstration programs. The programs will focus on delivering low-carbon solutions through systems integration, policy and financing.

The CUD Alliance will concentrate on three main areas;- Developing new partnerships to implement pilot projects at the city level,

- Creating a platform to encourage common ICT standards for low-carbon urban solutions, - Scaling existing projects and resources across a growing number of world cities to reduce carbon emissions.The Climate Group and the CUD partners are engaged in a wide range of technology based urban projects. We encourage other cities and companies to the CUD Alliance, to contribute and drive the agenda, as we aim to further expand on the innovation, scaling and new connected and sustainable models of living in cities.See the news release for further details at: http://newsroom.cisco.com/dlls/2009/prod_092409b.html.