Johnson Controls will be one of the lead providers of energy-efficient solutions and technologies working with the Clinton Climate Initiative to reduce greenhouse gases in 40 cities worldwide through the C40 Large Buildings Retrofit Program.

In Beijing, Johnson Controls completed a project with U.S. Department of Energy and the Chinese government in 2004 to provide energy efficient headquarters for China's Ministry of Science and Technology. This building was designed in accordance with the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Green Building Rating System. It is the country's first internationally-certified green building.

Then in 2006, Johnson Controls was chosen to provide a comprehensive building systems solution for the Shanghai World Financial Center in Shanghai, another project that will boost China's efforts to increase green components and sustainability into its cities.

Through this new program, Johnson Controls pledges to work with CCI and city governments to improve energy efficiency in municipal and private sector buildings around the world. Former United States President Bill Clinton created and is directly involved with the Clinton Climate Initiative. It stems from his commitment to work with companies and governments around the world to address climate change.

"Sustainability and energy efficiency are our core values and how we run our business internationally," said David Myers, president of Johnson Controls' building efficiency business. "This Initiative is an excellent platform for educating developers, owners and managers of large facilities on ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and make their facilities part of a more comfortable, safe, sustainable and efficient world."

Urban areas are responsible for approximately 75 percent of all energy use and greenhouse gas emissions in the world, according to CCI. Furthermore, according to the International Energy Agency, the building sector accounts for about 30 percent to 40 percent of global energy use; considerable energy is consumed by buildings' daily operations such as heating, lighting, cooling and ventilation. Energy efficient solutions for both old and new buildings could significantly reduce CO2 emissions and improve overall air quality.

The Leonardo Academy estimates that by 2010, Johnson Controls will help customers identify and address areas for energy conservation that will lead to $18 billion of savings in utility costs and reduction in power plant emissions of 352 million tons. In environmental terms, this is roughly equivalent to planting 29 million acres of trees.

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