Nov. 2, 2007 The Clinton Climate Initiative (CCI) has announced a series of strategic partnerships to make green technologies more affordable to cities across the U.S. and around the world.

Through CCIs new partnership with the U.S. Conference of Mayors, 1,100 U.S. cities will gain access to volume discounts on energy-efficient and clean-energy products and technologies.

In a separate agreement, Wal-Mart has pledged to use its far-reaching purchasing network to help lower prices on sustainable technologies such as energy-efficient building materials and systems, energy-efficient lighting, and clean energy products. The retail giant will also collaborate on the development, design, and testing of new green products and best practices.

CCI has negotiated discounted pricing agreements with 25 manufacturers of energy-efficient products, including indoor lighting, clean vehicles, traffic and street lighting, building products, advanced waste management technologies, water system components and alternative energy technologies. Vendors chosen for the program have met rigorous environmental and technical standards.

Product suppliers include:

• Lighting - GE, Philips Lighting, Cooper Lighting, Lemnis Lighting, Osram, Sylvania, Acuity Lighting, Dialight, and Leotek
• Buildings - 3M Company, Solar Gard, Tremco, BASF Polyurethane Foam Enterprises, Optimum Energy
• Transportation - Scania, UTC Power, Ballard Power Systems, ISE Corporation, Siemens, Dynetek, EDrive, A123 Systems, Maxwell, and VOLVO
• Waste - GE Jenbacher

This shows what can be achieved when business, government and the non-profit sector work together on some of the biggest challenges facing the world today, says Lee Scott, president and CEO of Wal-Mart. By combining our resources, we can help drive innovation, create new technology markets and ultimately reduce this countrys dependence on foreign oil.