Edmonton Declaration Announcement
Edmonton Mayor Don Iveson leads new call to climate change action for Mayors.
Press Releases
Cities and Scientific Community Unite to Plan an Ambitious New Climate Change Agenda
The City of Edmonton, the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities hosted the Global Mayors Summit to lay the groundwork for science based, action-oriented policies at the city level to combat climate change.
Cities and Regions Invite National Governments to Year-Long Dialogue Bridging the New Urban Agenda and the Paris Agreement
A new initiative promises to accelerate engagement of the urban community in climate action, building on the synergy of sustainable urbanization and low-emission, resilient development.
Global Covenant of Mayors and World Bank Announce Partnership
The World Bank partners with the Global Covenant of Mayors and will lend $4.5 Billion USD to ensure 150 cities have the funds to implement initiatives to increase sustainability and resilience and fight climate change. The partnership brings together the largest global alliance of cities committed to tackling climate change with the world’s leading development institution. … read more
The Global Covenant of Mayors Announces Three New Partnerships to Support Local Climate Action at the One Planet Summit
Two years after ratifying the Paris Agreement, the Global Covenant of Mayors announces three new finance initiatives and partnerships that will accelerate the implementation of the Paris Agreement in cities and local governments across the world. Press ReleaseDownload & Explore the full Press Release hereread more
COP 23: GCoM Reports the Collective Impact of Committed Cities and Announces a New GHG Emissions Inventory Standard for Cities and Local Governments
At COP23, Global Covenant of Mayors Raises the Level of Ambition at the Subnational Level and Local Leaders Showcase their Commitment to Accelerating Global Progress on Climate Change Bonn, Germany, 12 November 2017 – Today, during the 23rd Conference of the Parties (COP23) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the Global Covenant of Mayors for … read more
Cities Define Key Obstacles to Achieving Climate Goals and Solutions to Overcome Them
For the first time, representatives from more than 80 of the world’s largest cities have revealed the barriers that are limiting their ambitions to tackle climate change, in a new analysis released today by C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group (C40). Unlocking Climate Action in Megacities also presents a corresponding set of innovative and replicable solutions … read more
Co-Chairs Bloomberg and Šefčovič announce Global Covenant of Mayors leadership
Current and Former Executive Secretaries of the UNFCCC Patricia Espinosa and Christiana Figueres, along with global mayors, will work to steer course of the largest city-led coalition of local leaders committed to climate action Mexico City, December 1, 2016 – Today, during the C40 Cities Mayors Summit, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Cities and Climate … read more
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