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Global Secretariat Office Opening
King Philippe of the Belgians, the European Commission Vice President Maroš Šefčovič, the UN Special Envoy for Climate Action Michael R. Bloomberg and other international guests gather to celebrate the...
March 22, 2018
Global Covenant of Mayors Announces Commitment to Build City Research and Innovation Agenda
March 22, 2018
New Calls to Cities and Investors Announced to Deliver Sustainable Finance Growth in Cities Worldwide
The Global Covenant for Mayors, the European Investment Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and the World Bank Group announced an Invest4Cities Call to the global investment community...
March 22, 2018
Edmonton Declaration Announcement
Edmonton Mayor Don Iveson leads new call to climate change action for Mayors.
March 9, 2018
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...
March 5, 2018
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.
February 9, 2018
The Global Covenant of Mayors Announces Three New Partnerships to Support Local Climate Action at the One Planet Summit
December 12, 2017
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,...
November 12, 2017
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...
August 2, 2017
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...
December 1, 2016
The Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy Announces its Global Impact
At COP22, Local Leaders Showcase their Commitment to Accelerating Global Progress on Climate Change Report Demonstrates that Cities Must be At the Forefront of Global Climate Investments Marrakech, November 14,...
November 13, 2016
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