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FACTBOX-12 global initiatives to beat back climate threats
BARCELONA, Sept 23 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Close to 30 global initiatives to ramp up action on climate change were unveiled or expanded at the U.N. Climate Action Summit in...
September 23, 2019
This is what cities need to do by 2050 to meet climate goals
By 2050, most people will live in cities. A new report lays out the ways to keep their emissions in check. BY ALEJANDRA BORUNDA By 2050, about 70 percent of the world’s...
September 19, 2019
Meet Climate Action’s New Superalliance – How these mayors and ministers from around the world are fast-tracking energy tech to tackle the climate emergency.
The IPCC’s 2018 Special Report warns of dramatic consequences by 2040 if global warming reaches 1.5°C. In response, citizens have made their voices louder than ever, and national governments in...
September 5, 2019
Steering Committee of CoM Japan inaugurated on August 8th 2019
Tokyo, Japan. On the 8th of August, the Steering Committee of the “Covenant of Mayors Japan” had its formal debut. The Steering Committee is composed of ten members, including several...
August 28, 2019
UNFCCC LAC Climate Week – Thematic Block: 1.2 Infrastructure, Cities and Local Action (Urban Areas and Informal Settlements), Wednesday 21 August
This thematic block will look at the leading and vertically integrated role that National Governments, Cities and Sub-national governments can play in forging pathways to low-carbon & resilient urban settlements....
August 19, 2019
Global Covenant of Mayors Canada Showcase Cities
Twenty-five Canadian municipalities were selected to join the first Showcase Cities cohort led by the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy (GCoM) Canada. Over the next year, these...
August 5, 2019
The Global Covenant of Mayors Canada
The Global Covenant of Mayors Canada is a collaboration between the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, ICLEI Canada, the Global Covenant of Mayors Secretariat and the International Urban Cooperation Project supported...
August 5, 2019
HLPF Sustainable Development, New York City, NY, USA (9-18 July 2019)
The meeting of the high-level political forum on sustainable development in 2019 convened under the auspices of the Economic and Social Council, will be held from Tuesday, 9 July, to...
July 5, 2019
C40 Summit, Copenhagen, Denmark (9-12 October 2019)
The C40 World Mayors Summit is C40’s milestone event, serving as a unique forum for member cities to present the innovative actions they have taken to reduce greenhouse gas emissions...
July 5, 2019
Seventh Asia-Pacific Urban Forum (APUF-7) Penang, Malaysia (15-17 October)
In 2019 the 7th Asia-Pacific Urban Forum (APUF‐7), co-organised with Urbanice Malaysia, Government of Malaysia and UN-Habitat, provides a unique platform to discuss and analyze the status, challenges and opportunities...
July 5, 2019
UNFCCC Asia Pacific Climate Week, Bangkok (Krung Thep), Thailand (2-6 September 2019)
sia-Pacific Climate Week (APCW) 2019 is designed to advance regional climate action. It aims to support implementation of Asia-Pacific countries’ Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement on climate...
July 5, 2019
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