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A Briefing of CDP’s 2025 Global Snapshot
Cities worldwide are moving decisively from ambition to implementation. Each year, through CDP-ICLEI Track, they are disclosing thousands of climate projects with the potential to cut emissions, strengthen resilience,...
December 18, 2025
Cities Are Rapidly Moving From Climate Pledges to Real-World Implementation
At a decisive decade for climate action, cities and regions are increasingly recognized as essential partners in planning, implementing, and monitoring pioneering climate solutions, helping to embed national goals into...
November 20, 2025
Urban Content in NDC 3.0 — A Global Snapshot for COP30
Cities remain central to the climate agenda: they concentrate rising risks, trillions in exposed assets and most future growth. The third round of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs 3.0) shows a...
November 11, 2025
A City Assessment on Lighting Development in Climate Action Plans
The City Lighting Assessment Report, developed by the Urban Transitions Mission in collaboration with Signify and the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy (GCoM), explores how city leaders...
November 8, 2025
Turning Research Into Action: A New Brief for Cities Leading the Climate Transition
Local leaders are at the forefront of climate action, shaping climate-resilient development in cities and communities worldwide. Building on findings from the 2024 Innovate4Cities Conference (I4C24), the Cities and Local...
July 1, 2025
Gender & Inclusion Toolkit: Advancing Equitable Climate Action in Cities
Climate change disproportionately affects women, girls, and other vulnerable population groups, including people with disabilities and those living in informal settlements. Addressing inequality is essential for concrete climate action and...
July 1, 2025
Empowering Cities, Transforming Futures
Cities play a crucial role in driving climate action and achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement. While global commitments provide direction, local governments need targeted support to turn their...
July 1, 2025
From Paris to Belém: A Decade of Local Climate Leadership
The Paris Agreement not only shifted the course of global climate diplomacy – it catalyzed a new era of bottom-up action. At the heart of that transformation were cities, states,...
June 23, 2025
Scaling Up Adaptation Finance: A Cross-Sector Approach to Resilient Infrastructure
As climate change intensifies, cities and communities worldwide face increasing risks to their infrastructure. To address the urgent need for scaling up adaptation finance, the International Coalition for Sustainable Infrastructure...
March 27, 2025
Discover the City-Led Special Issue of the Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy
Cities are at the heart of the fight against climate change, leading local action and inspiring global progress. To highlight the essential role of urban practitioners in advancing climate solutions,...
March 20, 2025
Sustainable Finance Action and Advocacy: A Roadmap for Global South Cities
Executive Summary The urgency of sustainable finance for cities in the Global South cannot be overstated, as they face rapid urbanization and increasing climate vulnerabilities. With over half of the...
February 24, 2025
Urgent Call from World’s Cities for $86 Billion of Investment in Next Generation of Climate Infrastructure Projects
2,508 climate-related projects reported in 611 cities across 75 countries in 2024 Total reported investment needs for projects surged by 23% in 2024, reaching US$86 billion Nearly half (48%) of...
February 18, 2025
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