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Mayor Sowah, Accra, Ghana Interviewed on VOA Africa regarding climate change in Accra
VOA’s Linord Moudou interviews the Mayor of Accra, Ghana, Mohammed Adjei Sowah to discuss how climate change is dealt with in Accra Video Health Report: Climate Change in Accra, Ghana...
October 8, 2019
Canada Accelerates its Climate Action with Data
In 2015 under the COP21 Paris Climate Accord, Canada committed to reducing its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 30% below 2005 baseline levels by 2030. Cities across Canada are rising...
October 8, 2019
Mayor Muñoz Elected To Represent Latin America in World’s Largest Alliance of Cities Addressing Climate Change
STATEMENT BY MAYOR OF LIMA, JORGE MUÑOZ WELLS, REGARDING NEW LEADERSHIP ROLE ON BOARD OF THE GLOBAL COVENANT OF MAYORS FOR CLIMATE & ENERGY Cartagena, Colombia, 25 September 2019 –...
September 25, 2019
How to Finance the Green Transition
Opinion Piece by Warner Hoyer In addition to reaffirming their commitment to reducing greenhouse-gas emissions, world leaders who gathered for the UN Climate Action Summit this week also discussed how...
September 24, 2019
Greening Our Cities
Opinion Piece by Emma Navarro and Nanda Jichkar Cities are the world’s leading source of both economic growth and greenhouse-gas emissions, and those contributions will continue to grow as more...
September 24, 2019
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
Cities and National Governments Partner on EUR 100M City Climate Finance Gap Fund
Cities and National Governments Partner on EUR 100M City Climate Finance Gap Fund Multi-stakeholder initiative has potential to unlock EUR 4BN in financing climate action in cities 22 September 2019,...
September 22, 2019
New Report Finds National Governments Can Unlock Nearly $24 Trillion by Investing in Zero-Carbon Cities
CONTACT: urbantransitions@gpg.com New Report Finds National Governments Can Unlock Nearly $24 Trillion by Investing in Zero-Carbon Cities Low-carbon measures in cities could reduce urban emissions by nearly 90% and support...
September 19, 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
Climate Emergency, Urban Opportunity Report
Climate Emergency, Urban Opportunity is a new report from the Coalition for Urban Transitions, an urban-focused initiative with 36 diverse stakeholders across five continents, that aims to support national governments’...
September 19, 2019
10,000+ Cities Join Amazonian Mayors in Calling for Immediate Action to Protect the Amazon Region
Largest global alliance of cities and local governments for climate leadership endorses Amazon Cities Pact September 18, 2019, Manaus, Brazil –– The Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy,...
September 18, 2019
MEDIA ADVISORY: Press Call to Preview New Research: National Governments Can Capture Major Economic Benefits by Investing in Zero-Carbon Cities
Featuring: Christiana Figueres; Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti; Minister Svenja Schulze and Lord Nicholas Stern On September 17, 2019 at 10:00 EDT (16:00 CEST), the Coalition for Urban Transitions will...
September 13, 2019
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