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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
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...
December 12, 2017
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...
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
Raising Global Climate Ambition Report
The Global Covenant of Mayors highlights the collective potential of over 7400 cities and local governments making voluntary commitments to take significant action. Learn more about the aggregate impact of GCoM...
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
Bloomberg, Šefčovič and Figueres discuss how cities can lead on climate change
Global Covenant of Mayors Co-Chairs Michael R. Bloomberg and European Commission Vice President Maros Sefcovic highlighted the important role that cities will have to play in delivering the Paris Agreement...
April 4, 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
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 Change, Michael R. Bloomberg, and Vice President of the...
December 1, 2016
The importance of an integrated approach to city climate finance
Cities have long been willing partners in advancing the mission embodied by the Paris Agreement, and have organized their efforts through a multitude of global and regional city networks and...
November 14, 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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