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Global Covenant of Mayors Launches Agenda for City Research and Innovation
By Leila Mead STORY HIGHLIGHTS Through its new office in Brussels, Belgium, the Covenant will facilitate enhanced efforts to realize the goals of the Paris Agreement on climate change, and...
April 12, 2018
Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy input to Talanoa Dialogue
Cities and local governments are essential to turn climate action pledges into concrete action, supporting the implementation and accelerating the ambition of NDCs, to ensure the goals of the Paris...
April 2, 2018
Global Covenant of Mayors focuses on driving climate action in cities
Bloomberg and Šefčovič announce plans to develop a City Research & Innovation Agenda By Kostis Geropoulos The Global Covenant of Mayors’ Co-Chairs, the UN Secretary General’s Special Envoy for Climate Action Michael...
March 23, 2018
Mayors begin next phase of investment drive for cities
By Jack Aldane Plans to mobilise around US$6 billion of private capital for sustainable cities were unveiled this week by the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy at a high-level conference of the...
March 23, 2018
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
The Global Covenant of Mayors, led by Co-Chairs Michael Bloomberg and Maroš Šefčovič, announces a commitment to build city a research and innovation agenda that will enable cities to take accelerated...
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
Edmonton Declaration
The Edmonton Declaration is a bold call-to-action for cities of all sizes to seriously consider the role of scientific research and data in building ambitious climate action plans and prioritize...
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
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