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Kyrgyz Cities Chart New Path for Climate-Resilient Development
Bishkek, 25 November 2025 – Cities across Kyrgyzstan are turning climate ambition into action. Today’s Cities Climate Action Forum, co-organised by the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy...
December 3, 2025
COP30: How Local Governments Drove Climate Ambition in Belém
COP30 in Belém, Brazil, has concluded after bringing together more than 56,000 delegates for what was the second-largest COP in history. For the first time, the annual climate summit was...
December 2, 2025
Workshop in Beirut Helps Arab Cities Build Stronger Climate Adaptation Pipelines with GCoM-Gap Fund Partnership
Beirut, Lebanon – In November 2025, the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy (GCoM)-City Climate Finance Gap Fund Partnership team joined the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat)...
November 27, 2025
Supporting Municipalities in Eastern Europe and Central Asia to Turn Climate Ideas into Action
The Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy (GCoM)–City Climate Finance Gap Fund Partnership team, together with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)’s Mayors for Economic Growth initiative, is...
November 26, 2025
GCoM Showcases Global City–Business Collaboration
The Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy (GCoM) concluded a highly successful participation in the 2025 edition of the Smart City Expo World Congress (SCEWC), reinforcing its role...
November 24, 2025
Cities Prove What’s Possible When Action Meets Implementation
A new joint assessment from GCoM and C40 Cities reveals strong and accelerating growth in local climate implementation across CHAMP-endorsing countries. Belém, Brazil (20 November 2025) – As negotiations...
November 20, 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
Cities and States Put Nature-Based Solutions at the Heart of Climate Action in Rio
At the COP30 Local Leaders Forum in Rio de Janeiro, the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy–City Climate Finance Gap Fund Partnership team joined CDP Latam, Consorcio Brasil...
November 13, 2025
COP30: Brazil Leads a New Global Effort to Accelerate Multilevel Climate Action
Brazil and Germany announced as first CHAMP Co-Chairs, marking the start of the coalition’s implementation phase beyond COP30. Belém, Brazil (11 November 2025) — At a high-level ministerial session...
November 11, 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
From Rio to Belém: Ensuring Cities Have a Seat at the COP30 Table
At this pivotal moment for climate action and while COP30 is underway, the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy (GCoM) stands shoulder-to-shoulder with cities, states, and regions worldwide...
November 10, 2025
UN SECRETARY GENERAL RECEIVES LOCAL LEADERS’ JOINT OUTCOME STATEMENT DURING COP30 WORLD LEADERS SUMMIT
The statement is the final outcome from the Local Leaders Forum in Rio de Janeiro – a declaration of support from thousands of cities, towns, and regions to their national...
November 8, 2025
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