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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
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, 2016 – Today, during the 22nd Conference of the Parties (COP22) to the UN Framework...
November 13, 2016
EU Covenant of Mayors and Compact of Mayors launch largest global coalition of cities committed to fighting climate change
Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy will combine efforts and leadership to accelerate climate action at the local level worldwide. Today, the world’s two primary city-led climate change...
June 22, 2016
The Compact of Mayors, Alliance of Peaking Pioneer Cities sign MOU
COMPACT OF MAYORS, ALLIANCE OF PEAKING PIONEER CITIES ANNOUNCE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING AT U.S.-CHINA CITIES SUMMIT Agreement signals cooperation, strengthening of global cities effort to combat climate change BEIJING, CHINA,...
June 7, 2016
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