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UCLG Culture Summit and Policy Councils (3-5 April 2019) and UCLG Executive Bureau (5-6 April 2019)
This 3rd UCLG Culture Summit is a global event and a meeting point of cities, local governments, national governments, civil society organizations, and international organizations to discuss the current position...
February 19, 2019
Africa Climate Week (ACW)
Africa Climate Week (ACW) 2019 will convene in the lead-up to the UN Secretary-General’s Climate Summit in September 2019, bringing together diverse actors from the public and private sectors.
February 19, 2019
One Planet Summit Africa
This first regional edition of the One Planet Summit will highlight the unique role of Africa as a global partner facing both challenges and opportunities, in particular in the field...
February 19, 2019
4th Mission Innovation Ministerial, Vancouver, Canada (27-29 May 2019)
Ministers from over 25 countries will gather in Vancouver, Canada, from May 27–29, 2019, to accelerate progress towards a clean energy future.
January 31, 2019
The science is clear: we need to act now … and cities are our opportunity to get this right.
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C left no question about the future: at the current rate of warming of 0.2°C per decade,...
December 11, 2018
Mayor Rodas on the role of cities and multilevel integration in limiting global warming by 1.5 °C
The battle against climate change can only be won with cities. But, cities cannot do it alone. They are often limited by a lack of access to the resources required...
November 19, 2018
Cities Take the Stage at the Global Climate Action Summit
Climate action has taken on a new urgency, and people across the world and across sectors are ready to “Take Ambition to the Next Level.” This was especially clear at...
October 11, 2018
Innovate4Cities Press Release
The Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy Introduces Innovate4Cities: A Cities-Driven Research and Innovation Agenda and Partnership with Google to Empower Cities Tackling Climate Change Innovate4Cities defines and...
September 26, 2018
Cities & Finance Combine To Strengthen Climate Change Investment In Africa, Asia, & Latin America
By Joshua S Hill A new pilot initiative, the Global Climate City Challenge, will seek to address technical preparation and financing for cities across the world to strengthen investment in...
September 25, 2018
Global Covenant of Mayors unveils new data framework for 2019
By Jack Aldane The Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy (GCoM) will release a new framework for reporting urban greenhouse gas emissions in cities in 2019. Amanda Eichel, Executive Director...
September 17, 2018
California leads subnational efforts to curb climate change
Local authorities and companies are crucial if global carbon-emissions targets are to be met SUPPOSE Britain’s prime minister ordered civil servants to make the world’s fifth-biggest economy fully carbon-neutral by...
September 15, 2018
Global Covenant of Mayors agree emissions cuts equal to removing all US cars off the road
Connecting small and mid-size cities with vital GHG emissions data is the first step in enabling them to take the science-based climate action needed to increase urban resilience and improve...
September 12, 2018
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