News

Workshop in Beirut Helps Arab Cities Build Stronger Climate Adaptation Pipelines with GCoM-Gap Fund Partnership

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) and United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) in Beirut for a regional workshop on climate adaptation finance that brought together municipalities … read more

Supporting Municipalities in Eastern Europe and Central Asia to Turn Climate Ideas into Action

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 continuing its work with municipalities in Moldova, Armenia and Ukraine to help them develop strong climate-focused project ideas. After an initial awareness raising webinar, the … read more

GCoM Showcases Global City–Business Collaboration

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 as a leading global platform connecting cities with European innovators to accelerate climate action implementation. As a strategic institutional partner of the congress, alongside the … read more

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 advance at COP30 to define the next era of climate ambition, a new joint assessment from the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy … read more
Cities and States Put Nature-Based Solutions at the Heart of Climate Action in Rio

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 Verde (CBV), and Centro Brasil no Clima (CBC) to host “Nature’s Climate Potential: Connecting Financing Opportunities for Subnational Governments.” The session brought together more than … read more

COP30: Brazil Leads a New Global Effort to Accelerate Multilevel Climate Action

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 of the Fourth Ministerial Meeting on Urbanization and Climate Change at COP30, the Government of Brazil unveiled two milestones to advance multilevel climate governance: the … read more
From Rio to Belém: Ensuring Cities Have a Seat at the COP30 Table

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 to accelerate the shift from negotiation to delivery.    Last week, the COP30 Local Leaders Forum - hosted by the COP30 Presidency and Bloomberg Philanthropies … read more

The Global Covenant of Mayors Welcomes Major Bloomberg Philanthropies Investment to Power Next Wave of Local Climate Action

The Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy (GCoM) welcomed continued support from Bloomberg Philanthropies to accelerate local climate leadership across its more than 13,800 cities this week. Announced by UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy on Climate Ambition and Solutions and GCoM Co-Chair Michael R. Bloomberg at the Local Climate Action Summit during the COP30 … read more

Page select
Page Navigation
We care about your privacy

The Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy uses some necessary cookies which are required for our website to function. By accepting all cookies you consent to the use of additional cookies to analyze site traffic and online behavior.

You can manage cookies or withdraw your consent at any time. This does not affect the lawfulness of the use of these cookies prior to withdrawal. For more information read our Cookie Policy.

Cookies Preference Centre

Your Privacy

Your Privacy

These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in or filling in forms. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site will not then work. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable information.

More information
Strictly Necessary Cookies

Necessary

Always Active

These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in or filling in forms. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site will not then work. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable information.

Cookie Provider Type Duration Description
cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessary www.globalcovenantofmayors.org persistent 1 year Record your consent regarding GCoM’s website
cli_user_preference www.globalcovenantofmayors.org persistent 6 months Used to note cookie preferences
Statistics

Statistics

These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources, so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. They help us know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. If you do not allow these cookies, we will not know when you have visited our site.

Cookie Provider Type Duration Description
_pk_id Matomo Analytics 13 months Used to store a few details about the user such as the unique visitor ID
_pk_ses Matomo Analytics 30 minutes Short lived cookies used to temporarily store data for the visit
viewed_cookie_policy www.globalcovenantofmayors.org persistent 6 months Used to note whether you have viewed the cookie policy