At the 34th Economic Forum in Karpacz, Poland (2-4 September 2025), participants addressed a key question for municipalities across Europe: how can cities turn climate commitments into tangible, funded projects? The Forum’s session on “Local Governments and Environmental Protection” brought together influential voices in municipal climate action. The panel – moderated by Tomasz Pytko – … read more
The Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy (GCoM) thanks Malaysia’s Ministry of Housing and Local Government, Urbanice Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur City Hall, and UCLG-ASPAC for opening high-impact platforms for GCoM signatories across ASEAN +3 and beyond at this year’s ASEAN Sustainable Urbanization Forum (ASUF), held alongside the ASEAN Governors & Mayors Forum (AGMF) … read more
Global backing grows as the coalition welcomes its 76th and 77th endorsers The Coalition for High Ambition and Multilevel Partnerships (CHAMP) has reached a historic milestone with the addition of its 76th and 77th endorsing countries. With Sweden and Bolivia joining the coalition, CHAMP now counts more supporters than ever since its launch at COP28 … read more
It was a productive week for the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy–City Climate Finance Gap Fund Partnership team at the ASEAN Sustainable Urbanization Forum (ASUF 2025) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The team not only co-organized a high-level panel with ICLEI and the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), but also led … read more
The City of Karatay in Türkiye is taking a major step toward a low-carbon, climate-resilient future. On 29 July 2025, the City Climate Finance Gap Fund (Gap Fund) officially approved Karatay’s Expression of Interest (EOI) for the project Innovative Energy Efficiency Solutions in Karatay. The project will receive technical assistance to transform its early-stage ideas … read more
As cities race to meet their climate goals, one key challenge remains: turning ideas into projects that can attract real investment. But cities don’t have to face this challenge alone. On 3 July 2025, during the International Climate Conference 2025 (CCI25) held in Córdoba, Argentina, the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy (GCoM), … read more
Nairobi, 24 July 2025 – Cities are central to tackling climate change but remain underrepresented in global climate science, particularly in the Global South – a gap that experts and practitioners aimed to address during a three-day workshop convened by UN-Habitat and the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy (GCoM) in Nairobi. The meeting … read more