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
A decade after the Paris Agreement, urban climate leadership is driving progress from the ground up. In the last decade, cities, regions, and states have emerged as the driving force behind climate solutions. Since the Paris Agreement in 2015, local leaders have turned promises into progress – cutting emissions, investing in clean transport, expanding urban … read more
In a city-to-city collaboration spanning two continents, Katowice and Santa Fe have teamed up to share solutions on climate change through the Global Covenant of Mayors’ Cities Meet Cities (CmC) initiative. Over the past year, delegations from each city visited the other to trade best practices on everything from community climate education and waste management … read more
From peer learning across continents to new finance roadmaps, technical assistance, and strategic partnerships, cities are demonstrating that solutions are already in motion – what is needed now is the scale and investment to match their ambition. This edition of the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy (GCoM) newsletter celebrates the strength of … read more
Across Africa, cities are increasingly moving from climate ambition to implementation thanks to the growing collaboration between key regional stakeholders and initiatives – most notably the partnership between the GCoM-Gap Fund team and the Covenant of Mayors in Sub-Saharan Africa (CoM SSA). By working together to identify viable climate-related project ideas, connect cities with technical … read more