City leaders lack financial resources to access tech to tackle climate change. EU-funded GCoM Asia Project supports Malaysian cities in climate action planning. 17 Malaysian cities participated in the two-day GCoM workshop from 14-15 June that aims to enhance knowledge of city officials on climate finance, green tech, funding mechanisms, and project development. Green technology … read more

The Ivory Coast is already grappling with the adverse effects of climate change, and has been ranked among the most vulnerable nations due to its location, economy, and level of preparedness. Nationwide, climate change threatens to push almost a million additional Ivorians into extreme poverty, increase the risk of water shortages, and to increase the … read more

UNDERSTANDING AND ADVANCING YOUTH CLIMATE INITIATIVES: STUDENT ENERGY, GLOBAL COVENANT OF MAYORS, AND MELBOURNE CENTRE FOR CITIES, UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE LAUNCH THE YOUTH IMPACT FRAMEWORK Young people play a crucial role in advancing the climate and energy movement, from advocacy for policy and behavioral change to directly implementing solutions. Despite their remarkable leadership, youth face … read more

As part of continuing efforts to deepen technical support provided to cities, the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy (GCoM) is launching a new initiative to facilitate the exchange of knowledge and best practices among signatory cities from all regions of the alliance. Apply here if you want to learn from and share … read more

GCoM is launching an initiative to support signatory cities in six regions with the preparation of bankable climate projects to access financing. What is this new call about? This new initiative from the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy (GCoM) will provide technical support to GCoM signatory cities in the pre-feasibility stages of … read more

In this episode, our impressive lineup of guests join hosts Ben Jance, Marnie McGregor, and Andy Deacon directly from COP27 in the third episode of City Climate Innovation, a podcast series of special episodes of the ClimateTalks Podcast to discuss networking and innovation for cities. We hear from a range of experts that we caught … read more

That's a wrap on COP27! Thank you for joining the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy (GCoM), our mayors and partners for an amazing lineup of events focused on local climate solutions, innovation, finance, data and promoting a just transition. In the course of the two weeks, we were able to bring together … read more

On the 17th of November 2022, at the 27th Conference of the Parties (COP27) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy (GCoM) released its 2022 Impact (Aggregation) Report entitled Energizing City Climate Action. The GCoM flagship report highlights the climate leadership of over 12,500 … read more