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Bringing together a Coalition for change
How should engineers contribute to the urgent need for action on climate change, and the need for more resilience? A powerful and committed group of founding organisations is driving a newly-formed global Coalition to take immediate action and is asking all those working across the infrastructure life-cycle to get involved. The International Coalition for Sustainable … read more
City Climate Action, Insights, and Tools Survey
Significant momentum is building which places local governments at the core of the climate action movement. Implementing comprehensive climate policy to achieve ambitious emissions reductions requires cities and their staff to be equipped with the right tools. To this end, the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy (GCoM) – along with Bloomberg Associates … read more
Event: EIB Africa Day 2020
EIB Africa Day is a well-established conference that attracts high-level participants across many sectors. It offers an effective and progressive platform for discussion among professionals based in Africa and Europe alike. Past topics have included the importance of private sector development, jobs for young people, and the role of digitalisation and smart technologies. Africa Day … read more
Global Climate City Challenge: 5 cities selected as climate leaders
Madrid, 10 December 2019 Global Climate City Challenge: 5 cities selected as climate leaders At the UN Climate Change COP25, five frontrunner cities have been selected for their ambitious and potentially transformative urban climate projects that could receive technical support from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to get their projects off the ground. The … read more
American Society of Civil Engineers and Global Covenant of Mayors Announce Collaboration to Advance Global Sustainable Infrastructure Solutions
European Executive Vice President for the European Green Deal Frans Timmermans named Co-Chair of the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy
European Executive Vice President for the European Green Deal Frans Timmermans named Co-Chair of the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy World’s largest alliance of more than 10,000 cities will continue work to tackle the climate crisis with support of European Commission and Bloomberg Philanthropies 10 December 2019, Madrid –– Today at COP25, … read more