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Edmonton Declaration
March 9, 2018
The Edmonton Declaration is a bold call-to-action for cities of all sizes to seriously consider the role of scientific research and data in building ambitious climate action plans and prioritize science-based decision-making that reinforces the
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Global Covenant of Mayors and World Bank Announce Partnership
December 12, 2017
The World Bank partners with the Global Covenant of Mayors and will lend $4.5 Billion USD to ensure 150 cities have the funds to implement initiatives to increase sustainability and resilience and fight climate change. The
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The Global Covenant of Mayors Announces Three New Partnerships to Support Local Climate Action at the One Planet Summit
December 12, 2017
Two years after ratifying the Paris Agreement, the Global Covenant of Mayors announces three new finance initiatives and partnerships that will accelerate the implementation of the Paris Agreement in cities and local governments across the world.
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Bloomberg, Šefčovič and Figueres discuss how cities can lead on climate change
April 4, 2017
Global Covenant of Mayors Co-Chairs Michael R. Bloomberg and European Commission Vice President Maros Sefcovic highlighted the important role that cities will have to play in delivering the Paris Agreement to tackle climate change. Speaking
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City groups unite over climate change
June 22, 2016
Two international organizations of cities — the European Union’s Covenant of Mayors and the United Nations’ Compact of Mayors — announced an alliance Wednesday to tackle climate change.
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Our new alliance unites 600m city dwellers in fight against climate change
June 22, 2016
Cities are huge carbon emitters but are ideally placed to tackle climate change. Michael Bloomberg on how the Global Covenant can give them the tools to do so.
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