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Empowering African Financial Intermediaries for Climate Action: Insights from RIAFCO Annual Meetings 2024 in Madagascar

Empowering African Financial Intermediaries for Climate Action: Insights from RIAFCO Annual Meetings 2024 in Madagascar

From November 25 to 29, 2024, the GCoM-Gap Fund Partnership team joined the CEOs of financial intermediaries from eight African countries, including Côte d’Ivoire, Cameroon, the DRC, Guinea, Madagascar, Mali, Senegal and Togo for the 2024 edition of the Annual Meeting of the African Network of Local Government Financing Institutions (RIAFCO) in Madagascar. Organized by … read more

From Tackling the Energy Crisis to Implementing the European Green Deal: Seizing the Power of Multilevel Governance through Building Retrofits

Delivering the European Green Deal and the 2030 climate and energy targets is not a matter of compliance with a specific piece of legislation but an opportunity to ensure that Europe addresses many challenges at the same time, showcasing leadership towards greater climate ambition that leaves no one behind. This is especially important, taking into … read more

Exploring Urban Climate Finance in the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs)

Following a white paper launch at COP28 in collaboration with the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the Global Covenant of Mayors and the UNESCO Chair on Urban Resilience at the University of Southern Denmark (SDU.Resilience) have delivered an update to their findings on the urban climate finance … read more

Draft for consultation of Integrity Matters: Greenhouse gas (GHG) Target Setting Guidance for Cities, States, and Regions

Capitalizing on the launch of Integrity Matters for CIties, States, and Regions (IM4CSTARs) at COP28 in Dubai in 2023, the Expert Group convened by GCoM and World Resources Institute (WRI) has published a working draft of Integrity Matters: GHG Target Setting Guidance for Cities, States, and Regions - aiming to present a high-integrity, fair-share approach … read more

City climate ambition could reduce the gap between national commitments and a 1.5oC pathway globally by up to 40%, new GCoM research suggests

Updated projections from the Global Covenant of Mayors (GCoM) in partnership with Arup indicate that – based on current near-term targets and current nationally determined contributions (NDCs) – cities committed to climate action could achieve up to 40% of the global emissions reduction gap between NDCs and a 1.5°C pathway by 2030. This potential – … read more

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