The 4th Steering Committee Meeting of GCoM Japan (Mayors’ board) was held on Feb. 2, 2023, with the participation of five mayors, four representatives of Japan’s Ministry of Environment and European Union Delegation in Japan, six working-level officials of the Steering Committee member cities, five related Japanese organizations delegates as observers, GCoM Asia team leader, … 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
Cities and local governments are once again on the frontlines: faced with diverse and compounding human needs, rising costs of living, and energy systems that are struggling to keep pace with development. Due to conflict and decades of global underinvestment in renewable energy solutions, a dramatic shortage of 150 billion m3 of gas is plunging … read more