September 14 — In support of cities meeting their Compact of Mayors’ commitments to local climate action and thanks to a grant from Bloomberg Philanthropies, starting today the community-scale Inventory Module of ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability‘s ClearPath is open to any US city, county, or regional government for free through the end of … read more
As Part of the World’s Largest Coalition of City Leaders Addressing Climate Change Rio de Janeiro Shows Cities’ Commitment to an Ambitious Global Climate Solution 26 August 2015, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – Today, C40 Chair and Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes announced his city’s full compliance with the Compact of Mayors, a global coalition of … read more
Local Climate Leaders Circle Brings Together More Than a Dozen Cities to Highlight Examples of Strong Climate Action WASHINGTON, DC –– A coalition of U.S. mayors and city officials announced today that they will join the UN Conference of Parties (COP) meeting in Paris in December to showcase their cities’ climate leadership and call for … read more
City and Local-Government Focused Summit to be Held in Paris During COP21 in December PARIS, FRANCE – Anne Hidalgo, Mayor of Paris, and Michael R. Bloomberg, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Cities and Climate Change, announced today that they will co-chair the Climate Summit for Local Leaders, on December 4, 2015, during the United … read more
Former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg airs his hopes for the cities of tomorrow 27 March 2015 – Seeing the future does not require a crystal ball — just an understanding of cities. The world is moving from agrarian to urban at a startling pace. In 1900, two out of 10 of the world’s population lived … read more
This article was written by Joby Warrick. It originally appeared on The Washington Post. 23 April 2015 – Acknowledging that governments may not be moving fast enough to avert a climate disaster, Secretary of State John F. Kerry is pushing for a bigger role for cities, universities and other institutions in achieving rapid cuts in greenhouse-gas … read more
Thirty-seven Mayors pledge their commitment to action through the Compact of Mayors; Seoul Mayor announces plan to mobilize more cities; ICLEI launches new Transformative Actions Program 10 April 2015, Seoul, South Korea – Major climate announcements that will bring new levels of ambition to local climate action were made today at the ICLEI World Congress 2015 … read more
20 Latin American mayors commit to the international Compact of Mayors 20 global C40 cities commit to pursuing clean buses