GCoM Co-Chairs Frans Timmermans and Mike Bloomberg to Accept Award on Organization’s Behalf. Lisbon, Portugal (26 October 2021): Today, the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy (GCoM), was awarded the Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity along with 1M Euro to finance projects in Sub-Saharan Africa. The jury of the 2nd edition of the Gulbenkian … read more
The city of Seoul, South Korea will virtually host the “Seoul Mayor’s Forum on Climate Change 2021” and the “International Forum on Air Quality Improvement 2021” from October 26 to 29, 2021. The fora will serve as an opportunity for cities to share their policy efforts to tackle climate change and air pollution in the midst of a … read more
Washington/ Luxembourg, 23 September 2021 – The City Climate Finance Gap Fund (the Gap Fund) has approved technical assistance for 33 cities across the developing world since its operational launch in September 2020, filling a critical gap in technical assistance funding to help cities turn their climate ambitions into finance-ready projects. Marking its one-year operational launch anniversary today, … read more
The co-hosts of the upcoming international Innovate4Cities (I4C) Conference, UN-Habitat and the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy (GCoM), are delighted to announce the co-sponsorship of the event by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The global virtual I4C Conference covering Science and Innovation partnerships driving inclusive, resilient, and climate-neutral cities, runs … read more
Brussels, Belgium (JULY 1,2021) – Today, the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy (GCoM) announced the appointment of Mayor Abigail Binay of Makati, Philippines to its Board of mayors and leaders. As mayor of Makati, Mayor Binay will represent Southeast Asia on the GCoM Mayoral Board. The Global Covenant of Mayors leads the … read more