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Climate Emergency: Unlocking the Urban Opportunity Together

Climate Emergency: Unlocking the Urban Opportunity Together

At the 25th Conference of the Parties (COP25) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy (GCoM) and its alliance...

December 9, 2019

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Climate Emergency, Urban Opportunity Report

Climate Emergency, Urban Opportunity Report

Climate Emergency, Urban Opportunity is a new report from the Coalition for Urban Transitions, an urban-focused initiative with 36 diverse stakeholders across five continents, that aims to support national governments’...

September 19, 2019

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For Cities, By Cities: Key Takeaways for City Decision Makers from the IPCC 1.5°C Report and Summary for Urban Policymakers

For Cities, By Cities: Key Takeaways for City Decision Makers from the IPCC 1.5°C Report and Summary for Urban Policymakers

Cities worked together to summarize the most relevant information and actionable findings related to the latest science on 1.5°C. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Special Report on Global...

September 9, 2019

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Summary For Urban Policymakers

Summary For Urban Policymakers

What the IPCC Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C means for cities.

December 10, 2018

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INNOVATE4CITIES – A Global Climate Action Accelerator: Research and Innovation Priorities

INNOVATE4CITIES – A Global Climate Action Accelerator: Research and Innovation Priorities

With the Paris Agreement coming into force, and the associated commitment of 197 nations around the world, including the European Union, to limit global warming to well below 2o C,...

September 26, 2018

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Analysis: The demand for financing climate projects in cities

Analysis: The demand for financing climate projects in cities

This report, co-authored by the C40 Cities Finance Facility, CDP, and in collaboration with the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy, is the first-ever in-depth analysis of infrastructure...

September 19, 2018

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Implementing Climate Ambition- Global Covenant of Mayors 2018 Global Aggregation Report

Implementing Climate Ambition- Global Covenant of Mayors 2018 Global Aggregation Report

As countries consider how to increase their ambition in the lead-up to implementing their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Climate Agreement in 2020.

September 10, 2018

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Climate Opportunity Report: More Jobs, Better Health, Liveable Cities

Climate Opportunity Report: More Jobs, Better Health, Liveable Cities

The Climate Opportunity report outlines the benefits for three highly effective climate actions and provides local and national policymakers with a guiding methodology for how cities and nations can evaluate...

September 9, 2018

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The Future We Don’t Want

The Future We Don’t Want

The Future We Don’t Want project is a collaboration between C40 Cities, Global Covenant of Mayors, Acclimatise, and the Urban Climate Change Research Network (UCCRN) aimed at understanding and communicating...

June 19, 2018

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Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy input to Talanoa Dialogue

Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy input to Talanoa Dialogue

Cities and local governments are essential to turn climate action pledges into concrete action, supporting the implementation and accelerating the ambition of NDCs, to ensure the goals of the Paris...

April 2, 2018

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Raising Global Climate Ambition Report

Raising Global Climate Ambition Report

The Global Covenant of Mayors highlights the collective potential of over 7400 cities and local governments making voluntary commitments to take significant action. Learn more about the aggregate impact of GCoM...

November 12, 2017

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The importance of an integrated approach to city climate finance

The importance of an integrated approach to city climate finance

Cities have long been willing partners in advancing the mission embodied by the Paris Agreement, and have organized their efforts through a multitude of global and regional city networks and...

November 14, 2016

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