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How to Finance the Green Transition

How to Finance the Green Transition

Opinion Piece by Warner Hoyer In addition to reaffirming their commitment to reducing greenhouse-gas emissions, world leaders who gathered for the UN Climate Action Summit this week also discussed how...

by Melanija Tacconi

September 24, 2019

GCoM in the News
Greening Our Cities

Greening Our Cities

Opinion Piece by Emma Navarro and Nanda Kichkar  Cities are the world’s leading source of both economic growth and greenhouse-gas emissions, and those contributions will continue to grow as more...

by Melanija Tacconi

September 24, 2019

GCoM in the News
FACTBOX-12 global initiatives to beat back climate threats

FACTBOX-12 global initiatives to beat back climate threats

BARCELONA, Sept 23 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Close to 30 global initiatives to ramp up action on climate change were unveiled or expanded at the U.N. Climate Action Summit in...

by Melanija Tacconi

September 23, 2019

Press Releases
Cities and National Governments Partner on EUR 100M City Climate Finance Gap Fund

Cities and National Governments Partner on EUR 100M City Climate Finance Gap Fund

Cities and National Governments Partner on EUR 100M City Climate Finance Gap Fund Multi-stakeholder initiative has potential to unlock EUR 4BN in financing climate action in cities 22 September 2019,...

by Melanija Tacconi

September 22, 2019

Press Releases
New Report Finds National Governments Can Unlock Nearly $24 Trillion by Investing in Zero-Carbon Cities

New Report Finds National Governments Can Unlock Nearly $24 Trillion by Investing in Zero-Carbon Cities

CONTACT: urbantransitions@gpg.com  New Report Finds National Governments Can Unlock Nearly $24 Trillion by Investing in Zero-Carbon Cities Low-carbon measures in cities could reduce urban emissions by nearly 90% and support...

by Melanija Tacconi

September 19, 2019

GCoM in the News
This is what cities need to do by 2050 to meet climate goals

This is what cities need to do by 2050 to meet climate goals

By 2050, most people will live in cities. A new report lays out the ways to keep their emissions in check. BY ALEJANDRA BORUNDA By 2050, about 70 percent of the world’s...

by Melanija Tacconi

September 19, 2019

Research
Climate Emergency, Urban Opportunity Report

Climate Emergency, Urban Opportunity Report

by Melanija Tacconi

September 19, 2019

Press Releases
10,000+ Cities Join Amazonian Mayors in Calling for Immediate Action to Protect the Amazon Region

10,000+ Cities Join Amazonian Mayors in Calling for Immediate Action to Protect the Amazon Region

by Melanija Tacconi

September 18, 2019

Press Releases
MEDIA ADVISORY: Press Call to Preview New Research: National Governments Can Capture Major Economic Benefits by Investing in Zero-Carbon Cities

MEDIA ADVISORY: Press Call to Preview New Research: National Governments Can Capture Major Economic Benefits by Investing in Zero-Carbon Cities

by Melanija Tacconi

September 13, 2019

Research
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

by Melanija Tacconi

September 9, 2019

News
Meet Climate Action’s New Superalliance – How these mayors and ministers from around the world are fast-tracking energy tech to tackle the climate emergency.

Meet Climate Action’s New Superalliance – How these mayors and ministers from around the world are fast-tracking energy tech to tackle the climate emergency.

by Melanija Tacconi

September 5, 2019

Regions
Steering Committee of CoM Japan inaugurated on August 8th 2019

Steering Committee of CoM Japan inaugurated on August 8th 2019

Tokyo, Japan. On the 8th of August, the Steering Committee of the “Covenant of Mayors Japan” had its formal debut. The Steering Committee is composed of ten members, including several...

by Melanija Tacconi

August 28, 2019

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