Accelerating the Race to Zero carbon: Multiple paths leading to the same destination
From left to right: Shinjiro Koizumi, Minister of Environment of Japan; Minna Arve, Mayor of Turku, Finland; Ashok Sridharan, Mayor…
Four issues to watch at the unstoppable COP25
Written by Yunus Arikan, Head of ICLEI Global Advocacy and Policy, and Matteo Bizzotto, Junior Communications Officer After a turbulent…
Top 5 takeaways for cities and regions from the UN Climate Action Summit
For this year’s Climate Action Summit in New York, UN Secretary-General António Guterres called on leaders to bring concrete, realistic…
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[Infographic] How ICLEI’s five pathways contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals
The Sustainable Development Goals are 17 goals to transform our world. These goals are part of the 2030 Agenda for…
When science meets policy and practice: Top 3 ways to achieve Paris goals
We need to dig in and build stronger links between climate science, urban policy and practice. The interconnection between the…
ICLEI’s top 5 takeaways from COP23
COP23, the 23rd United Nations Climate Change Conference in Bonn, Germany, came to a close on 18 November 2017. Here…
United in ambition – cities and regions at COP23 in Bonn
From 6 to 17 November, COP23, this year’s UNFCCC climate change conference, will take place in Bonn. Two years after…
COP23 is on track to set the scene for multilevel, multistakeholder climate action. This is how success could look
Every year, there is a United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP)….
Letter from Gino Van Begin – January
Dear ICLEI friends and colleagues, Local and subnational governments have proven to be a reliable force for positive global change….
“Transformative optimism” towards a resilient world
“Transformative optimism” underlies the actions that local and subnational governments are taking to build a low-carbon and resilient world. It also…
The road from Lima to Paris: Keep three lanes free for local governments!
“In this 25 years of global climate regime, there is one overpowering message: no President, Minister, Mayor, CEO or citizen…
3 Days to Lima: UN Technical Papers Open New Frontiers for Local and Subnational Action
Food for decisions in Lima to scale-up actions towards and beyond Paris Ahead of the UN Lima Climate Change Conference…