From Bonn to Belém: How national commitments and cities together can deliver a climate-ready future

From Bonn to Belém: How national commitments and cities together can deliver a climate-ready future

ByBarbara Riedemann

Under the umbrella of Daring Cities 2025 Bonn Dialogues, this event highlighted the importance of partnerships to deliver not just ambitious plans, but real climate action for a thriving future.

From fragmentation to structure: CHAMP helps scaling climate action across all levels

From fragmentation to structure: CHAMP helps scaling climate action across all levels

ByMatteo Bizzotto

The 2nd CHAMP UNFCCC Focal Point Dialogue provided a platform for national government endorsers and their strategic partners to assess progress and guide CHAMP’s implementation toward COP30.

Cities, climate, and convergence: What the first Annual Review on the Rio Conventions tells us

Cities, climate, and convergence: What the first Annual Review on the Rio Conventions tells us

ByMatteo Bizzotto

Born from the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, these three multilateral environmental agreements have shaped how the international community approaches global environmental challenges.

Five reasons why oceans are important to cities and why cities are important for our oceans

Five reasons why oceans are important to cities and why cities are important for our oceans

ByAriel Dekovic

Local and regional governments are paying attention to the multilateral oceans agenda because of the myriad ways life in coastal cities, towns and regions depends on the health and sustainability of our oceans.

All levels, one goal: Scaling ambition ahead of COP30

All levels, one goal: Scaling ambition ahead of COP30

ByMatteo Bizzotto

Every year, the Bonn Climate Talks – formally the sessions of the UNFCCC Subsidiary Bodies (SBs) – serve as the mid-year checkpoint on the road to the annual COP. With over 6,000 national delegates and civil society representatives expected, the SB62 (16-26 June 2025) is far from routine.

How subnational governments scale up and replicate successful PPP models for a clean energy transition

How subnational governments scale up and replicate successful PPP models for a clean energy transition

ByJaume Marquès Colom

As grants become scarcer, subnational governments can use Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) to overcome funding gaps and drive sustainable, inclusive infrastructure.