Highlights of the COP20 in Lima
With the end of the COP20, we’ve gathered together absolutely everything you could want to know about ICLEI’s involvement! Read on…
Press Release
Lima united countries for climate action, Paris must bring all actors on board
“The new global climate regime must engage and empower local and subnational governments in order to guarantee a low-carbon, climate-resilient world towards and beyond 2020.”
News/Blog Articles
- Lima hosts cities climate change meeting alongside COP20
- Launch of UNFCCC NAZCA Portal, with leading contributions from carbonn
- Launch of Global Standard to Measure Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Cities
- From Vision to Action: ICLEI-IPU official side event
- Interventions/Speeches by Mayors, city officials, ICLEI representatives
- Bristol becomes the 500th reporting city of carbonn Climate Registry
- The Local Governments and Municipal Authorities (LGMA) Delegation at Various COP20/CMP10 High Level Events
- ICLEI accepts 100 per cent clean energy petition by 2050 by AVAAZ
Video Coverage
- Paris Deputy Mayor Celia Blauel on the Climate Action Plan and Targets of Paris
- Yoonjin Lee talks about Seoul’s One Less Nuclear Power Plant Initiative
- IISD report on ICLEI “From Vision to Action Plan” Lima Climate Action event
- IISD report on the launch of the new GPC
- UNFCCC Day 11 Video Diary featuring the NAZCA platform and an interview with ICLEI President David Cadman
- COP 20 Insights from ICLEI Advocacy Head Yunus Arikan Video Diary
- ICLEI’s Maryke van Staden on the GPC, COP20 and the role of local governments
Top Tweets
- Leonardo di Caprio: Cities & businesses are pledging #climate action. Time for governments to do the same @UN_ClimateTalks #COP20http://climateaction.unfccc.int/tcthemes.aspx
- UNFCCC @UN_Climate Talks Lima Call for Climate Action puts world on track to Paris 2015 global climate agreement http://bit.ly/1srfRne #COP20
- Mike Bloomberg: Great to see @c40cities, @WorldResources & @ICLEI help#cities account & plan for reductions in GHG emissionsmikebloom.bg/1A8SzH0 #COP20
- Elizabeth May MP: Vancouver’s own David Cadman addresses #COP20, pres @ICLEI Warns that we are “at the point of no return.” Cities acting; nations must act!
Press Coverage
- Science: Giving cities roadmap reducing their carbon footprint
- Cities Today: New global GHG emission standard boost city access to climate financing
- Ecolog: World’s cities assert leadership in battle against climate change
- Prevention web: New portal highlights city and private sector climate action
- Energy Global: Lima hosts cities climate change meeting alongside COP20
