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Cities and regions at UN’s Environment Assembly: Safeguarding environmental integrity of global sustainability through multilevel action

Cities and regions at UN’s Environment Assembly: Safeguarding environmental integrity of global sustainability through multilevel action

ByMagash Naidoo

At the recent sixth United Nations Environmental Assembly (UNEA-6) in Nairobi, resolutions shaped the strategic direction of global environmental policy through multilateral actions. How do cities and regions engage in this global process? ICLEI, as co-focal point of the Local Authorities Major Group (LAMG), ensures representation of subnational governments in UNEA’s negotiation rooms. * This…

No time to lose: the EU must bring multilevel governance home to implement COP28 outcomes
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No time to lose: the EU must bring multilevel governance home to implement COP28 outcomes

ByGoksen Sahin

Climate negotiations in Dubai at COP28 have been unprecedented in many ways, not the least in securing agreement on the Loss and Damage Financing Mechanism on its first day and paving the way for ending the fossil fuel era. Among others, one of the most notable aspects of COP28 was the role that subnational level…

Cities and subnationals make their case for multilevel climate action at the kickoff of Daring Cities 2023

Cities and subnationals make their case for multilevel climate action at the kickoff of Daring Cities 2023

ByAriel Dekovic

Daring Cities 2023 started with a bang with a hybrid two-day event alongside the UNFCCC Bonn Climate Talks (SB58) in Bonn, Germany this past week. Local leaders sat face-to-face with national negotiators to make the case for urban inclusion in national goals and implementation strategies, and our host City of Bonn celebrated entry into the…

Multilevel Stakeholder Climate Actions in East Asia: Four Countries’ Practical Examples and Experience to Enhance Cities Engagement in Multilevel Climate Actions
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Multilevel Stakeholder Climate Actions in East Asia: Four Countries’ Practical Examples and Experience to Enhance Cities Engagement in Multilevel Climate Actions

ByICLEI Network

On Tuesday 8, 10:30 a.m., four leaders from East Asian countries, Korea, Mongolia, China, and Japan shared their experience on local climate actions and multi-level cooperation at COP27 LGMA Multilevel Action Pavilion. Mr. Dong Hwan Lee, Mayor of Goyang, Korea, spoke about its climate policies and the importance of citizens’ engagement. Goyang adopted low-carbon projects…

Multilevel partnership is the key to accelerate the construction of more resilient and equitable territories in South America
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Multilevel partnership is the key to accelerate the construction of more resilient and equitable territories in South America

ByICLEI Network

To circumvent the challenges involved in accelerating the construction of more resilient, inclusive, equitable and just territories in South America, the solution may lie in strengthening partnerships between all levels of government and sectors. This vision was shared by political leaders, experts, activists, civil society representatives, and private companies from South America in events during…

COP26 outcomes: Multilevel action is the beacon of hope to keep the 1.5 degree goal alive
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COP26 outcomes: Multilevel action is the beacon of hope to keep the 1.5 degree goal alive

ByYunus Arikan

Leaders returning home from Glasgow will be feeling many mixed emotions on how COP26 concluded. In a fraught two weeks, where the worst case outcome of a failed agreement was possible at many moments, to have achieved a global agreement at the global climate conference at all is a muted success. As many have noted,…

8 events to watch for at the COP26 Multilevel Action Pavilion
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8 events to watch for at the COP26 Multilevel Action Pavilion

ByBraoin MacLauchlan

Sunday kicks off the COP26 climate negotiations process in Glasgow. The Conference of the Parties (COP) convenes all signatories of the UNFCCC international climate treaty to assess its progress. There are two negotiation areas that have the world holding their breath: the new, improved Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and implementation of the developed nations’ $100…

ICLEI USA applauds the ambitious U.S. 2030 climate goal developed through strong multilevel collaboration.
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ICLEI USA applauds the ambitious U.S. 2030 climate goal developed through strong multilevel collaboration.

ByICLEI Network

It is time to turn this opportunity into a new normal in every country towards COP26. ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability USA applauds the Biden administration for announcing the U.S.’ second nationally determined contribution (NDC) submission to the Paris Climate Agreement, which aims at 50 to 52 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from 2005 levels…

Betting on Multilevel Climate Action for COP26 in Glasgow
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Betting on Multilevel Climate Action for COP26 in Glasgow

ByYunus Arikan

On 17-18 March 2021, the Ministry of Environment of Japan will convene the Zero Carbon City International Forum, which has been recognized as 2021’s first global dialogue to advance multilevel action under the Paris Agreement. This dialogue is convened in collaboration with the UN Climate Change Secretariat (UNFCCC), the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES),…

New report – Multilevel climate action: The path to 1.5 degrees
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New report – Multilevel climate action: The path to 1.5 degrees

ByGlobal Communications Team

ICLEI just released Multilevel climate action: The path to 1.5 degrees, our 2018 analysis of data from the carbonn Climate Registry. This post captures the key findings. For more, read the full report here. — The IPCC Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5 °C, released in October 2018, is unequivocal on a few key fronts: first, human activities…

Multilevel climate governance: A hot topic for the next decade
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Multilevel climate governance: A hot topic for the next decade

ByGlobal Communications Team

The Talanoa Dialogue launched at COP23, the 23rd United Nations Climate Change Conference in 2017, is designed to take stock of and strengthen climate action globally. It also opens the door to a more inclusive and collaborative approach to climate governance by connecting nations and climate stakeholders. The Cities and Regions Talanoa Dialogues, facilitated by ICLEI – Local Governments…

COP23 is on track to set the scene for multilevel, multistakeholder climate action. This is how success could look
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COP23 is on track to set the scene for multilevel, multistakeholder climate action. This is how success could look

ByYunus Arikan

Every year, there is a United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP). The next one (COP23) will be in Bonn, Germany in November 2017. In between COPs, the UNFCCC organizes mid-year climate negotiation sessions – the so-called intersessionals – which are usually held in Bonn. The May…