Building the architecture for global sustainability action: Time for strong coalitions
2016 marked the end of an important period in which nations sought political consensus around the global development agenda. They…
Local governments: a united global force for climate action
Local governments show consistently strong leadership in mitigating and coping with the effects of climate change. They are taking action…
When cities push for greater global climate ambitions
The Seoul Mayors Forum on Climate Change opened on September 1 in the capital of the Republic of Korea, gathering…
The Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy: the next frontier for cities and towns leading the way
By Mark Watts, Executive Director, C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group & Gino Van Begin, Secretary General, ICLEI – Local Governments…
6 Days to the ICLEI World Congress: Bold Local Climate Leadership in the Compact of Mayors
Local action moves the world, certainly from a climate perspective. Current buzzwords like “cities” and “climate leadership” are used in…
Bristol becomes the 500th reporting city of carbonn Climate Registry
8 December 2014, Lima, Peru: The world’s leading reporting platform for local and subnational climate action – the carbonn Climate…