“We have to do what we can, as mayors, to save the world”. Frank Cownie, mayor of Des Moines, commits to local climate action!

While much of the world’s attention is focused on limiting the long-term effects of global warming, the kick-off to COP25 fittingly shined light on the monumental challenges the world’s most vulnerable nations already face – challenges brought on by everything from rising sea levels to extreme weather patterns.