Watch Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike take part in the COP27 Presidency Implementation Summit Roundtable on “Investing in the Future of Energy: Green Hydrogen."
Read the IISD/ENB coverage of 8 November's negotiations.
Yesterday's news
Explore the Sustainable Urban Resilience for the Next Generation (SURGe) Initiative - #MultilevelSURGeAhead Learn more about this COP27 Presidency Initiative for effective multilevel governance to transform cities to be healthy, sustainable, just, net-zero and resilient urban systems for a better urban future for all. Ahead of the official launch on 17 November, SURGe will be presented during the LGMA daily briefing today and on 14 November at 9.30 AM.
£5m pledged for climate change fund for developing countries
Nicola Sturgeon, the First Minister of Scotland, increased her funding pledge from the £2m, made at COP26, to £5m. This pledge will help introduce a dedicated loss and damage fund to support low-income communities facing losses and damages.
Addressing and Accelerating Action on Loss and Damage In October 2022, before COP27, Scotland hosted a conference to identify best practices and explore innovative new opportunities to mobilize financing for Loss and Damages. This summary identifies the ten key takeaways.
Letter from C40 Mayors and Governors to COP27 In Sharm El Sheikh, a number of leaders from major cities around the world have recommitted themselves to delivering urgent climate action in order to halve global emissions by 2030.
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Highlights to follow today
Unpacking the urban climate finance journey: Linking policy and planning to a pipeline of bankable projects
Despite large city-focused climate financing available, there is a shortfall in bankable project applications being developed to leverage the funding. This session will discuss the development process of city-led sustainability projects in Africa, the improvement areas, and the financial instruments that must adapt to be suitable for sustainable urban projects.
Investing in the Net Zero Potential of Cities
Convened by 3Ci and C40, this session will attract the interest of investors who want to partner with cities early on to develop marketable propositions; and cities and governments who need to work towards innovative approaches that meet their climate and social equality commitments but that will need to go beyond the public purse.
Driving innovation in response to the climate emergency
An expanded climate innovation agenda that centers human needs, leverages emerging technologies, and introduces new approaches to governance and finance is needed to expand and expedite climate action. This session draws upon targeted interventions from leading experts to explore the role of international organizations in defining, operationalizing, and scaling this agenda for ambitious climate action.
We are continuing to experience connectivity issues that impact the quality of the virtual streaming, recording and interpretation. We hope that this will improve now that the UNFCCC high level program is over, however we do not have a guarantee that it will be better. This issue is out of our hands and has been raised to the venue. The problem has been experienced across pavilions and is not unique to the LGMA Multilevel Action Pavilion. We will continue to connect with all virtual speakers and interpreters hoping that the issue is soon resolved. We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience and understanding!
Multilevel Action Pavilion partners
The LGMA Multilevel Action Pavilion, the home for local and regional governments in the UNFCCC COP27 Blue Zone, is hosting over 70 sessions of rich programming and meaningful dialogues showcasing that #MultilevelActionDelivers with support from over 40 organizations.
