"Now it is up to you - as leaders of our countries - to transform this hope from Dubai into action, through multilevel collaboration with us, mayors, governors and councilors, as your closest partners to your citizens and communities."
Recap of 2 December 2023
CHAMP - Coalition for High Ambition Multi-level Partnerships - has arrived, with 63 national endorsers and broad local and regional support.
The Multilevel Action & Urbanization Pavilion hosted a high level opening, welcoming Nobel Laureate and former US Vice President Al Gore, Humza Yousaf, First Minister, Government of Scotland, and Maimunah Mohd Sharif, Executive Director, UN-Habitat, among many distinguished speakers.
The Local Climate Action Summit kicked off and continues today.
Preview of our coverage tomorrow: Baraniko Baaro, Mayor of Teinainano Urban Council in Tarawa Island in Kiribati (quoted above), speaks to Heads of State as the second official LGMA intervention at COP28 in the GST High-Level Event on Mitigation.
Our stories from COP28
COP28 Presidency announces Coalition for High Ambition Multi-level Partnerships (CHAMP) with 63 endorsing partners
The Coalition for High Ambition Multi-level Partnerships (CHAMP) is a new initiative from the UAE COP28 Presidency with support from Bloomberg Philanthropies to accelerate multilevel climate action from national and subnational governments. 63 national governments have already signed on.
Kicking-off an era of multilevel action and urbanization in the age of climate emergency
What unfolds when mayors, governors, ministers, and global climate leaders convene to exchange their successes and challenges for greener cities and regions? It sparks a multilevel panel of experts committed to advancing climate action from the ground up. During the opening of the Pavilion, the global stage for subnationals at COP28, the discussion focused on why multilevel action needs to be the new normal.
Attended by over 450 attendees from 60+ countries, including over 250 mayors and governors, LCAS is the first-ever COP event for local and regional governments to be part of the COP Presidency's official agenda. Focused on elevating the role of cities in climate planning, the Summit had announcements ranging from a new coalition launch to a $65 million fund. It also featured high-level speakers' insights who share a common thread on the necessary synergy between national and subnational leadership in driving climate action.
Transformative roads: Three Brazilian cities toward sustainable transport
A wave of sustainable mobility is reshaping urban public transport in Brazil. From São Paulo’s shift to electric buses to the search for integrated urban transportation planning in Belém and Porto Alegre, explore how these cities contribute to a greener journey.
Cities can lead in combatting climate change - Dubai is showing the way
In an Op-Ed, Abdulla Al Basti and Michael R. Bloomberg lay out how strategic partnerships are key to Dubai's long-term strategy >> Read more
From Smart Cities Dive
‘COP28 must be the COP of cities’
Local leaders want fossil fuel phaseout. At the same time, financing for local climate action is top of mind for some city leaders at the summit. >> Read more
From Yahoo Finance
The future of Africa's sustainable cities: Why clean cooking matters
The Clean Cooking Alliance and ICLEI Africa unveiled a new report that highlights the critical role that clean cooking must play in ensuring sustainable and equitable urban growth, with a particular focus on the fast-growing cities of sub-Saharan Africa. >> Read more
From the Atlantic Council
How COP28 can help cities drive climate action
While national-level discussions often dominate climate and energy policy decisions, cities, which are responsible for more than three-quarters of global energy consumption and more than half of global greenhouse gas emissions, have emerged as proactive leaders in crafting and implementing innovative strategies to reduce their carbon footprint. >> Read more
