COP26 outcomes: Multilevel action is the beacon of hope to keep the 1.5 degree goal alive
By Yunus Arikan, focal point of the LGMA, and Director of Global Advocacy, ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability Leaders returning home from Glasgow will be feeling many mixed [...]
Cities, Regions and Built Environment Day: The Power of Cities at COP26
Imagine there were a country with 4.5 billion residents that didn’t have a seat at the table at the COP climate conferences. This would be outrageous. It would, in essence, make negotiations [...]
First Minister of Scotland on COP26 Draft Agreement (10 November 2021)
Comments from the First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon As this year’s Climate COP starts to draw to a close, First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon has urged leaders to go further. [...]
LGMA COP26 High Level Segment Statement (10 November 2021)
Delivered by Andy Burnham, Mayor, Greater Manchester, UK Winning the race to net zero requires more ambition than we have heard so far at this COP. In the last two days, we ask all governments to [...]
LGA/LGMA statement to UK COP26 Presidency in Plenary on Informal Stock-Take(Monday 8 November 2021)
Delivered by Pippa Heylings, member of the national cross party Climate Change Task Group for of Local Government Association, on behalf of the Local Government and Municipal Authorities (LGMA). [...]
LGMA COP26 Statement at the Presidency’s Open Dialogue between Parties and Observers (4 November 2021)
Delivered by João Campos, Mayor of Recife Mr. President, distinguished delegates, My name is João Campos and I am the Mayor of Recife, and the youngest Mayor of all state capitals in Brazil. I am [...]
