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Join the One Planet Charter to Raise the Ambition
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Join mayors from around the world to register your commitment to action at the Global Climate Action Summit.
Through the One Planet Charter, city targets in urban mobility, renewable energy, low carbon buildings, solid waste management and urban resilience will be collected and presented at GCAS. The One Planet Charter – a joint initiative by ICLEI, C40 and GCoM – is an effort to capture existing city sectoral commitments, while also allowing for the capture of new commitments from cities across their primary areas of control.
All commitments will be brought to the Global Climate Action Summit to demonstrate the collective effort of cities to reach the Paris Agreement goals.
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ICLEI Endorses Edmonton Declaration at World Congress in Montreal
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 The Edmonton Declaration is a bold call to action from cities and city networks to the global community to invest in the research and innovation that cities need to realize their full potential as climate leaders. On June 19, at the ICLEI World Congress in Montreal, GCoM and Edmonton Mayor Don Iveson introduced Innovate4Cities and the Edmonton Declaration which was then endorsed by the ICLEI Council and Global Executive Committee. With that endorsement, nearly 3,400 municipalities in North America have endorsed the declaration including the U.S. Conference of Mayors and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities Annual Conference.
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Partners Convene to Strengthen Coordination in Africa
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 On June 30, alongside the Climate Chance Summit in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, GCoM and its regional chapter, the Covenant of Mayors in Sub-Saharan Africa (CoM SSA) – which represents more than a hundred cities in the region and a population of nearly 110 million –hosted a meeting to bring together key partners in the region including ENDA, UCLG Africa, ICLEI World Secretariat and Africa, C40 World Secretariat and Africa, UN HABITAT Africa, Sustainable Energy Africa, CDP, and representatives of the European Commission’s JRC, DG DEVCO and DG CLIMA.
The partners will now execute an action plan to strengthen cooperation towards the upcoming Africities Summit in Marrakesh in November 2018.
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Advancing Innovation & Finance at Intermediary Cities Forum
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 On July 5, the Global Covenant of Mayors, Board Member and host Mayor Mohamed Sefiani, and UCLG convened the Innovate4Cities Climate Change and Intermediary Cities – Workshop on Research & Science during the UCLG 1st World Forum of Intermediary Cities in Chefchaouen, Morocco.
The workshop brought together mayors, city practitioners, UN and local government organizations, academics and civil society into the first-ever cities-driven research and innovation agenda to be delivered at the One Planet Summit.
Following the workshop, the Global Covenant of Mayors and UCLG convened a Talanoa Dialogue for Africa focused on Vertical Integration of NDCs. During this session with African representatives from multiple levels of government, Mayor Sefiani proposed to launch a Call to Action for Vertically Integrated NDCs and NDCs investments plans for the Africa and Middle East region, modelled after the successful Call for Vertical Integration by GCoM Board Member and Mayor of Quito Mauricio Rodas. This historic Forum and the resulting Chefchaouen Declaration-Charter of the Intermediary Cities of the World represent the critical role intermediary cities have in implementing global agendas.
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Innovate4Cities Advanced at UNFCCC Asia Pacific Climate Week
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 On July 12, during the UNFCCC’s Asia Pacific Climate Week in Singapore, GCoM partners C40 and CDP discussed how Innovate4Cities seeks to address cities’ unique knowledge and data gaps to develop innovative climate solutions. The workshop, “Data to Drive Climate Action and Energy Transitions in Cities,” focused on the importance of climate change data and transparency to empowering local governments – especially in the Asia Pacific region – to take evidence-based and accelerated action for energy transitions. This event builds on a series of Innovate4Cities global consultations helping build the first-ever cities driven research and innovation agenda.
Share your thoughts on what scientific advances are necessary to better equip cities with intelligence and tools to drive ambitious climate action.
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1. Cities and science at the heart of the fight against climate change
For cities to take ambitious climate action, Mayor of Montreal Valérie Plante and Mayor of Edmonton Don Iveson emphasize the need to put more evidence and tools in the hands of local leaders while also ensuring collaboration with national governments. Read more on Le Devoir
2. In climate protection, nothing works without the cities
GCoM Vice-Chair Christiana Figueres explains how local climate action in Munich, Addis Ababa and cities around the world are helping deliver against national targets – but they require investments in green urban infrastructure projects. Read more on Sueddeutsche Zeitung
3. Want to help cities act on climate change? Give them data
Thousands of cities have committed to act on climate change, but few have yet turned their goals into tangible results. One important item that can help them begin is data from national governments. Read more on GreenBiz
4. Renewable Energy Saves Water and Creates Jobs
The switch to renewable energy can help the world conserve water for personal use, sanitation and food production, and help improve living standards with good jobs. Read more on Scientific American
5. In India, Summer Heat May Soon Be Literally Unbearable
Extreme heat is devastating the health and livelihoods of tens of millions. If global greenhouse gas emissions continue at their current pace, heat and humidity levels could become unbearable. Impact 2050 project, a collaboration between C40 Cities, GCoM, Acclimatise and UCCRN, highlights that the number of cities exposed to extreme temperatures will nearly triple over the next decades. Read more on The New York Times
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Metropolis Annual Meeting, Gauteng Province, South Africa, 26-29 August
Mayors from 137 cities across the world will convene to discuss the elements, policies, processes and practices necessary to build inclusive cities, under the theme “Inclusive Metropolitan Cities and City Regions”.
Cumbre Hemisférica de Alcaldes y Gobiernos Locales, Punta del Este, Uruguay, 29-31 August
Mayors, Councillors, Heads of State, members of the Municipal Associations & Networks and national legislators, representing 16,630 municipalities and over 625 million inhabitants, will come together to discuss and deepen the continental unity and establish a true political agenda of the Latin American municipalism.
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Cities4Climate: The Future is Us, San Francisco, USA, 12 September
Co-hosted by C40 Cities, GCoM and the City of San Francisco, ‘Cities4Climate: The Future is Us’ is an official affiliate event at the Global Climate Action Summit and will emphasize the innovative work cities are doing to improve air quality and build healthier, more resilient and equitable communities. This exciting high-level event will feature global mayors, business leaders, changemakers, tech entrepreneurs and climate experts.
Global Climate Action Summit, San Francisco, USA, 12-14 September
The Global Climate Action Summit will bring leaders and people together from around the world to “Take Ambition to the Next Level.” It will be a moment to celebrate the extraordinary achievements of states, regions, cities, companies, investors and citizens with respect to climate action.
7th UCLG ASPAC Congress 2018, Surabaya, Indonesia, 12-16 September
UCLG ASPAC Congress is a biennial event that brings together key development actors across Asian Pacific countries. The theme is “Innovation-Driven Development for Sustainable Cities” and aims to strengthen national and local leaders’ commitments and capacities in creating better connectivity to achieve the SDGs and New Urban Agenda
Climate Week, One Planet Summit, NYC, USA, 26 September
Heads of State, business leaders, and other non-state actors will once again come together to account for the implementation of commitments made at the One Planet Summit (12 December 2017) and build trust and collaboration for ongoing multilateral climate action.
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