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1 February 2024

ICLEI and partners rally support for a science-based EU 2040 climate target

ICLEI and its partners from the Coalition for Higher Ambition are rallying broad support for a science-based 2040 climate target. Ahead of the publication of the European Commission’s Communication on the EU Climate Target 2040 expected in February, members of the Coalition have prepared a joi...

Climate Change Mitigation Governance Innovation Resilience Advocacy Membership

20 December 2023

Implementing COP28: an urgent call for multilevel governance in the EU

This year’s international climate negotiations (COP28) in Dubai (United Arab Emirates) marked a significant turning point in global climate negotiations. The establishment of a Loss and Damage Financing Mechanism and the historic agreement to transition away from fossil fuels are well document...

Sustainable Food Systems Advocacy

18 December 2023

Food 2030: six years to go to transform food systems for people, landscapes and climate

As the year 2023 draws to a close, we approach the halfway point of ‘Food 2030’, the research and innovation policy framework launched by the European Commission in October 2016. This moment – which aligns with the European Commission’s recent Food 2030: green and resili...

Climate Change Mitigation Events Resilience Advocacy

1 December 2023

Local leaders discuss building bridges within G7 at COP28

Cities and regions are crucial partners to national governments for delivering climate neutrality and an accelerated, just energy transition. Given cities’ roles as cradles of economic development, territorial innovation, socio-economic transformation and centres for education and re-skilling,...

Climate Change Mitigation Events Governance Innovation Advocacy

28 November 2023

COP28: a chance for EU leadership and multilevel governance

After another year of frequent wildfires, flooding, and landslides in Europe, fulfilling the Paris Agreement – keeping the global temperature increase below 1.5°C – is not just ‘nice to have’, but a necessity. Declaring a ‘global boiling point’ in 2023, the Un...

Climate Change Mitigation Events Advocacy Membership

27 November 2023

Turku hosts stocktake event to discuss local climate progress ahead of COP28

On 2 November 2023, ICLEI Member Turku (Finland) brought together local organisations, communities, and inhabitants for a Local Stocktake event at city hall. During the event, the city presented its current climate strategy and projects to achieve climate neutrality by 2029, before engaging in an op...

Resilience Advocacy Membership

26 October 2023

Resilience demands integrated governance and action

We are in a unique moment in time – the transition to climate neutrality is accelerating, all while various overlapping crises continue to destabilise society. These include, of course, biodiversity, growing urban inequality and climate crises. But we are furthermore still working to recover i...

Climate Change Mitigation Governance Innovation Advocacy

20 October 2023

Road to COP28: EU leaders formally vouch for close cooperation with local governments on international climate agreements

On 17 October, the Council of the European Union formally agreed to advocate for closer cooperation with local and regional governments in the implementation of international climate agreements. This is articulated in the official conclusions of its meeting on 16 October 2023 to prepare the EU posit...

Governance Innovation Green Digital Transformation Advocacy

28 September 2023

Co-creating sustainable lifestyles across Europe

How can everyday people and decision-makers work hand-in-hand to face the climate emergency together? ICLEI Europe, researchers, and ICLEI Member Cities are working to make that happen using a simple tool: an app. Many of us have seen or used applications that calculate a user’s carbon footpr...

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