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15 April 2024

Local Alliance urges EU to stay the course on EU Green Deal

ICLEI and seven other leading networks of European cities and regions - ACR+, CEMR, Climate Alliance, Energy Cities, Eurocities, FEDARENE, and POLIS - have come together to form the Local Alliance ahead of the EU elections.  In a joint letter, the Alliance calls on EU leaders to find new ways ...

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...

12 December 2023

Extended Deadline: Regions can apply for financial support in climate adaptation planning

Pathways2Resilience brings diverse stakeholders together to shape a common vision for regional climate adaptation, while demonstrating how regions are successfully being supported by the EU’s Mission: Adaptation to Climate Change. But what will a more transformative approach to resilience look...

8 December 2023

MENA Region cities show great capacity for climate action

While countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region have increased their climate commitments by updating their NDCs, cities are still struggling to understand the potential costs and potential economic risks of climate change impacts. At the same time, MENA cities have great potential ...

6 December 2023

Cities inspire food and climate action and share ways of implementing the Green Deal Industrial Plan at the local level

Today at COP28, ICLEI focused on the role that cities play in inspiring food and climate action and how to localise the European Green Deal. Cities consume 70% of total food production and have an enormous reduction potential in terms of food waste and greenhouse gas emissions. This means that the ...

5 December 2023

Share your experiences with collaborative climate adaptation

Climate change adaptation and resilience – like any other form of climate action – must be done collaboratively to be reflective of realities on-the-ground, to be locally-tailored and impactful, and to be accepted. However, there remains a lack of knowledge about the levers, barriers, an...

4 December 2023

Coalition for High Ambition Multi-level Partnerships (CHAMP) announced at COP28

On 1 December at COP28, more than 60 countries, including 11 EU countries, pledged to join the COP28 Coalition for High Ambition Multilevel Partnership (CHAMP) for Climate Action in order to enhance cooperation with their local, regional and other subnational governments - including cities, towns, s...

4 December 2023

Working together to usher in just and sustainable energy transitions for people and the planet

Worldwide, national and subnational governments are setting targets and developing policies to accelerate the transition to sustainable energy systems that ensure energy security and climate neutrality. Implementing such a transition requires collaborating with a diverse range of stakeholders includ...

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,...