Santiago, Chile, hosted the first meeting between representatives of RAMCC and the Chilean Network of Municipalities for Climate Change (RedMuniCC) on August 1st and 2nd at the headquarters of the Metropolitan Regional Government of Santiago. Local governments in neighboring countries, Argentina and Chile, are demonstrating leadership in the race against climate change. In this context,…
Godoy Cruz is an Argentine municipality located in the province of Mendoza. By signing the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy in 2018, we voluntarily committed to combating climate change, reducing its inevitable impacts, and facilitating access to sustainable and affordable energy for all. We were one of the 7 cities to complete…
The project will last 15 months and will be divided into 8 phases. The training will help cities to build their capacity in the fight against climate change and to promote a more sustainable development of their cities in order to comply with the Covenant’s commitments. In its efforts to make cities more developed and…
Cover Photo: Blue Planet · Thanks to the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy (GCoM), seven more Argentine municipalities now have their Local Climate Action Plans. · Argentina leads Latin America in environmental advocacy The Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy[1] (GCoM) emerges as a global alliance of cities and local…
Dozens of mayors from municipalities that are members of the Chilean Network of Municipalities against Climate Change (RedMuniCC) will gather this Thursday, November 22, at the Consistorial Building of the Illustrious Municipality of Santiago with national and international authorities, academics, and researchers, on the occasion of the IV Forum of Mayors against Climate Change 2018.…
Nine Brazilian cities signed the accession to the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy (GCoM) in Brasília (Brazil), the largest global alliance of cities committed to combating global warming, which already has 9,149 member cities. Itacoatiara (AM), Nova Santa Rita (RS), Alexânia (GO), Indiaroba (SE), Serra Talhada (PE), São Cristóvão (SE), Lauro de…
According to reports from international organizations, the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) voluntarily undertaken by countries as part of the Conference of the Parties after the signing of the Paris Agreement continue to be insufficient to limit the global temperature increase to 1.5 degrees by 2050, a goal outlined in the Paris Agreement. To achieve this…
The Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy took another step forward with the official launch of the initiative in Mexico. During the Smart City Expo LatAm 2018 Congress, during September 11 and 13 in the city of Puebla, the aforementioned launching took place. During this event, 6 Mexican cities adhered to the Pact…
Ecuador takes a step further in the region to embrace the governance of the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy in Latin America. The National Advisory Committee (CCN) was formed and held its inaugural meeting last Thursday (03). Representatives from the Delegation of the European Union in Ecuador, the Association of Ecuadorian Municipalities…
On November 28, last Tuesday, the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy in Latin America (GCoM-LAC) held the “Coffee for Climate” event as part of the 72nd General Meeting of the National Front of Mayors (FNP) and the 12th Meeting of the Forum of Secretaries of Environment of Brazilian Capitals (CB27). At the…