April 6, Brasília, Brazil – Four Brazilian cities started today with the first training cycle of the Flagship Cities Program. Funded by the European Union, the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy (GCoM Americas) has selected 15 cities for the Flagship Cities group in Latin America. These cities were chosen for their track…
From March 29 to 31, mayors and officials are gathering in Cartagena de Indias, one of the emblematic cities of the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy in the Americas (GCoM Americas), a project funded by the European Union. The meeting is part of the 2023 National Congress of Municipalities, organized by the…
Nine new Brazilian cities joined the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy on March 29. During the General Assembly of the Brazilian Association of Municipalities (ABM), one of the National Coordinators of the project in Brazil, eight mayors signed the commitment letter to join the GCoM. The event was held at the ABM…
In Mexico, twenty-four new cities have expressed interest in joining the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy (GCoM) Americas, highlighting their voluntary commitment to fighting climate change and the importance of networking to implement concrete solutions. The announcement was made on March 17 during the XXIV National Assembly of the Mexican Association of…
March 13, 2023. San Martín de los Andes, Argentina. Eleven new Argentinian cities have joined the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy (GCoM) Americas, demonstrating their voluntary commitment to fighting climate change and the importance of networked efforts to implement concrete solutions. In Argentina, the average temperature is expected to increase by 1.5°C…
At the 84th General Meeting of the National Front of Mayors (FNP), held on March 12 and 13 in Brasília, the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy (GCoM) demonstrated that concrete and measurable actions to tackle climate change are within our reach. Hélinah Cardoso, coordinator of the GCoM Americas, emphasized the importance of…
Costa Rica, March 16, 2023. The Municipal Environmental Management Congress “Climate Action” brought together representatives from municipal governments and academia in Costa Rica on March 10, 2023, to discuss local climate action and activities under the National Strategy of the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy (GCoM). This dynamic initiative is unique in…
From January 23 to 27, teams and representatives of institutions allied with the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy (GCoM) participated in a training week in Brussels. This event, promoted by the GCoM global secretariat, aimed to discuss the Alliance’s paths, experiences, and ambitions for the coming year. The week, titled “GCoM Open…
The technical advisor of the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy (GCoM) Americas, Belén Jiménez Camacho, participated in the Viña del Mar 2023 Summer Schools, an initiative by the Chilean Association of Municipalities (AChM, in Spanish), presided over by the Mayor of Peñalolén, Carolina Leitao, within the framework of Chile’s National Strategy and…
The municipality of Francisco Morato (Brazil), a signatory of the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy, has delivered the final report with recommendations from the Citizen Assembly for Climate to address the city’s climate guidelines. Forty residents represented the population and participated in developing a report with public policy suggestions during October and…