Brazil announces more than 30 cities and regions will accelerate climate action projects through Mutirão Program First cohort of cities and states will receive support from C40 Cities and the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy to deliver implementation-ready climate initiatives by 2027 Curitiba, Brazil, March 24th – C40 Cities and the Global…
Global Covenant of Mayors Launches Guide for Preparing Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventories for Amazonian Cities During ICLEI World Congress São Paulo, June 20, 2024. The Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy (GCoM), a project funded by the European Union in the Americas, launched the “Guide for Amazonian Cities: Preparing Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventories”…
On April 25, 2024, Brasília hosted the event “Urban Amazon in Focus – Connections for Sustainable Development,” a space promoted by the Coalition for Sustainable Urban Development in the Amazon, which is led by the National Front of Mayors (FNP, in Portuguese), GIZ Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH, and WRI Brazil, in partnership with…
Towards COP 30, the Amazonian cities of Barcarena and Abaetetuba launch their GHG Inventories with the Global Covenant of Mayors (GCoM) April 17, 2024, Belém (PA) Brazil – Last Wednesday (17/04), Barcarena, a strategic city in the Amazon region of Pará, and this Thursday (18/04), Abaetetuba, also in Pará, reached significant milestones in their…
Global Covenant of Mayors stresses the importance of Climate Adaptation Plans during the Climate Federalism Workshop in Brazil March 20, 2024, Brasilia (Brazil) – This Tuesday and Wednesday, March 19 and 20, Brasilia hosted the first Climate Federalism Workshop: Integrating States and Municipalities for Adaptation in Brazil, with active participation from the Global Covenant…
Significant advances in Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico discussed at National Coordinators Forum of the GCOM Latin America January 25, 2024 – On the last day of January 25, partner institutions of the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy (GCoM) gathered at the first National Coordinators Forum of 2024, an initiative by the…
Belém/PA, Brazilian Amazon city, launches Greenhouse Gas Inventory and reinforces sustainable commitment Belém, January 11, 2024 – The city of Belém/PA, a member of the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy in the Brazilian Amazon and host of COP30, took a crucial step in its journey towards a more sustainable future…
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…
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…
12 Mayors and Vice Mayors from 8 Countries Join New Governance Body The Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy has announced the mayors selected to join the Mayors’ Forum in Latin America. This new governance body includes six male and six female mayors from signatory municipalities of the GCoM, representing eight countries in…