The Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy (GCoM) participated, on December 2nd, in the seminar “The Climate Ambition of Mercociudades,” which brought together representatives of international organizations and global actors linked to climate action, biodiversity, and municipalities. The meeting took place in the context of the 26th Mercociudades Summit. Stephanie Horel, the Program…
The Metropolitan Area of Guadalajara’s Climate Action Plan (PACmetro), launched at the end of 2020, received the United Nations Global Climate Action Award in the Climate Leader category during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26). The plan is the first instrument built on a metropolitan scale in Mexico and within the C40 Network. The Metropolitan…
Today (11/17/21), we promoted an important meeting amongst cities of the Americas at COP26. During the event, organized in partnership with ICLEI and WWFCities, the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy (GCoM) Americas brought local authorities and specialists to dialogue on challenges, solutions, and ways to accelerate climate action in the region. The…
The event Accelerating and Financing the Implementation of Climate Action Plans in Latin American Municipalities was held on Monday, 8th of November, and organized by the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy (GCoM) in conjunction with ICLEI South America and the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). The dialogue had…
The latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), released on August 9, looks at changes in the Earth’s climate in all regions and in the climate system as a whole. The report “Climate Change 2021: Physical Bases” points out that only a substantial and sustained reduction in emissions of carbon dioxide and…
A system for Estimating Greenhouse Gas Emissions (SEEG Municipalities) compiles complete emission data for all Brazilian municipalities; AdaptaBrasil provides data on climate and information on impact risks. SEEG Municipalities is an initiative of the Climate Observatory that has data on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in all Brazilian states and the Federal District in the period…