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…
The Global Covenant of Mayors acts on two central pillars: mitigating the effects of climate change and adapting to these changes. Actions are carried out by local governments around the world. In Latin America, there are more than 500 cities voluntarily committed to confronting the climate crisis. On March 24th, during the second session of…
Petrolina has become part of the largest global coalition of cities committed to actions to mitigate climate change. Mayor Miguel Coelho signed the agreement to join the Global Covenant Mayors for Climate and Energy (GCoM). The initiative, led by the European Union, contemplates more than 10 thousand municipalities, in 135 countries, voluntarily committed to the…
On the 11th, Mexico held an evaluation and finalization meeting of the activities carried out under the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy between 2018 and 2020. In the virtual meeting, which marked the end of the first phase of implementation of the Covenant, highlighted the Climate Action Plans concluded by the five…
On March 4 and 5, fourteen Brazilian women mayors were the protagonists of a meeting on climate change in Brasília organized by ICLEI South America and the Alziras Institute. The European Union, through the International Urban Cooperation Program for Latin America and the Caribbean and the Global Compact of Mayors for Climate and Energy, supported…