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Latin America Advances in Local Climate Action: Global Covenant of Mayors Badges in the 2023 Cycle The Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy (GCoM), a project funded by the European Union in Latin America, recognizes the commitment of each city to ambitious climate action, forming part of a historic and powerful response…
Successful Participation of the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy at the ICLEI World Congress 2024 June 21, 2024, São Paulo, Brazil – The Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy (GCoM) had a distinguished participation at the ICLEI World Congress 2024 in São Paulo, reaffirming its commitment to local Climate…
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”…
The Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy (GCoM) is updating its database with the information of its signatory cities and invites all to confirm their details. Accurate s are essential for the distribution of future communications from the initiative, ensuring that involved cities are aware of all available opportunities, events, resources, and…
Brussels, July 15 – The significant event held in Brussels, Belgium, on July 13 and 14, 2023, the “EU-Latin America and Caribbean Forum: Partners for Change”, brought together representatives from youth, civil society, and local authorities to discuss and strengthen regional cooperation. Among the participants was Vice-Mayor of Oreamuno, Costa Rica, Viviana Carpio, representing the…
July 21, Colombia—26 Colombian cities signatories to the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy of the Americas project concluded on Wednesday (19) a training cycle that is part of the Colombian National Strategy in partnership with ICLEI Colombia. The overall objective of the training was to provide cities with the foundations and necessary knowledge…
July 18, 2023. Three cities that are of the GCoM Mayors’ Forum in the Americas attended the U20 Summit, held on July 7 and 8 in Ahmedabad, India. Mayor Carolina Basualdo of Despeñaderos, Argentina, Mayor Gonzalo Durán of Independencia, Chile, and Carlos Cubides, Director of Climate Change of Tópaga, Colombia, attended various sessions where…
April 19, 2023. Brasília, Brazil — Cities and local governments worldwide are taking bold steps to address climate change and promote sustainable development. The Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy of the Americas initiative, funded by the European Union, is crucial in ing and amplifying these efforts. This year, the Covenant’s medal system…
June 15, 2023, Brazil. Representatives from Belo Horizonte, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador, and Serra Talhada have successfully concluded a series of seven virtual training sessions funded by the European Union. These sessions covered various aspects of climate financing, including mechanisms and instruments, project development, indicator mobilization, and project expansion. A face-to-face meeting also happened at the…
The World’s Largest Global Cities Climate Leadership Alliance Welcomes Mayor Takeharu Yamanaka, Mayor Carolina Basualdo, and Mayor Georges Youssef to the GCoM Board of Mayors Brussels, Belgium (April 18, 2023) – Today, the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy (GCoM) – the largest global alliance for cities’ climate leadership – welcomed three new…