2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference
The LGMA will be actively present in Baku with a robust agenda, numerous partners, and an esteemed delegation of political leaders representing local and subnational governments. We invite you to stay up to date by subscribing to our daily updates, reviewing the full LGMA agenda, and engaging with LGMA leaders on-site.
LGMA’s proposed suggestions to negotiation texts
As of 19 November 2024 14:00 AZT
The LGMA’s proposal calls for recognizing cities and subnational governments as key climate actors, ensuring direct access to climate finance, and promoting multilevel collaboration. It emphasizes sustainable urbanization, streamlined funding processes, and integrating local governments into national climate plans, with a call for an annual high-level roundtable to advance these goals.
As of 15 November 2024 18:10 AZT
To continue the multilevel action momentum established at COP28, the LGMA urges the inclusion of several paragraphs highlighting the crucial role of cities, subnational governments, and other non-Party stakeholders in driving climate action. Additionally, they emphasize the need to enhance access to climate finance.
The Multilevel Action & Urbanization Pavilion
The Multilevel Action & Urbanization Pavilion serves as the global stage for the city and region climate agenda during COP29. The Pavilion will bring into focus not only the challenges and needs, but also the accomplishments and commitments of local and subnational actors on climate action.
Our inclusive platform brings together cities, towns, regions, and representatives from the Local Governments and Municipal Authorities (LGMA) Constituency organizations, as well as individuals and groups dedicated to supporting local and subnational actors in playing more substantial roles in achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement.
The Pavilion is open from 12 to 22 November in the Blue Zone, Area E, Pavilion I15. We are looking forward to welcoming you at the High-Level Opening on 12 November at 10:00 AM.
Our daily updates from COP29
COP29 LGMA interventions
These interventions have been delivered throughout the duration of COP29, from 11-21 November in Baku, Azerbaijan.
LGMA Statement at the Resumed High Level segment
Delivered by Marjorie Kauffmann, State Secretary for Environment and Infrastructure, State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | ICLEI Vice President on 20 november
LGMA Statement at the 3rd Ministerial Meeting(s) on Urbanization and Climate Change High-Level Opening at COP29
Delivered by Minna Arve, Mayor, City of Turku, Finland; ICLEI First Vice President at the 3rd Ministerial Meeting(s) on Urbanization and Climate Change High-Level Opening at COP29 on 20 November.
LGMA Statement at the 5th Plenary meeting of the COP/CMP/CMA
LGMA Statement delivered by Yunus Arikan, LGMA Focal Point at the 5th Plenary meeting of the COP/CMP/CMA on 18 November 2024.
LGMA COP29 Opening Plenary Statement
Delivered by Wade Crowfoot, California Secretary for Natural Resources, on 11 November at COP29.
LGMA letter to the COP Presidencies Troika
The letter addresses the COP Presidencies Troika, highlighting key developments and collaborative opportunities for advancing CHAMP and the role of subnational governments within the UNFCCC process.
Get a vibe of COP29
Don’t miss the vibe of the Multilevel Action & Urbanization Pavilion, as well as all the other events in which the LGMA Constituency is engaged in. See all our photos on Flickr.
LGMA’s position towards COP29 negotiations
As implementation partners to the Paris Agreement, the LGMA Constituency is committed to supporting the development, financing, and execution of ambitious NDCs and other key strategies leading up to 2025. For COP29, the LGMA has therefore three main asks:
- Accelerate inclusive, multilevel, gender-responsive and cooperative action, through new Nationally Determined Contributions developed in partnership with local and other subnational governments.
- Finance sustainable urbanization and climate action at all levels.
- Align the climate, nature, pollution and sustainable development agendas.
We are seeking the first round of endorsements for the Position until Sunday 10 November. With already 70+ endorsements (and counting), this first round of endorsers will be announced on 12 November at the High-Level Opening COP29 Multilevel Action and Urbanization Pavilion. However, the option to endorse will remain open until 19 November, and the final list of endorsers will be announced on 20 November.
Useful links for UNFCCC COP29
Below are all the links you will need, provided by the UN Climate Change Secretariat.
Local-to-global climate action and advocacy towards and beyond 2025
The LGMA has since advocated for a process that systematically recognizes, engages, and empowers local and subnational government as central actors to global climate strategies. If successful at COP29 in Baku and COP30 in Belém, this will become the new standard.
Through the Townhall COP initiative, local communities provide input, which local and subnational governments use to assess progress. The CHAMP process then channels this input to national governments, which incorporate it into their updated NDCs (3.0) before submission to UN Climate Change.
100 days to COP29 advocacy agenda
At a glance: Milestones on the road toward COP29
