2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference
The LGMA was actively present in Baku with a robust agenda, numerous partners, and an esteemed delegation of political leaders representing local and subnational governments. Stay up to date with the LGMA in the future by subscribing to our daily updates, review the full LGMA agenda at COP29, and see the LGMA delegation that was on-site in Baku.
LGMA Press Statements During COP29
COP29: Local and subnational leaders demand urgent multilevel action and urban climate finance
(11 November 2024) At the opening of COP29, representatives from cities, regions, and subnational governments held a press conference emphasizing their indispensable role in climate action. Led by the LGMA Constituency, the press conference highlighted the importance of inclusive multilevel action, climate finance for sustainable urbanization, and alignment of global climate, nature, and development agendas.
COP29: Over 500 Delegates Representing Local and Other Subnational Governments Mobilize to Advance Multilevel Climate Goals
(13 November 2024) Local and regional governments and their networks have mobilized more than 100+ political leaders with a 500-strong delegation worldwide attending COP29, making it one of the strongest overall delegations
COP29: While Baku delivered the bare minimum, multilevel action is more vital than ever to keep climate ambition on track
(25 November 2024) Upon the conclusion of COP29, the LGMA Constituency welcomes the first major climate finance deal in fifteen years. However, the deal is inadequate to ensure that communities around the world can protect themselves and represents the absolute floor of finance that is needed. With a disappointing lack of ambition in the overall COP29 outcomes, the LGMA Constituency stressed the increasing importance of multilevel action to ensure the climate fight continues at speed and scale.
LGMA’s proposed suggestions to negotiation texts
As of 22 November 2024 19:30 AZT
The LGMA calls to emphasize multilevel governance, direct climate finance access for local governments, and tailored adaptation measures. It asks to recognize cities’ roles in mitigation, integrate outcomes from urbanization dialogues, and ensure just transitions address local needs. Through initiatives like CHAMP, we urge actionable outcomes to bridge the global-local gap and set the stage for COP30 in Belém.
As of 21 November 2024 14:00 AZT
The LGMA calls to emphasize multilevel governance, direct climate finance access for local governments, and tailored adaptation measures. It asks to recognize cities’ roles in mitigation, integrate outcomes from urbanization dialogues, and ensure just transitions address local needs. Through initiatives like CHAMP, we urge actionable outcomes to bridge the global-local gap and set the stage for COP30 in Belém.
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 served as the global stage for the city and region climate agenda during COP29. The Pavilion brought 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 gathered 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 was open from 12 to 22 November in the Blue Zone, Area E, Pavilion I15.
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 COP29 Closing Plenary Statement
The LGMA reaffirms its commitment to advancing multilevel climate collaboration amid growing global challenges in the LGMA COP29 closing plenary statement.
LGMA Statement at the 3rd Ministerial Meeting(s) on Urbanization and Climate Change
Delivered by Mohamed Sefiani, Mayor, Municipality of Chefchaouen, Morocco and ICLEI 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 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 Statement at the Presidency’s open dialogue with NGO constituencies and Parties
Delivered by Goksen Sahin , ICLEI Europe and Toby Walker from Under2 Coalition, Climate Group at the COP29 Open Dialogue with UNFCCC Constituencies and Parties on 16 November.
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 had 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.
Useful links for UNFCCC COP29
Below are all the key links 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
