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As we start the pivotal year, global sustainability faces critical challenges amidst leadership changes in key countries and evolving multilateral processes, directing a shift of focus within [...]

Following COP29, the LGMA Constituency welcomed the first major climate finance deal in 15 years as a minimal step toward global community protection but criticized its inadequacy, the lack of [...]

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 [...]

They emphasized their essential role in achieving climate goals, highlighting the need for dedicated funding and collaboration across all government levels to drive effective local action.

This CHAMP High-Level Political Dialogue focused on advancing national and subnational climate action and advancing more ambitious NDCs by 2025.

This webinar deep dives into what the COP28 launched CHAMP means for cities and regions. 4 Sept 2024 10:00 & 19:00 UTC+2 Online event

The session focused on implementing COP28's CHAMP initiative for Climate Action and the Town Hall COPs, piloted in 2023 as "local stocktakes." 31 July 2024 16:00 UTC+2 Online event

The U.S. Conference of Mayors recently adopted a resolution urging cities to update their climate targets and collaborate with the federal government, following the U.S.'s endorsement of CHAMP at [...]

In response to Bonn Mayor Dörner's call during the ICLEI World Congress 2024, national associations of local governments in Germany, Brazil, and the U.S. have pledged to CHAMP, pioneering a [...]

Mayor Katja Dörner of Bonn, Germany announced a call-to-action inviting subnational leaders to proactively approach their national governments and national associations of local governments for [...]