It’s time to rapidly scale up finance for climate adaptation in cities
C40 Executive Director Mark Watts reflects on the need for adaptation financing to be rapidly scaled up, and much more…
2023 must be the year we act decisively on fossil fuels
By C40 Executive Director Mark Watts It is hard to believe that COP26 was only a year ago. Since that...
How nature is combatting the climate crisis in cities
By Mark Watts, Executive Director of C40 Cities This week’s COP15 biodiversity summit is crucial for the future of life...
São Paulo bans new diesel buses in city fleet
Last month, SPTrans, São Paulo’s Transit Agency, banned the procurement of new diesel buses in the city. The decision signals...
Fossil gas is as harmful as coal
By C40 Executive Director Mark Watts At a meeting shortly before the beginning of COP27, 17 gas-exporting governments pledged to...
Is the world ready to prioritise people over cars?
The COP27 negotiations in Sharm el-Sheikh have come to a close. Global emissions continue to rise. Almost all of us...